| Outside Magazine's Urban Adventure: Seattle Contributor(s): Dolan, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393323978 ISBN-13: 9780393323979 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2004 Annotation: Where-to guides to outdoor adventure--indispensable for today's young urbanites who crave active outdoor sports and won't settle for less. SEATTLE IS BLESSED with myriad sports opportunities. Puget Sound is a worldwide sea kayaking, sailing, and fishing mecca; Mount Rainier tops every young mountaineer's must-do list. For newcomers and longtime residents, Urban Adventure: Seattle supplies the details and tips that would otherwise take years to acquire. You'll find salmon fishing from your kayak within city limits; nearby island camping to rival that in the San Juans, without the crowds; bouldering routes within thirty minutes of town; and the wildest annual whitewater kayak weekend around. Featuring clear descriptions of rides, routes, resources, outfitters, and hangouts, the guide includes profiles of the best gear outlets and gear heads. Meet bike-fitting experts, rock jocks, and a group of backcountry skiers determined to find snow all year long. For easy planning, chapters are organized from downtown Seattle outward, to the foothills, mountains, and outlying attractions around Puget Sound and beyond. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure |
| Dewey: 917.977 |
| LCCN: 2003017565 |
| Series: Urban Adventure |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.38" W x 7.74" (0.81 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seattle is blessed with myriad sports opportunities. Puget Sound is a worldwide sea kayaking, sailing, and fishing mecca; Mount Rainier tops every young mountaineer's must-do list. For newcomers and longtime residents, Urban Adventure: Seattle supplies the details and tips that would otherwise take years to acquire. You'll find salmon fishing from your kayak within city limits; nearby island camping to rival that in the San Juans, without the crowds; bouldering routes within thirty minutes of town; and the wildest annual whitewater kayak weekend around. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dolan, Maria: - Maria Dolan, co-author of Nature in the City: Seattle, has written from home, tent, kayak, and cabin for Salon, Audubon, Seattle Weekly, and other publications. |