Explorer's Guide Washington

by Denise Fainberg

Overview

Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those undiscovered places that only a longtime local can show you.

From the eastern deserts to the western rainforests, Washington is home to some of the most varied and beautiful places in the country. Iconic sites like Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Grand Coulee Dam are complemented by those unknown and undiscovered places that only a longtime local like the author can show you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881509748
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	06/04/2012
Series:	Explorer's Complete
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	1,019,908
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Denise Fainberg has called Oregon home for over two decades. The author of Explorer's Guide Washington and Explorer's Guide Oregon, her articles have appeared in the New York Times and elsewhere.

Table of Contents

Introduction     11
What's Where in Washington     13
Coastal Washington
Lower Columbia River and Willapa Bay     32
Western Olympic Peninsula     48
Eastern Olympic Peninsula     57
Olympic National Park     73
Southern Puget Sound
Olympia Area     84
Tacoma Area     99
Kitsap Peninsula and Bainbridge Island     119
Seattle Metropolitan Area
Southern Suburbs and Vashon Island     144
Seattle     149
Mercer Island and the Eastside     176
Northern Puget Sound
Edmonds, Everett, and Snohomish Area     186
Whidbey Island     196
Camano Island and Arlington Area     216
La Conner, Mount Vernon, and Anacortes Area     224
The San Juan Islands     235
Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden Area     257
Line of Fire: The Cascades
Columbia River Gorge     276
Mount Adams and Goldendale Area     293
Mount St. Helens Area     301
Mount Rainier Area     315
Mount Rainier National Park     330
Central Cascades     341
North Cascades     358
North Cascades National Park     377
Southeastern Washington
Yakima Valley     388
Mid-Columbia Basin     400
Tri-Cities Area     409
Walla Walla and the Palouse     418
Northeastern Washington
Grand Coulee Area     435
Okanogan Valley and Highlands     444
Spokane Area     453
Kettle Falls and the Selkirks     472
Index     483