Book Review – Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail Washington: Section Hiking from the Columbia River to Manning Park By Tami Asars 286 pp. Available through Mountaineers Books for[Read More…]
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Book Review – Awesome Woman’s Outdoor Guide
A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO THE WILD Your Complete Outdoor Handbook By Ruby McConnel and Illustrated by Teresa Grasseschi 287 pp. Available through Sasquatch Books or[Read More…]
Summer Book Review – Almost There
Seattle Backpackers Magazine Summer Book Review ALMOST THERE Stories and Musings along the Pacific Crest Trail By G. William Jolley 231 pp. Amazon. $14.95. [Read More…]
All the Wild That Remains Book Review
David Gessner’s book All the Wild That Remains (released in April 2015) is subtitled “Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West.” And, if you’re familiar[Read More…]
Strangers Like Angels – Book Review
Strangers Like Angels is an enchanting tale about Alec and Jan Forman, a young couple from Britain who embark on a global adventure. Set in[Read More…]
Hikes with Tykes Games and Activities Book Review
Hikes with Tykes: Games and Activities. This great little guide contains enough ideas to engage even the most stoic, couch-loving tween.
I Hike-Mostly True Stories from 10,000 Miles of Hiking Book Review
As I read, I laughed. I cried. I wanted to hike. This is one of the most delightful books I’ve ever read (and let me tell you, I’ve read quite a few books.) Grinter’s writing is engaging and honest; uncluttered by artifice of any kind.
Lookouts: Firewatchers of the Cascades and the Olympics Book Review
Lookouts covers the history of individual lookouts in Washington State in meticulous detail. Included in the book are photographs of the towers—whose shape, size and situation varied greatly—and colorful stories about the rangers who manned the lookouts, their trials and tribulations.
The Naked Mountain by Reinhold Messner – Book Review
The Naked Mountain pulls the reader into a world of bitter cold, avalanches, stunning scenery, and agonizing retreats as the author attempts to be the first person to climb this mountain via the tallest face in the world: the Rupal Face.
The Art of Rough Travel – Book Review
One look at the Contents page of this book reveals the comprehensive nature of this guide: Outfit, Clothing, Beasts of Burden, Climbing and Mountaineering, Swimming, Rafts and Boats, Fire, Bedding, Bivouac, Tents, Bush Remedies, Measurements, Wayfinding, Signals, Fords and Bridges, Water for Drinking, Food, Game, Fishing, Caches, Miscellany.
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