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100 Classic Hikes in Washington
* Full-color coffee-table quality hiking guidebook with lush, hand-drawn trail maps
* Written by Washington's godfathers of hiking guidebooks, Harvey Manning and Ira Spring
* In a state rich with luscious trails, these hikes are the ones you can't miss (or, at least, must start with)
100 Classic Hikes in Washington is the progeny of Washington's first hiking guidebook, and is the best-selling guidebook of all time. There's a it's gorgeous. The photos of trails and vistas are breathtaking. These are hikes you will want to hike, dream about hiking, or both. Based on their more than 100 years of combined experience in Washington's backcountry, Ira Spring and Harvey Manning chose their favorite trails for this compendium of classic hikes.
Along with the images and hand-drawn maps, you'll get the authors' first-hand descriptions of the trails they hiked many times over. Featuring spectacular views, flower-filled alpine meadows, lakes and streams, ancient forests, animals and birds, and solitude, these trails will give hikers a taste of Washington's best. Infused with a strong conservation message, this guidebook not only introduces hikers to Washington's gems but encourages them to become active participants in an effort to preserve and, in some cases, reclaim the remaining wilderness.
* Written by Washington's godfathers of hiking guidebooks, Harvey Manning and Ira Spring
* In a state rich with luscious trails, these hikes are the ones you can't miss (or, at least, must start with)
100 Classic Hikes in Washington is the progeny of Washington's first hiking guidebook, and is the best-selling guidebook of all time. There's a it's gorgeous. The photos of trails and vistas are breathtaking. These are hikes you will want to hike, dream about hiking, or both. Based on their more than 100 years of combined experience in Washington's backcountry, Ira Spring and Harvey Manning chose their favorite trails for this compendium of classic hikes.
Along with the images and hand-drawn maps, you'll get the authors' first-hand descriptions of the trails they hiked many times over. Featuring spectacular views, flower-filled alpine meadows, lakes and streams, ancient forests, animals and birds, and solitude, these trails will give hikers a taste of Washington's best. Infused with a strong conservation message, this guidebook not only introduces hikers to Washington's gems but encourages them to become active participants in an effort to preserve and, in some cases, reclaim the remaining wilderness.
256 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1998
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August 25, 2012Still reading this one, but it's an odd mix of excellent hiking information, very thorough with great maps and lovely color photos...and some of the most awkward, purple prose I've ever read. Full and final review to come when I've finished reading all of it (and adding must-hike trips to my list).
And yes, this is the kind of bizarro criticism you get from a backpacker/writer. I'm picky in two different directions here.
Update 8/25...this is not the kind of book one reads cover-to-cover in one sitting, of course. Even I am not that hardcore about planning my hikes. I just had to chime in with a comment that the author went on a totally random digression about somebody bringing him strawberry shortcake in the midst of discussing a particular trail. This is the weirdest hiking book I've ever read. Who edited this thing?! Still, it does have useful information and the pictures are to die for. Makes me want to get out and hike more than usual. And eat strawberry shortcake.
And yes, this is the kind of bizarro criticism you get from a backpacker/writer. I'm picky in two different directions here.
Update 8/25...this is not the kind of book one reads cover-to-cover in one sitting, of course. Even I am not that hardcore about planning my hikes. I just had to chime in with a comment that the author went on a totally random digression about somebody bringing him strawberry shortcake in the midst of discussing a particular trail. This is the weirdest hiking book I've ever read. Who edited this thing?! Still, it does have useful information and the pictures are to die for. Makes me want to get out and hike more than usual. And eat strawberry shortcake.
July 1, 2018
I always keep my copy on the shelf by the door so I can grab it in a hurry when we are heading out. An invaluable resource for anyone who wants to get outdoors in this wonderful state.
April 9, 2017
I liked the book, but couldn't take the intro.
Pretty much if you weren't a "classic" hiker with old-school equipment, you were a newby snob and really not worthy of hiking. That was my take on it.
My Opinion - whether you are using expensive equipment from the high end outdoor retailer along with technology or equipment from Goodwill, if you are packing in/ packing out, leaving no trace and enjoying the experience... who cares. It was a turn off and maybe why more don't get into the sport.
Pretty much if you weren't a "classic" hiker with old-school equipment, you were a newby snob and really not worthy of hiking. That was my take on it.
My Opinion - whether you are using expensive equipment from the high end outdoor retailer along with technology or equipment from Goodwill, if you are packing in/ packing out, leaving no trace and enjoying the experience... who cares. It was a turn off and maybe why more don't get into the sport.
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