Hiking Washington's History (eBook)

Judy Bentley, Craig Romano (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021 | 2., second edition
336 Seiten
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-74853-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A trail guide for history buffsand a history book for hikersFor thousands of years people have traveled across Washingtons 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 states 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 photographsBentley and Romano offer an essential boots-on-the ground history of some of the states most fascinating places.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.5.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Washington state hiking, Washington state history, Hiking history, ancient trails, historic trails in Washington, Indian trails, railroad trails, wagon roads, stagecoach routes, mine to market roads, Oregon Trail
• ISBN-10: 0-295-74853-2 / 0295748532
• ISBN-13: 978-0-295-74853-5 / 9780295748535