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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington, 2nd Edition

The 100 Best Easy Hikes

By: Seabury Blair, Jr.

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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington, 2nd Edition

The 100 Best Easy Hikes

By: Seabury Blair, Jr.

This day-hiking guidebook features the best 100 low-impact trails in the state from the Olympic Peninsula and Mount Rainier National Park to Eastern Washington. Written in an informative style that will appeal to anyone, regardless of age, the guide covers hikes in 10 regions throughout the state as well urban hikes and walks. Each trail description includes elevation gains, including a topographical map; clear, up-to-date driving directions; mileage and estimated hiking time; trail conditions; and more. Creaky Knees hiking guides are perfect for aging baby boomers, seniors, those traveling with small children, and anyone else interested more in a stroll than a climb.

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1632170108

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The China Collectors

America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures

By: Karl E. Meyer,Shareen Blair Brysac

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The China Collectors

America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures

By: Karl E. Meyer,Shareen Blair Brysac

The untold and fascinating history of the unlikely artistic encounters between the US and China, the youngest and oldest of major powers

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Macmillan

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1137279761

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9781137279767

Second Metropolis

Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka

By: Blair A. Ruble

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Second Metropolis

Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka

By: Blair A. Ruble

This book explores how social fragmentation led to pluralistic public policies in Chicago, Moscow, and Osaka.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521801796

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9780521801799

Who Is the City For?

Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago

By: Blair Kamin

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Who Is the City For?

Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago

By: Blair Kamin

Two decades ago, Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin's series "Reinventing the Lakefront" documented the stark disparities between the shoreline parks bordering the city's mostly white, affluent North Side neighborhoods and those along its largely Black, poor South Side. The series, which spurred new civic investments in the south lakefront, won a Pulitzer Prize and signaled Kamin's commitment to activist criticism. That commitment continued through his last column for the Tribune in January 2021. This book collects 55 of Kamin's columns from the past decade, organized around questions of equity that loomed over the built environment as over American society generally: Who benefits from urban development? Are new private and public buildings good citizens? Which historic buildings get saved and why? And how did the polarizing US presidents and Chicago mayors who ruled over this decade play into the larger drama of the city's public realm? Covering major new structures--from the Trump Tower sign to the Obama Presidential Center, the Riverwalk to The 606--as well as the bridges, CTA stations, hospitals, skyscrapers, and other buildings that constitute the everyday fabric of the city, the columns are illustrated with photographs by Lee Bey, former architecture critic of the Chicago Sun-Times. The epilogue, featuring Kamin's farewell column, marks the end of an era in the nation's architectural capital"--

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University of Chicago Press

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0226822737

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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington, 3rd Edition

The 100 Best Easy Hikes

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington, 3rd Edition

The 100 Best Easy Hikes

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

Explore the beauty of Washington's natural landscape with this fully updated guide featuring the 100 best low-impact day hikes in the state—perfect for aging baby boomers, seniors, those traveling with small children, and anyone else interested more in a stroll than a climb. From the Olympic Peninsula to Mount Rainier and Snoqualmie Pass, The Creaky Knees Guide Washington is a day-hiking guidebook filled with kinder, gentler trails, featuring 100 of the best easy-to-walk hikes throughout the state. Written in an informative style that will appeal to anyone, regardless of age, this helpful guide includes trail ratings from 1 (worthwhile) to 5 (spectacular) based on water features and other enjoyable factors; topographical maps with elevation profiles; and information at a glance, such as recommended seasons, estimated hiking times, permit and parking fees, and distance and elevation gain. HIKES INCLUDE: ▪ Bridal Veil Falls ▪ Rialto Beach ▪ Beacon Rock ▪ Ginkgo Petrified Forest Trails ▪ Painted Rocks ▪ Chain Lakes Loop ▪ Middle Fork Snoqualmie ▪ Hyak Tunnel ▪ Turnbull National ▪ Wildlife Refuge ▪ and many more! Other titles in Creaky Knees easy hike series include Creaky Knees Oregon, Creaky Knees Northern California, and Creaky Knees Arizona.

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1632173557

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Wild Roads Washington

80 Scenic Drives to Camping, Hiking Trails, and Adventures

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

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Wild Roads Washington

80 Scenic Drives to Camping, Hiking Trails, and Adventures

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

Discover the beauty of Washington state with these 75 scenic road trips, each of which leads to an easy day hike. This choose-your-own-adventure guidebook is the first of its kind to take take the easy hike offroading--and up forest roads into the lush landscape of Washington State. Most forest roads in Washington climb almost as high as some of the trails, providing vistas almost as good as those reached by foot. Featuring 75 roads throughout the state, the author outlines hikes off of each route, whether you want to start by foot at the bottom or closer to the peak. Some of these roads are paved and designated Forest Highways, while others are rough, single-lane routes where wildlife and scenery outnumber vehicles.

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1570618275

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Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare

By: Kylie O'Brien,Philip Blair

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Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare

By: Kylie O'Brien,Philip Blair

This book functions as a clinician’s guide to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of mental health conditions. It conveys the scientific evidence of efficacy of CBD as well as THC and addresses the social stigma attached to its medical use. The book describes the endocannabinoid system, how stress and the endocannabinoid system interact and key constituents, pharmacokinetics and safety aspects of medicinal cannabis, focusing on CBD and THC. Chapters on specific mental health conditions describe the underpinning pathomechanisms including how the endocannabinoid system is involved, and summarises the scientific evidence including animal and human research for the use of CBD and THC in treatment of such conditions. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, Alzheimer's Disease and autism spectrum disorder. Chapters also discuss treatment guidelines and case studies. Unique and focused, Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners seeking to adopt CBD-use in their treatment plans.

