Hiking the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier's Premier Trail

• Comprehensive and affectionate guide to one of the nation's iconic wilderness trails
• Everything you need to help plan this 93-mile trek, whether done in one trip or several
• Lavish, full-color design, yet informative and practical, with 125 photographs and 18 maps

Washington State's famed Wonderland Trail is a spectacular 93-mile route that circumnavigates Mount Rainier, challenging hikers with its strenuous 22,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain and loss. Hiking the Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide to Mount Rainier's Premier Trail is an authoritative guide penned by Washington native Tami Asars, a professional instructor on hiking the trail, a third-generation hiker of the Cascade mountains, and seven-time hiker of the entire Wonderland. In this guide Asars draws on her experience, covering these essentials:

• How to work with the permit reservation system, and when to apply
• Recommended gear—with a checklist—and ways to reduce pack weight, prevent blisters, and stay warm and dry
• How to pack the perfect backpack
• Food and fuel caching, tips and instruction
• Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions and suggested itineraries
• How to extend your adventures with the Northern Loop Trail and the Eastside Trail

Over the years, Asars has taken extensive notes that she shares at workshops and in the field. Hiking the Wonderland Trail distills her boot-tested knowledge so that everyone can enjoy the magic of Mount Rainier's premier trail.

Author Tami Asars grew up in Western Washington playing in the foothills and mountains of the North Cascades. Since then she has hiked thousands of miles of trails in the state. Asars lives in the Cascade Foothills of Washington, with her husband and their German shepherd.