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Day Hiking: The San Juans & Gulf Islands: National Parks * Anacortes * Victoria
Contributor(s): Romano, Craig (Author)
ISBN: 159485758X     ISBN-13: 9781594857584
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa)
- Travel | Special Interest - Hikes & Walks
- Sports & Recreation | Hiking
Dewey: 796.51
LCCN: 2013048310
Series: Day Hiking
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.2" (0.65 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Washington
 
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Publisher Description:
As a hiking destination, the San Juan Islands of Washington and their sister islands to the north offer scores of parks and preserves, hundreds of miles of trails catering to hikers of all levels, and year-round accessibility. Day Hiking: The San Juans and Gulf Islands is divided into roughly four sections: Anacortes, for many the gateway to the region; the San Juan Islands themselves, including some key islands not served by Washington State Ferries; Victoria, Canada, providing easy access to the Gulf Islands, as well as other unique destinations; and the magical southern Gulf Islands.

Author Craig Romano explores state parks, county parks, and provincial parks as well as some municipal and regional parks. He also features the recent expansion of San Juan Island National Historic Park on San Juan Island and the recently created Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, spanning several of the southern Gulf Islands, both of which are not yet familiar to many hikers. While the star attractions are the ferry-accessed islands, Romano also features several of the larger islands that don't have ferry service (e.g., Stuart Island)----making this guide of interest to paddlers and boaters who are looking for hikes too

Key features of this guide:

  • 136 hikes (approximately 50% American, 50% Canadian locations)
  • Ferry travel tips
  • Car-camping recommendations
  • Border-crossing details
  • All distances and elevations in both English and metric units
  • Overview maps for both the San Juans and Gulf Islands
**Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward trail maintenance and conservation.

For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to San Juan Preservation Trust.

Contributor Bio(s): Romano, Craig: - Craig Romano is an avid hiker, runner, kayacker, and cyclist. He is the author of Best Hikes with Dogs Inland Northwest, Columbia Highlands: Exploring Washington's Last Frontier, as well as Backpacking Washington, Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, Day Hiking Olympia Peninsula, Day Hiking: North Cascades, Day Hiking Central Cascades, and Winter Hikes of Western Washington Deck. Craig lives in Mount Vernon, Washington.