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Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest guides you through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, relating the hidden history of long-gone soldiers, settlers, farmers, and miners. This essential, guidebook to the historic remains of centuries past includes maps, town histories, color photographs, and detailed directions. Plan your road trips by chapter-each chapter covers a geographic area and town entries...

Multi-day tours, many of them loops, for great Northwest cycling vacations.

Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest is the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their gold prospecting in the pacific northwest region. Containing accurate, up-to-date prospecting information for all known panning areas in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The write-ups for each locale include driving directions, GPS coordinates, historical information, land ownership restrictions, full-color photos,...

Anyone intimidated by river paddling or simply looking for a relaxing rather than hair-raising route will find 50 beautiful flatwater and class 1 and 2 whitewater trips in this thorough guide, Scattered throughout the Inland Northwest and southeastern British Columbia, all the routes are ideal for beginning and intermediate paddlers as well as families who want to introduce their children to the rivers. Each trip description includes a detailed summary...