Day Hike! North Cascades, 2nd Edition: The Best Trails You Can Hike In a Day

A guide written just for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights back at home. DAY HIKE! uncovers the best trails for the day tripper, whether you're a newbie hiker or a veteran with hundreds of miles on your boots. Northwest trail expert Mike McQuaide leads us to 60 of the best day hike trails in the North Cascades from Rockport to the Canadian border, Bellingham to Twisp. Day Hike! North Cascades describes classic routes--from easy to moderate to extreme--giving hikers the choices they want. Entertaining, accurate, and contemporary writing make this guide the one.;Overview Map; Hikes at a Glance; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The North Cascades; Using this Guide; Be Careful; Baker Lake; Diablo and Ross Lakes; Rainy and Washington Passes; Chuckanut and Blanchard Mountains; West Mount Baker; North Mount Baker; Heather Meadows; 53. Picture Lake; 54. Bagley Lakes-Lower Wild Goose Trails Loop; 55. Chain Lakes Loop; 56. Lake Ann Trail; 57. Artist Ridge Trail; 58. Table Mountain; 59. Ptarmigan Ridge Trail; Index; ABOUT THE AUTHOR. A guide written just for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights back at home. DAY HIKE! uncovers the best trails for the day tripper, whether you're a newbie hiker or a veteran with hundreds of miles on your boots. Northwest trail expert Mike McQuaide leads us to 60 of the best day hike trails in the North Cascades from Rockport to the Canadian border, Bellingham to Twisp. Day Hike! North Cascades describes classic routes—from easy to moderate to extreme—giving hikers the choices they want. Entertaining, accurate, and contemporary writing make this guide the one to keep near the water bottles. FEATURES: • 60 complete trail descriptions • Easy-to-read USGS topographical maps, including elevation profiles • Clear, up-to-date driving directions • Overall trail ratings • Each trail includes mileage and estimated hiking time, elevation gain, trail conditions, difficulty level, best season,... A guide written just for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights back at home. DAY HIKE! uncovers the best trails for the day tripper, whether youre a newbie hiker or a veteran with hundreds of miles on your boots. Northwest trail expert Mike McQuaide leads us to 60 of the best day hike trails in the North Cascades from Rockport to the Canadian border, Bellingham to Twisp. Day Hike! North Cascades describes classic routes—from easy to moderate to extreme—giving hikers the choices they want. Entertaining, accurate, and contemporary writing make this guide the one to keep near the water bottles. Equally useful for novice hikers and veterans with hundreds of miles on their boots, this new edition profiles 60 of the most appealing day-hike trails in the North Cascades