Hiking Through History Washington

Imagine hiking along a wooded trail in Washington and stumbling upon the stone foundation of a crumbled building or rusted railroad ties from an abandoned Northern Pacific Railway line. Hiking through History Washington profiles 40 hikes (all trails, of varying degrees of difficulty), will go beyond simply stating miles and directions and GPS coordinates for each hike to include rich descriptions of the history underfoot. This book is the perfect companion for any hiker with an interest in history, complete with rich photos, detailed maps, and sidebars detailing enough historical information to satisfy every curiosity along the way. 

Nathan and Jeremy Barnes were born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. Their enthusiasm for the outdoors was cultivated at a young age by trips to the Columbia River Gorge, Bend, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens, to name just a few. They climbed Mount Rainier, reaching Columbia Crest in 2008.

Olympic Peninsula 1.    Spruce Railroad 2.    Royal Basin 3.    Tubal Cain Mine & Tull Canyon 4.    Lake of the Angels 5.    Staircase Rapids a.    Mount Rose Honorable Mention 6.    Lower Skokomish River Mountain Loop Highway 7.    Boulder River 8.    Old Sauk River 9.    Lime Kiln a.    Robe Canyon Honorable Mention 10.    Mt. Pilchuck 11.    Marten Creek 12.    Vesper Peak - Sunrise Mine 13.    Gothic Basin 14.    Monte Cristo Townsite a.    Glacier Basin Honorable Mention 15.    Goat Lake Highway 2 16.    Lord Hill Regional Park 17.    Lake Serene & Bridal Veil Falls 18.    Index Town Wall a.    Sunset Mine Honorable Mention 19.    Blanca Lake a.    Scorpion Mountain Honorable Mention b.    Tonga Ridge Honorable Mention 20.    Beckler Peak 21.    Iron Goat Trail 22.    Surprise & Glacier Lakes 23.    Skyline Lake 24.    Soaring Eagle Regional Park Interstate 90 25.    Dirty Harry’s Peak 26.    McClellan Butte 27.    Mason Lake & Mt. Defiance a.    Bandera Mountain Honorable Mention 28.    Kendall Katwalk & Kendall Peak 29.    Snoqualmie Mountain 30.    Twin Lakes & Silver Peak Loop 31.    Rachel Lake & Alta Mountain 32.    Kachess Ridge Beacon a.    Easton Ridge Honorable Mention 33.    Hex Mountain Highway 410 34.    Franklin Townsite 35.    Mud Mountain Rim Trail 36.    Greenwater & Echo Lakes 37.    Kelly Butte a.    Colquhoun Peak Honorable Mention 38.    Snoquera Falls a.    Little Ranger Peak Honorable Mention 39.    Melmont Townsite 40.    Pack Forest