Awards

• Commended for National Outdoor Book Awards (Outdoor Adventure Guide) 2003

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9780898869040

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Offers useful advice...Author Mike Woodmansee writes with a knowledgeable, easy-to-read style and the accompanying full-color photographs range from the natural beauty one is likely to encounter on the trail to fun pictures of people hiking and swimming along the way.--Sequim Gazette Woodmansee does a good job of offering itineraries for trekkers with differing paces...The guide is well-designed and the essential information is concise and helpful. Trip descriptions are interesting and include a variety of side trips...Overall, this is a high-quality and inspiring guide...Quit dreaming, read this guide, and take a very long trip in the wild.--Washington Trails For those who have been bitten with an extra dose of wanderlust, this book will only make it more intense...These trails are a good cross-section of some of the best the state has to offer...This is a great resource for someone seeking multiday treks.--Idaho Falls Post Register An advantage to this book is its suggestions on where to camp to keep days to a reasonable number of miles. The routes are shown in color illustrations that have a 3-D feel and the photography is excellent.--Longview (WA) News Targets the hard-core backpacker with a penchant for long distance and long hours on the trail...If you are a backpacker's backpacker, this is your book.--The Cascadian Trekking Washington provides a fine service by focusing on a form of travel that Woodmansee describes as 'being more about the journey than about the destination.'--Klamath Falls (OR) Herald and News

Author Information

MIKE WOODMANSEE is a very experienced hiker. His hiking background spans 29 years and includes hikes in WA, a dozen other states, and six countries. It is his passion. He did the Washington PCT and he has summitted Denali and other major peaks, including Mt. Rainier (to the top 10 times). With his wife he twice almost reached the top of Everest. Currently he works in fianance and resides in La Conner, WA. This is his first book.

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