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Authors and expert cross-country skiers Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall have carefully selected the best 100 cross-country ski trails in the state. The authors offer advice on technique, equipment, camping areas, sno-parks and huts, and outdoor safety. Trail descriptions include types of uses, surface descriptions, difficulty ratings, mileage and skiing time, elevation gain, best time to go, and map suggestions. The access to each trail is described in detail, as are the trails themselves.
From an easy three-mile tour on Hurricane Hill in the Olympics to Echo Valley, a difficult five-mile trail near Chelan, to terrific overnighters, there's something for everyone in this book.
From an easy three-mile tour on Hurricane Hill in the Olympics to Echo Valley, a difficult five-mile trail near Chelan, to terrific overnighters, there's something for everyone in this book.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780898868067 |
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Publisher: | Mountaineers Books, The |
Publication date: | 10/17/2002 |
Edition description: | Third Edition |
Pages: | 256 |
Sales rank: | 1,108,824 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
TOM KIRKENDALL has published a wide variety of books for Mountaineers Books on topics such as long distance bicycling, outdoor family activities and hiking in the Alps. He is also a talented photographer.
The daughter of Washington state conservation icon Ira Spring, VICKY SPRING grew up on the trails of the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of numerous hiking and cycling guidebooks for the Western U.S. and Europe.
The daughter of Washington state conservation icon Ira Spring, VICKY SPRING grew up on the trails of the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of numerous hiking and cycling guidebooks for the Western U.S. and Europe.
Table of Contents
Introduction | 11 | |
North Cascades: West Side Region | 27 | |
1. | Heliotrope Ridge | 28 |
2. | North Fork Nooksack | 30 |
3. | Salmon Ridge Sno-Park | 32 |
4. | Artist Point and Coleman Pinnacle | 34 |
5. | Herman Saddle | 37 |
6. | Park Butte | 39 |
7. | Kennedy Hot Springs | 41 |
8. | Schweitzer Creek Loop | 43 |
9. | Deer Creek Road | 46 |
10. | Big Four and Coal Lake | 48 |
11. | Miller River | 50 |
12. | Skyline Ridge | 52 |
North Cascades: East Side Region | 55 | |
13. | Smith Brook and Lake Valhalla | 56 |
14. | Stevens Pass Cross-Country | 59 |
15. | Lanham Lake and Jim Hill | 61 |
16. | Chiwaukum Mountains (Scottish Lakes) | 64 |
17. | Lake Wenatchee State Park | 67 |
18. | Chiwawa Sno-Park | 70 |
19. | Little Wenatchee River Road | 72 |
20. | Leavenworth | 74 |
21. | Icicle Creek Road | 76 |
22. | Van Creek Loop | 78 |
23. | Tronson Meadow Loops | 80 |
24. | Wenatchee Ridge | 82 |
25. | Haney Meadow | 84 |
26. | Pipe Creek Sno-Park | 86 |
27. | Old Blewett Pass Highway | 89 |
28. | Iron Creek | 92 |
29. | Stehekin Valley Trails | 94 |
30. | Stehekin River Road | 96 |
31. | Echo Valley | 98 |
32. | The Outback | 100 |
33. | Echo Ridge | 102 |
34. | Loup Loup--South Summit Sno-Park | 105 |
35. | Loup Loup Ski Area--Bear Mountain | 107 |
36. | Methow Valley Community Trail | 110 |
37. | Sun Mountain | 113 |
38. | Pipestone Canyon | 115 |
39. | Blue Buck Mountain | 117 |
40. | Rendezvous Pass Hut | 119 |
41. | Heifer Hut | 122 |
42. | Buck Lake | 124 |
43. | Fawn Hut and Beyond | 126 |
44. | Goat Mountain Road | 128 |
45. | Mazama and Wilson Ranch | 130 |
46. | Early Winters--Base Camp | 133 |
The Inland Region | 137 | |
47. | Highlands Sno-Park | 138 |
48. | Sherman Pass Sno-Park | 140 |
49. | Boulder Deer Creek Summit Sno-Park | 142 |
50. | Upper Wolf Trail System | 145 |
51. | Geophysical Sno-Park | 147 |
52. | Mount Spokane State Park | 149 |
53. | Spokane's Sno-Parks | 151 |
54. | Fields Spring State Park | 153 |
1-90 Corridor: Central Cascades Region | 157 | |
55. | Salmon La Sac Sno-Park | 158 |
56. | Lake Easton Sno-Park | 161 |
57. | Cabin Creek Nordic Ski Area | 163 |
58. | Amabilis Mountain | 165 |
59. | Stampede Pass | 167 |
60. | That Dam Loop | 170 |
61. | Kendall--Knobs, Lakes, and Loops | 172 |
62. | The Iron Horse Trail | 175 |
63. | Mount Catherine Loop | 178 |
64. | Summit Nordic Center | 181 |
South Cascade and Olympic Regions | 185 | |
65. | Suntop Mountain Sno-Park | 186 |
66. | Grand Park | 189 |
67. | Corral Pass | 191 |
68. | Silver Creek Ski Route | 193 |
69. | Chinook Pass and Naches Peak | 196 |
70. | Mowich Lake | 198 |
71. | DNR Road 92 Sno-Park (Copper Creek Hut) | 200 |
72. | Road 1 Sno-Park (Snow Bowl and High Huts) | 202 |
73. | Copper Pass | 205 |
74. | Reflection Lakes | 207 |
75. | Tatoosh Range | 209 |
76. | Mazama Ridge | 211 |
77. | Glacier Vista and Camp Muir | 214 |
78. | Burley Mountain Lookout | 216 |
79. | Horseshoe Lake | 218 |
80. | White Road Sno-Park | 220 |
81. | White Pass--Pacific Crest Trail | 222 |
82. | White Pass Cross-Country Touring Center | 224 |
83. | Round Mountain Road | 226 |
84. | North Fork Tieton River | 228 |
85. | Lost Lake | 231 |
86. | Pleasant Valley Loop | 233 |
87. | Big Tree Loop | 235 |
88. | Pine Side Loops | 237 |
89. | Gotchen Creek | 240 |
90. | Atkisson Sno-Park: Ice Cave/Natural Bridges/Peterson Ridge | 242 |
91. | McClellan Meadows Loop | 246 |
92. | Hardtime Loop | 248 |
93. | Cougar Sno-Park | 250 |
94. | Marble Mountain | 253 |
95. | June Lake Loop | 255 |
96. | Sasquatch Loops | 257 |
97. | Lahar Viewpoint | 260 |
98. | Mount St. Helens | 262 |
99. | Obstruction Point | 265 |
100. | Hurricane Hill | 267 |
Appendixes | 269 | |
Appendix A | Handy List of Addresses and Suggested Reading | 269 |
Appendix B | Tours Organized by Ski Area | 272 |
Appendix C | Trail Comparison Chart | 276 |
Index | 283 |
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