Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide

by Nathan Barnes, Jeremy Barnes

The lush Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Washington’s Central Cascades contains a plethora of trails, rugged glacier-carved mountains, and more than 700 sparkling alpine lakes and ponds. Accessed via nearly 50 trailheads, more than 600 miles of trails offer hikers leisurely strolls along wooded creeks, climbs up mountain passes, or lunch spots next to glassy tarns. It is one of the most popular and beloved places for hikers in this region.

The all-new guide, Alpine Lakes Wilderness , features a wide range of hikes that vary in difficulty, geography, and theme so that hikers of any age and skill level will find trails that fit their taste. Easy to use, the guide includes details on overnight permits, car-camping options near wilderness access points, detailed maps, elevation gain/ loss, and turn-by-turn mileage and directions. Interesting historical background and natural history round out the trail descriptions.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature

320 pages, Paperback

Published April 29, 2019

About the author

Nathan lives in Richmond, Virginia with his two kids and lovely wife. Whenever he can he is exploring creative hobbies of writing, photography and some graphic design. Nathan is a long time reptile enthusiast that enjoys dabbling in the many outlets of doomsday preparation. His first novel, THE REAPER VIRUS, came from the ongoing blog by the same title that is periodically posted at reapervirus.com. This story uses many real life people and places set against an apocalyptic turn of events. Its sequel, THE REAPER VIRUS: WHAT REMAINS will be released by Permuted Press in January of 2015. He also wrote the darkly humorous novella, MY FRIEND ASMODEUS, and has stories featured in several horror anthologies.

Reviews

[Bryson Fico · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reference for the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The information and photographs in this book do the area justice and it inspires the readers to seek the sought after permit to backpack the area -especially the Core Enchantments.