
Hiking Washington's History
University of Washington Press
2nd Edition
Published on 31. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-295-74852-8 (ISBN)
Description
A trail guide for history buffs-and a history book for hikers
For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington's spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous communities.
In this new, full-color edition of the first-ever hiking guide to the state's historic trails, historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through national forests, across plateaus, and on the banks of the Columbia River. Features include:
* 44 hikes, including 12 new additions
* Full-color trail maps
* A trails timeline that connects hikes to key events
* Updated trail descriptions
* Accounts from diaries, journals, and archives
* Historical overviews of 8 regions of the state
* Contemporary and historical photographs
Bentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the state's most fascinating places.
For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington's spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous communities.
In this new, full-color edition of the first-ever hiking guide to the state's historic trails, historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along trails on the coast, over mountains, through national forests, across plateaus, and on the banks of the Columbia River. Features include:
* 44 hikes, including 12 new additions
* Full-color trail maps
* A trails timeline that connects hikes to key events
* Updated trail descriptions
* Accounts from diaries, journals, and archives
* Historical overviews of 8 regions of the state
* Contemporary and historical photographs
Bentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the state's most fascinating places.
Reviews / Votes
"Over more than 30 years devoted to exploring, hiking, documenting and publishing throughout the Northwest, Craig Romano . . . has become perhaps the top expert on Washington trails."(Spokesman Review) "Offers boatloads of fascinating history to be found along Washington's hiking trails. . . . Bentley's book makes an invaluable resource as well as a fun read."
(Seattle Times) "With this guide, it's possible to walk back through time - thousands of years - and behold a view from above it all."
(Peninsula Daily News) "As a well-researched guide, this book will delight historians, students, and hikers alike... Bentley and Romano provide enough enticement and historical context to encourage hikers to explore Washington's trails and be stewards of the land and its history."
(H-Net)
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Series
Edition
second edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
96 color illus., 45 maps
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-295-74852-8 (9780295748528)
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Judy Bentley taught Pacific Northwest history at South Seattle College for more than twenty years and is an avid hiker and author of fifteen young adult books. Craig Romano is author or coauthor of more than twenty-five guidebooks, including 100 Classic Hikes: Washington (third edition), and many books in the Day Hiking and Urban Trails series.