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Comprehensive profiles of canoeing, kayaking, and rafting routes with over two dozen new runs, maps, and photos.

Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater is the definitive guide to the best rivers and creeks for kayaking and rafting in Washington and Oregon—home to some of the most fun (and challenging) whitewater in the world. Including over 240 detailed run descriptions from local area paddlers who know these rivers and creeks better than anyone else, this is the only book you’ll ever need for a lifetime’s-worth of paddling in the Pacific Northwest.--Amazon...

Featuring 50 of the state's best hikes, with an additional 56 honorable mention hikes, Hiking Oregon is the ticket to experiencing the Beaver State's remarkable diversity. This one-of-a-kind guidebook takes outdoor enthusiasts on hikes along rugged, rocky coastline to historic lighthouses; through scented, sagebrush high desert and magnificent lava plains; and to the tops of volcanic peaks, past cascading waterfalls, and alongside wild and scenic...

Take your friends and family on an unexpected field trip! Atomic Marbles and Branding Irons is a fascinating and fun look at more than 130 marvelous museums, curious collections, and just about anything worth pulling the car over for. Here is the Northwest you won't find in any typical guidebook - from hands-on science museums to dig-your-own fossil pits, from priceless objects to wacky front-yard folk art. Whether you're an airplane or train afficionado[sic],...

At first, the basalt rims, high cold deserts, dry lakes, and vast expanses of grass and sage seem to be a barren realm. In fact, petite flowers bloom on rock shelves. Tiny organisms thrive in hot springs and salt water. Unique soil collects and retains water, allowing ancient pine stands to survive. Pikas build miniature grass haystacks to store winter food. Petroglyphs and remnants of ranches, mills, and mines provide evidence of human history. Indeed,...

Details the attractions, national parks, restaurants, accommodations, outdoor activities, and local history of Washington, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.