A virtually undiscovered backpacking paradise, Idaho has numerous wilderness areas of mind-boggling size. Backpackers can find complete solitude, wildlife, and some of North America's most outstanding scenery. Idaho's mountains also boast great weather -- fewer thunderstorms than the central Rockies, less rain than Oregon and Washington, and cooler summer temperatures than California. Backpacking Idaho takes you to what author Doug Lorain calls a "Shangri-la" for backpackers. In the craggy Selkirk Mountains you'll find lush forests, small cirque lakes, and jagged granite peaks. Watch for ospreys, river otters, and belted kingfishers in the swift Selway River. Explore hundreds of miles of trails in the gently rolling forested hills in north-central Idaho, or head to Hell's Canyon, the deepest gorge in North America, where you'll find both alpine tundra and cactus-studded desert.
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30 color photos, B&W photos throughout, maps throughout
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Höhe: 226 mm
Breite: 150 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-89997-773-7 (9780899977737)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ever since Douglas Lorain's family moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1969 he's been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region. He has written numerous other guidebooks about the Pacific Northwest and lives in Hamilton, MT.
Map Legend
Acknowledgments
Featured Trips Summary Chart
Introduction
Featured Trips Overview Map
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS
Long Canyon Loop
UPPER ST. JOE AND CLEARWATER RIVERS
Snow Peak: Mallard-Larkins Loop
SELWAY-BITTERROOT WILDERNESS
Selway River Trail
Big Sand Lake: Hidden Creek Loop
HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Snake River Trail
Seven Devils Loop
GOSPEL-HUMP WILDERNESS
Gospel-Hump Loop
FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS
Chamberlain Basin Loop
Bighorn Crags
Soldier Lakes Loop 100
Middle Fork Salmon River
Loon Creek Loop
SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND VICINITY
Grand Sawtooths Loop
Queens River Loop
Pettit Lake: Hell Roaring Loop
White Cloud Peaks Loop
Big Boulder Lakes
Fall Creek Loop: Pioneer Mountains
LOST RIVER, LEMHI, AND BEAVERHEAD RANGES
Lost River Range Traverse
Central Lemhi Range Loop
Divide Creek and Webber Lakes
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK REGION
Bechler River Trails
SOUTHEAST IDAHO MOUNTAIN RANGES
Snake River Range Traverse
Bear River Range Highline Trail
OWYHEE AND BRUNEAU CANYONLANDS
Owyhee Meanders
Coeur d'Alene River Trail
St. Joe River: Bacon Peak Loop
Selway Crags
White Cap Creek
Meadow Creek
Southern Seven Devils Mountains
Big Creek
Sleeping Deer Mountain: Middle Fork Salmon Loop
Leggit Lake: Mattingly Creek Loop
Smoky Mountains Loop
Continental Divide Trail
Caribou Mountains
