Trekking Washington

* Ninety color photographs

* 26 maps

* The Cougar Traverse is included as a bonus trek

For those seriously seeking the solitude and unadulterated beauty of the backcountry, this book offers a great selection treks in Washington over thirty-miles long and how to best plan for them. These long distance Washington treks are rated easier, strenuous, very strenuous, most strenuous, and toughest. Devils Loop tops out at 43 miles, for example, and is rated easier. The Sawtooth- Lake Chelan Traverse boasts 86 miles and has a very strenuous rating.

There's something for everyone who enjoys muscle-powered challenges (and aren't afraid of a few blisters) in this unique Washington hiking guidebook.