Day Hiking Snoqualmie Region: Cascade Foothills, I90 Corridor, Alpine Lakes

by Dan A. Nelson, Alan Bauer (Photographs)

The Snoqualmie region is within easy day-hiking distance for Seattle area hikers, but it's the abundance of stunning scenery that draws most outdoor lovers to these trails. This new edition of Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Region includes new hikes and extends to new areas not covered in the first edition: 136 day hikes in all! New hikes, for example, have been added in the Blewett Pass area, the area north and northwest of Greenwater, east along the I-90 corridor as far as Ellensburg, and west along I-90 as far as Puget Sound. In addition, each hike has been checked and updated, more than half of all photographs are new, and there is an all-new eight-page color-photo insert.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Guidebook, Travel

304 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2007

About the author

Dan Nelson’s personal and professional life focused on the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest. He met his partner, Donna Meshke, in a Mountaineering Oriented First Aid (MOFA) course in 1991 and they’ve been enjoying the living and playing together ever since. Donna appears in all of his books – both in the photos and as photographer of some of the pictures.
After a short stint as a newspaper reporter, Dan joined the staff of the Washington Trails Association where he worked and played for11 years as the editor of Washington Trails magazine. While at WTA, he was “required” to spend considerable time each year out hiking and enjoying the backcountry trails of Washington. Currently, Dan serves as the Public Information Officer for Olympic Region Clean Air Agency—an agency charged with ensuring the air remains clean, clear and healthy on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula.
In addition to loving to walk the wild country, Dan’s an avid fly fisher, canoeist, snowshoer, telemark skier and paraglider pilot. If he's not out enjoying the backcountry, he's indoors writing about it. In addition to his past work at WT, Dan continues as a regular contributor to The Seattle Times, BACKPACKER magazine and Mens Journal magazine. He specializing in northwest destinations and outdoor equipment reviews. He is also author or editor of several other guidebooks: Snowshoe Routes: Washington, Best of the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington, Best Loop Hikes: Washington, Accessible Trails in Washington and co-author of Pacific Northwest Hiking: The Complete Guide with Ron Judd) and one book of wildlife essays -- Predators at Risk in the Pacific Northwest.

Reviews

[Emily Larson]

I appreciate the overall organization of the book, and the coverage area. Particularly useful is the quick guide section, offering lists of the best hikes for birdwatching, solitude, views, etc. However I've been fairly disappointed in the out-dated directions to trailheads and descriptions of some hikes.

[Emily]

This book offers so many reviews of local Seattle area hikes. A definite good purchase for anyone wanting to see more of what the outdoors has to offer.

[Astrila]

Not in color, but great format with picts as well.