Snowshoe Rts WA 2E : 2nd Edition

Author: Dan Nelson
Product Code: 884X
ISBN: 978-0-89886-884-5
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Pages: 256
Binding Information: Paperback
Size: 5.5 X 8.5
Availability: In stock
Price: $17.95

Adds twenty new routes, including more beginner level trails
New trip planning chart makes route selection easy: location, skill level, length, trail highlights, author's favorites, best time to go, and more-compared at a glance

This new edition continues the same format and features that made the first edition so popular. There are outings for all skill levels, from beginner to experienced mountaineer. Many are within easy driving distance from metropolitan regions including Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Olympia, and Yakima. Most trips start from Sno-Park areas for easy access.

Dan A. Nelson is the former executive editor for the Washington Trails Association. A frequent contributor to The Seattle Times and to Backpacker magazine, he is the author of Best Hikes with Dogs: Western Washington and editor of Best Loop Hikes: Washington.

Bend (OR) Bulletin

[This] volume is valuable even for people who recreate in Washington only occasionally.

Doug Esser, Associated Press

Don't let winter stop you from hiking. Read how in Snowshoe Routes: Washington.

Sports Etc.

A 'must carry' in the backpacks of snowshoers of all abilities. Beginners and advanced winter hikers will appreciate the detailed trail descriptions, photos, and personal narratives that are sure to make breaking trail in the winter a safe and rewarding adventure.

Sequim Gazette

Winter snow brings a bounty of snowshoe opportunities…Fortunately Dan A. Nelson points out places where the beginner can get safely started while also detailing routes only the experienced should tread.