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The most comprehensive backpacking guide to Washington State! Veteran guidebook author Craig Romano hits the trail again - this time to uncover amazing backpacking opportunities all over Washington's wilderness. BACKPACKING WASHINGTON details 70 routes, from the wild Olympic Coast to the sun baked Blue Mountains. With an emphasis on weekend trips, routes range from overnight to weeklong treks and often include options for extending trips and choosing...
2) Surviving the trail: five essential skills to prepare every hiker for adventure's most common perils
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[2025]
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v, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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"The statistics are difficult to believe, but every week more than ten hikers die and at least another two hundred require rescue in North America, amounting to more than 500 lives lost and more than 10,000 people rescued every year. Analysis reveals they span the full spectrum of trail experience. The silver lining among this alarming data reveals that most hiker deaths and rescues come from just a handful of preventable causes. This presents an...
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2002
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xii, 845 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Discusses the latest developments in backpacking equipment and in attitudes towards the environment, and provides information on hiking techniques, clothing, first aid, cooking, selecting a campsite, and wilderness life.
5) Hiking
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[2017]
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"This photo-illustrated book for elementary students describes hikes from a simple nature walk to a miles-long trek across rough terrain. Includes information on safety and equipment needed"-- Provided by publisher.
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Whether you love living on the road or are just fighting the Sunday scaries, discover the 80 best scenic drives to camping, trails, and adventures in Washington!
Now fully updated with 5 new roads, Wild Roads Washington is perfect for roadtripping enthusiasts, RV-ers, and #vanlifers looking to explore the best vistas the state has to offer.
Experience some serious road rave with drives that take you to the most beautiful places...
Now fully updated with 5 new roads, Wild Roads Washington is perfect for roadtripping enthusiasts, RV-ers, and #vanlifers looking to explore the best vistas the state has to offer.
Experience some serious road rave with drives that take you to the most beautiful places...
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This new guide to hiking the fire lookouts of Washington’s Cascades and Olympics is the quintessential Northwest guide and will appeal to a wide range of hikers. Each lookout description features the year it was constructed; access details, including overnight stays and winter access; location and land manager; roundtrip distance on trail; trail elevation gain; lookout’s elevation; map info; trailhead GPS coordinates; information about any permits...
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[2016]
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xx, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the American hiking community and its rich, nationwide culture. Delving into unexplored archives, including those of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Green...
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"An account of a record-setting thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail"-- Provided by publisher.
Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather "Anish" Anderson still had such deep-seated insecurities that she became convinced her feat had been a fluke. So two years later she set out again, this time hiking through mud, rocks, and mountain blazes to crush her constant self-doubt and...
12) Hiking
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[2016]
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Hiking tells you how you can take part in this exciting sports. It describes the equipment you need to get started, and the skills you'll need to develop. And it explains how to stay safe during this challenging activity"--Page 4 of cover.
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©2023.
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"Hiking participation is at an all-time high, and unfortunately so too are hiking accidents. Knowing what to do in a crisis and--more importantly--how to keep yourself out of trouble in the first place are crucial. Hiking Safety Handbook teaches the skills you need to hike responsibly and stay safe. Expert safety instructor and seasoned hiker Art Hogling brings decades of experience and the latest research to bear on crucial safety topics."--Back...
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2014.
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"Imagine hiking along a wooded trail in Washington and stumbling upon the stone foundation of a crumbled building or rusted railroad ties from an abandoned Northern Pacific Railway line. Hiking through History Washington profiles 40 hikes (all trails, of varying degrees of difficulty), will go beyond simply stating miles and directions and GPS coordinates for each hike to include rich descriptions of the history underfoot. This book is the perfect...
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[2025]
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xi, 250 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 23 cm
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"Through forty-five curated hikes with maps and photographs, Hiking with Kids Idaho provides more than just a collection of easy hikes for families. It's a collection of bucket-list explorations to enjoy from toddlerhood through the teen years across the state. Organized around location, the book features 40-50 easily accessible day hike locations, with each hike featuring color photos and maps. Hiking with Kids Idaho will keep its young participants...
17) Why we walk
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2024.
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1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. "Inspired by John Brown's anti-slavery spirit, three urban hikers from Cincinnati embark on a backpacking pilgrimage from Harpers Ferry to Washington, DC. As they trade city streets for the great outdoors, cultural differences emerge amidst dwindling provisions. Only through unity can the collective conquer Mile 0"-- Provided by publisher.
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"The Disabled Hiker's Guide to Western Washington and Oregon is the first book of its kind to consider the diverse needs of disabled people in the outdoors. This groundbreaking guidebook will include 60 outdoor adventures, including drive-up experiences, verified wheelchair accessible trails, and foot trails suitable for disabled hikers"-- Provided by publisher.
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©2000
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viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Discusses walking as a political, social, and aesthetic act, exploring its history and how famous walkers such as Wordsworth, Socrates, and Jane Austen's characters used it, and explains the necessity of walking instead of always driving and hurrying.
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