Doug Lorain

One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the only comprehensive guide dedicated to this one classic trail. All alternate routes are also described (unlike the more general mentions in books that include other trails as well). Hikers will learn about all the best hidden side trips, discover great planning tips, find out how best to snag one of the coveted permits, and have complete sample itineraries available to help with planning, making this guide indispensable to anyone planning to tackle the Wonderland Trail.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780899976839
• Artikelnr.: 39477730

Autorenporträt

Douglas Lorain's family moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1969, and he has been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region ever since. Over the years he calculates that he has logged well over 30,000 trail miles in this corner of the continent, and despite a history that includes being bitten by a rattlesnake, shot at by a hunter, charged by a grizzly bear, and donating countless gallons of blood to "invertebrate vampires," he happily sees no end in sight.

Lorain is a photographer and recipient of the National Outdoor Book Award. His books cover only the best trips from the thousands of hikes and backpacking trips he has taken throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. His photographs have been featured in numerous magazines, calendars, and books. He is described by the Seattle Times as the "next great Northwest trail guide author."

Inhaltsangabe

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF MAPS
INTRODUCTION
* Mount Rainier and the Wonderland Trail
* Mount Rainier's Human History
* Natural History
* A Word about Mileages
* Accidents
* Blisters, Aches and Pains, and Injuries
* Bears, Bugs, and Other Critters
* Other Safety Issues
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
* Section Hikes or All at Once
* When to Go
* Where to Start
* How Long to Take
* What to Bring
* How to Get to Mount Rainier
* Accommodations
* Car Shuttles
* Food Drops
* Getting in Shape and Pacing Yourself
* Permits
* Leave No Trace Principles and Backcountry Etiquette
* Other Items Worth Considering
TRAIL DESCRIPTION
* Section 1: Longmire to Mowich Lake
* Section 2: Mowich Lake to Carbon River Camp Junction via the
Wonderland Trail
* Section 3: Mowich Lake to Carbon River Camp Junction via the Spray
Park Trail
* Section 4: Carbon River Camp Junction to Sunrise via the Wonderland
Trail
* Section 5: Carbon River Camp Junction to Berkeley Park and Sunrise
via the Norther Loop trail
* Section 6: Sunrise to Fryingpan Creek/Summerland Trailhead
* Section 7: Fryingpan Creek/Summerland Trailhead to Box Canyon via the
Wonderland Trail
* Section 8: Fryingpan Creek/Summerland Trailhead to Cowlitz Divide and
Box Canyon via the Eastside Trail
* Section 9: Box Canyon to Longmire
APPENDIX A: Recommended Reading
APPENDIX B: Selected Area Restaurants Motels, Outdoor Stores, and Other
Businesses
APPENDIX C: Park Service Website and Telephone Numbers
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR