Full-color coffee-table quality hiking guidebook with lush, hand-drawn trail maps* Written by Washington's godfathers of hiking guidebooks, Harvey Manning and Ira Spring* In a state rich with luscious trails, these hikes are the ones you can't miss (or, at least, must start with)100 Classic Hikes in Washington is the progeny of Washington's first hiking guidebook, and is the best-selling guidebook of all time. There's a reason: it's gorgeous. The photos of trails and vistas are breathtaking.
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