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Indlæser... Backpacking Washington: Overnight and Multi-Day Routesaf Craig Romano
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Proceeds will support trail maintenance in Washington Features weekend backpacking trips, with info on how to extend most routes Guidebook covers the entire state of Washington Veteran guidebook authorCraig Romano hits the trail again----this time to uncover amazing backpacking opportunities all over Washington's wilderness.Backpacking Washington details 70 routes, from the lush Hoh River Glacier Meadows to the open ridges of the Columbia Highlands and beyond. With an emphasis on weekend trips, routes range from overnight to weeklong treks and often include options for extending trips or choosing camp spots. Features: detailed route descriptions and trail maps mileage logs with campgrounds, water, and other trail elements icons for choosing family- and dog-friendly trips recommended nearby day hikes info on the state's three long-distance trails: Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, and Wonderland Trail No library descriptions found. |
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Hikes are numbered, the table of contents tells you where to find them in the book, the index map shows where in the state to find them.
There is another aspect of this book. The author has a very pleasant casual upbeat conversational style which makes the trail guide pleasant to use.
There is a table in the front of the book which gives the basic information on each hike. This data includes not just the distance and elevation gain and loss, but a difficulty rating, and any special notes. This is handy when just beginning to sort though which hike might be for you. There are additional tables in the back of the book and an appendix with more useful information.
There are color photos here and there. Each hike has at east one representative photo with it. Each hike is on a separate shaded relief map with the hike, although too small to use on the trail. The author tells the reader which large map to use for the specific trail, and which land management agency has jurisdiction there.
Contacts for all the jurisdictions are given. The guide is thorough. There are usually unique teatures on each hike that the author explains, he seems to have personally travelled ach of the hikes himself.
I would rate the book a full 5 stars if just a few things were handled differently. I would have liked the index map not spread across two pages so that most of the hikes are lost in the binding portion of the book. I would like the black and white photos to be a little clearer, such as a little contrast improvement. There is no tonal scale, light areas are washed out and shadows are lost as well. But, Color photos are good, text is excellent and detailed.
This is a very good trail guide. A portion of the purchase price goes to trail maintenance. ( )