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One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail Doug Lorain

One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail By Doug Lorain

One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail by Doug Lorain


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This highly informative guide provides readers with everything they need to know about hiking Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail.

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One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail by Doug Lorain

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.

One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail Reviews

This is an excellent book for a novice hiker who's interested in hiking the Wonderland trail. It's also an excellent book for a more experienced hiker planning to spend time on the Wonderland Trail. Loraine gives exact, detailed advice on what to pack, when to go, what to expect, how to get in shape and so on. —Seattle Backpacker Magazine, October 2012

About Doug Lorain

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

CIN0899976557VG
9780899976556
0899976557
One Best Hike: Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail by Doug Lorain
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Wilderness Press
20120830
200
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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