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Washington Hiking Guide

Hiking Tiger and Granite Mountains - Where to go if you're short on time but want to sample the splendor of the Pacific Northwest.

A Week in the Cascades - Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington from Snoqualmie Pass to Stevens Pass

A Blistered Kind of Love - The love, laughter, and meltdowns of one couple's 2,655 miles of Pacific Crest Trail together time.

The New Northwest Passage - The Pacific Northwest Trail crosses four major mountain ranges en route to the sea. Seven trips to get a taste of the trail's 1,200 miles.

Emerald City Overnighters - Get away from Seattle for the weekend on one of these great overnight backpacks near the city.

Hiking the North Cascades - Whether you are planning a day-hike or a backpacking trip, the North Cascades offers sublime scenery and hiking. Here are two to try.

Wild and Easy - Gentle day hikes around Washington's Mount Adams that will leave you pleasantly relaxed at the end of the day.

Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Hikers' paradise in southern Washington.

Saddle Mountain - Powerful in the way only old, worn down mountains can be. . . hiking, wildlife watching and—for those who really want to float free— hang-gliding.

Wenatchee National Forest - High and low in the North Cascades: 2,500 miles of trails.

Washington's North Cascades - Lush valley bottoms and high alpine reaches— more than 380 miles of trail in more than 600,000 acres of wilderness.

Hiking Olympic National Park - Wilderness coast, lush rainforest, glaciated highlands, sunny rainshadow. . . a great guide to a great national park.

Olympic National Forest - Lush rainforests, the Olympic mountains, river valleys, and estuaries. Bring your poncho.

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie - National Forests recreation reports include information on current trail conditions. See General Forest Information, Mt. Baker Ranger Station, Darrington Ranger Station, Skykomish Ranger Station, North Bend Ranger Station, White River Ranger Station

Mount St. Helens Hiking Trails - Mount St. Helens National Mounment protects one of the world's youngest and most unique landscapes. Hiking on the mounment offers a chance to view this diverse landscape!

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Lying along the spectacular shoulders of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges from Canada to Mexico, the Pacific Crest is the West Coast counterpart of the Appalachian Trail.

Portland Wilderness - A plethora of the wild and wooly unparalleled by any other major American city.


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