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A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.

Photographing Washington covers the most photogenic natural locations and a few man-made ones in Washington, The Evergreen State. Covering the entire state, from the rugged coastline to Puget Sound and islands in the Salish Sea, through the Columbia River Gorge and over the Cascade Mountains, across the Columbia Plateau to mountains and valleys on the eastern border. Come explore coastal cliffs and beaches, lighthouses, wildlife refuges, gardens,...

WestWinds Press is proud to bring back into print this classic history of the Pacific Northwest from native daughter Nancy Wilson Ross. Reading the book is like opening a time capsule to Oregon and Washington as they were from the Oregon Trail days through the 1930s. FARTHEST REACH is an engaging, affectionate account of the remote and mysterious Pacific Northwest and a celebration of its people-the loggers, fishermen, cowboys, Native Americans, and...

See the whole 425 mile Loop from craggy snow capped mountain peaks to sunny Puget Sound beaches and the mighty Columbia River, to the turquoise waters of Ross Lake.

Washington is home to four National Parks and National Monuments, the spectacular Pacific Coast Highway, the San Juan Islands, Columbia River basin, and a host of wildlife refuges. This is the rich palette from which the Sullivans have chosen 120 stunning sites to highlight the best times, seasons, and techniques for taking memorable photographs. This comprehensive photography guide includes sites of historical interest as well as natural beauty,...

Take a 30-minute video tour of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, including such highlights as the Hoh River Rain Forest, Lake Crescent, the trails at Olympic National Park, kayaking at Sequim Bay, and the Makah Indian Museum at Neah Bay.

The Sunset Highway works its way east to west across the 300-mile-wide expanse of Washington State from the Spokane River to its ending at Seattle on Puget Sound. Later known as Highway 10, the route traverses a landscape of big cities, small towns, and wide-open spaces; rolling hills and rugged mountains; fertile fields of grain, apple orchards, and ranches; roaring streams, deep rivers, and rock-walled coulees-now dry, but once a mighty watercourse....

"Detailed information on 400 public campgrounds in Washington State accessible by car. Guide for everyone from tenters to RVers"--