Includes bibliographical references (page 243).

Lace up your boots and sample sixty-two of the finest hiking trails the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area has to offer. This rugged, 393,000-acre region at the southern margin of the North Cascades provides breathtaking scenery and a variety of challenges and elevations. Choose from easy outings along the Skykomish River, exhilarating summit ascents near Snoqualmie Pass, backcountry treks around Stevens Pass, and sublime parkland hikes in the Teanaway River area. Veteran hiker and outdoors writer Jeff Smoot will introduce you to these and more. Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest in Hiking Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness.