"Explore North Cascades National Park and the wilderness around Washington State's scenic North Cascades. Now fully updated for climate-change impacts to trails and ADA accessibility, the Day Hike series is perfect for National Park enthusiasts and people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. From Washington State's Mount Baker to Washington Pass and the Methow Valley, you'll find 59 of the best day hikes in this full-color hiking guide. Featuring the lush forests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and alpine meadows of the North Cascades, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more"--
Explore North Cascades National Park and the wilderness around Washington State's scenic North Cascades.
Now fully updated for climate-change impacts to trails and ADA accessibility, the Day Hike series is perfect for National Park enthusiasts and people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home.
From Washington State's Mount Baker to Washington Pass and the Methow Valley, you'll find 59 of the best day hikes in this full-color hiking guide. Featuring the lush forests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and alpine meadows of the North Cascades, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.
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Praise for the Day Hike! series:
"[ Most guidebooks are by] backpackers who occasionally day hike. But most people are day-hikers, who occasionally backpack. And that's the key difference to this series." Ron C. Judd
"The series . . . earns points for rating each individual trip on a five-scale and for providing a comparative overview of all hikes in each book's introductory pages. For those of us who like to cherry-pick trails, ratings simplify our task." Seattle Times
"The presentation of basic facts (distance, elevation gain, maps, permits, etc.) is excellent and easy to follow. In addition to helpful topographical maps, the guides feature elevation profilesan inspired addition!" Olympian
CONTENTS
Overview Map vii
Hikes at a Glance viii
Acknowledgments xi
The North Cascades xii
Using This Guide xv
Be Careful xx
Baker Lake, 1
1. Park ButteRailroad Grade, 2
2. Scott Paul Trail, 6
3. Anderson ButteWatson and Anderson Lakes, 9
4. Shadow of the Sentinels Trail, 12
5. Baker River Trail, 15
6. Baker Lake Trail, 19
7. Sauk Mountain, 23
Cascade Pass, 27
8. Lookout Mountain Trail (near Marblemount), 28
9. Hidden Lake Lookout, 32
10. Boston Basin, 36
11. Cascade PassSahale Arm, 39
Diablo and Ross Lakes, 43
12. Thornton LakesTrappers Peak, 44
13. Skagit River Loop, 48
14. Sourdough Mountain Trail, 51
15. Pyramid Lake Trail, 54
16. Diablo Lake Trail, 57
17. Thunder Knob Trail, 61
18. Thunder CreekFourth of July Pass, 64
19. Ross Dam, 68
20. Happy Creek Forest Walk, 71
21. Ruby Creek Trail, 73
Rainy and Washington Passes, 77
22. Easy Pass, 78
23. Lake AnnMaple Pass Loop, 81
24. Rainy Lake, 84
25. Blue Lake Trail, 86
26. Washington Pass Overlook, 89
27. Cutthroat Pass Trail, 91
Harts Pass and the Methow, 95
28. Driveway Butte, 96
29. Grasshopper Pass, 100
30. Slate Peak, 104
31. Goat Peak Lookout, 107
32. Sun Mountain Trails, 110
33. Patterson Mountain, 115
34. Slate Creek Trail, 119
35. Lookout Mountain Trail (near Twisp), 123
Chuckanut and Blanchard Mountains, 127
36. Oyster Dome, 128
37. Fragrance Lake, 131
West Mount Baker, 135
38. Canyon Lake, 136
39. Heliotrope Ridge Trail, 139
40. BAKER HOT SPRINGS [ new]
41. COUGAR DIVIDE TRAIL [ new]
42. Horseshoe Bend Trail, 149
North Mount Baker, 153
43. Church Mountain, 154
44. Damfino Lakes and Excelsior Mountain, 157
45. High Divide Trail via Damfino Lakes Trail, 160
46. Excelsior Pass Trail, 163
47. Welcome Pass, 167
48. Yellow Aster Butte, 169
49. Winchester Mountain Lookout, 172
50. High Pass Trail, 175
51. Goat Mountain, 179
52. Hannegan Pass and Peak, 183
Heather Meadows, 187
53. Picture Lake, 188
54. Bagley LakesLower Wild Goose Trails Loop, 191
55. Chain Lakes Loop, 194
56. Lake Ann Trail, 199
57. Artist Ridge Trail, 202
58. Table Mountain, 205
59. Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, 208
Index 213
MIKE MCQUAIDE has written outdoor, travel, and lifestyle stories for everyone from Outside and Sunset to Runners World, Adventure Cyclist, and more. A former outdoors writer for the Seattle Times, Mike has written six books on outdoor recreation and travel including Day Hike! Central Cascades and 75 Classic Rides: Washington. He is also an avid cyclistboth road and mountain bikeas well as a trail runner, mountaineer, and snowboarder. Hes been hiking and running Pacific Northwest trails for more than twenty-five years. Mike currently lives in Luxembourg with his wife, Jennifer, and son, Baker, named for the mountain.
