A guidebook to some of the most stunning hiking regions in the Cascades
- 81 of the best day hikes in Washington's southern Cascades
- Hike to the top (12,280 feet) of one of Washington's five active volcanoes
- Trail descriptions for Goat Rocks, Bumping Lake, White Pass, Packwood, Yakima, Cispus River, Takhlakh, Indian Heaven, Trout Lake, and Mount Adams
- Trips rated for both difficulty and quality
- At-a-glance chart helps you choose the day's hike
- Icons for trails featuring wildfl owers, bird-watching, and sites of historical significance
- Options for hiking with kids and dogs
- Description of a non-technical summit route of Mount Adams
- 1% of sales donated to the Washington Trails Association for trail maintenance
Tami Asars provides 81 enticing answers that she has found in the beloved and distinctive region encompassing the Mount Adams, Indian Heaven, and Goat Rocks wildernesses. Jaw-dropping mountain views, spanning from Mount Rainier in the north to Mount Hood in the south, are tempered by soft subalpine meadows and stunning flora and fauna. Hikes range from sagebrush and volcanic near-desert to moss-laden forests, and from readily accessible leg-stretchers to more remote lung-busters--all of which will leave you saying, Let's hike more!
**Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA).
