num_pages: 320
description: The Creaky Knees Guide Washington is a day-hiking guidebook filled with kinder gentler trails. Written in a style that will appeal to aging boomers and anyone who  regardless of age  can't or doesn't want to walk as far as they once could or would like to. The book covers 100 of the best easy-to-walk hikes throughout the state. Trails are divided into 11 regions including the Olympic Peninsula Mount Rainier National Park and Southeastern Washington. There's also a section on urban hikes and walks. For each trail information is provided on elevation gains including a topographical map clear up-to-date driving directions mileage and estimated hiking time trail conditions effort level best season map references exploring options access permits required and where to find more information. In addition a chart at the front of the book compiles the hikes per effort level required overall hike rating and best season(s) to hit the trail.?? Written in a wry but informative tone by outdoors expert and Day Hike! author Seabury Blair Jr. the Creaky Knees Guide is a perfect resource anyone can use to explore the beauty of the Northwest without breaking too much of a sweat.
language: English
title: The Creaky Knees Guide Washington: The 100 Best Easy Hikes in the State
publisher: Sasquatch Books