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Springer Nature

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3030785599

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9783030785598

The Creaky Knees Guide Washington

The 100 Best Easy Hikes in the State

By: Seabury Blair

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The Creaky Knees Guide Washington

The 100 Best Easy Hikes in the State

By: Seabury Blair

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.

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Sasquatch Books

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1570617376

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Early Settlers of Alabama

By: James Edmonds Saunders,Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs

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Early Settlers of Alabama

By: James Edmonds Saunders,Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs

A reprint of the 1899 Publication with two parts bound in one volume.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806303085

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9780806303086

Why Architecture Matters

Lessons from Chicago

By: Blair Kamin

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Why Architecture Matters

Lessons from Chicago

By: Blair Kamin

This text collects the best of architecture critic Blair Kamin's columns. Using Chicago as a barometer of national design trends, the book sheds light on the state of American architecture during 'the Nervous Nineties'.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226423220

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9780226423227

The Sign for Home

A Novel

By: Blair Fell

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The Sign for Home

A Novel

By: Blair Fell

Arlo Dilly, deaf, blind, a Jehovah'Ĩœs Witness and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle, sets out, with his gay interpreter and his wildly inappropriate Belgian best friend, to find the love of his life, who he thought he lost forever

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Simon and Schuster

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1982175958

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The Bradley and How It Got That Way

Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army

By: W. Blair Haworth

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The Bradley and How It Got That Way

Technology, Institutions, and the Problem of Mechanized Infantry in the United States Army

By: W. Blair Haworth

The mechanized infantry is one of the least-studied components of the U.S. Army's combat arms, and its most visable piece of equipment, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, is one of the military's most controversial pieces of equipment. This study traces the idea of mechanized infantry from its roots in the early armored operations of World War I, through its fruition in World War II, to its drastic transformation in response to the threat of a nuclear, biological, and chemical battlefield. The U.S. Army's doctrinal migration from the idea of specialized armored infantry to that of more generalized mechanized infantry led to problematic consequences in training and equipping the force. Haworth explores the origins, conduct, and outcome of the Bradley controversy, along with its implications for Army institutional cultures, force designs, and doctrines. Challenging traditional partisan views of the Bradley program, Haworth goes to the roots of the issue. The author details the mechanized infantry's problematic status in the Army's traditional division of roles and missions between its Infantry and Armored branches. While new conditions demand new equipment, old institutions and current commitments inevitably complicate matters; thus, traditional infantry considerations have driven the Bradley's requirements. The raw capability of the vehicle and the fortitude and ingenuity of its users have to some extent compensated for the conflicting pressures in its design. However, the reluctance of the Army to see mechanized infantry as a specialty has led to the problem the vehicle has faced, as this book clearly shows.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313030413

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Wild Roads Washington, 2nd Edition

80 Scenic Drives to Camping, Hiking Trails, and Adventures

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

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Wild Roads Washington, 2nd Edition

80 Scenic Drives to Camping, Hiking Trails, and Adventures

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

Whether you love living on the road or are just fighting the Sunday scaries, discover the 80 best scenic drives to camping, trails, and adventures in Washington! Now fully updated with 5 new roads, Wild Roads Washington is perfect for roadtripping enthusiasts, RV-ers, and #vanlifers looking to explore the best vistas the state has to offer. Experience some serious road rave with drives that take you to the most beautiful places in Washington State, such as: Views of Mount Rainier at the end of the road to Sun Top Vistas of Lake Cushman and Hoot Canal from atop Mount Ellinor in the OlympicsPicnics amid alpine scenery at Salmon Meadows in the Okanogan National Forest The 80 routes span the state from eastern Washington to the Olympics and the coast and are on paved and dirt roads that are all traversable by car, and take you to excellent trailheads for further adventure by foot! Rating by distance, road condition, and grade from Flatlanders Welcome to Valium Prescribed makes this guide flexible to your capability. Wild Roads Washington invites you to connect with nature again—all from the comfort of your vehicle.

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Sasquatch Books

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163217510X

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9781632175106

Encyclical That Never Was

By: Robert Blair Kaiser

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Encyclical That Never Was

By: Robert Blair Kaiser

On the events that led up to the promulgation of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae.

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A&C Black

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0722034059

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9780722034057

Press'd Into Action

A Preston Andrews Mystery

By: Linda Rae Blair

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Press'd Into Action

A Preston Andrews Mystery

By: Linda Rae Blair

Press is 'volunteered' by FBI Director Malcolm Probst to help the Bureau solve a serial killer's deadly habit. This guy takes a victim one year, then returns it the next--in slightly altered condition. Press hates Probst, but he hates what this killer is doing, more. With next to nothing to go on, the Senior Homicide Detective for the Virginia Beach Police Department is brought in to save the day--and save the Bureau's reputation while he's at it"--Amazon.com.

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LINDA RAE BLAIR

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1453888578

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9781453888575

Essays on American Humor

Blair Through the Ages

By: Walter Blair

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Essays on American Humor

Blair Through the Ages

By: Walter Blair

Walter Blair was the literary scholar who almost single-handedly gave the study of American humor significance in the academic world. By categorizing the writings of American literary humorists into such diverse styles as the Old Southwest, Local Color, and Literary Comedian humor -- each having serious social import--Blair abolished the notion that they were all practicing the same kind of intellectual irreverence. Moving through more than six decades of Walter Blair's works, Essays on American Humor: Blair through the Ages provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline he developed. Hamlin Hill has selected and ordered this collection to show the scope of Blair's expertise, which encompasses the careers of tall-tale characters like Baron Munchausen as well as the achievements of such real-life humorists as E. B. White. The pieces range in time from Blair's introduction to the 1928 edition of Julia A. Moore's poetry to his 1989 introduction to a work commemorating Davy Crockett's two-hundredth anniversary. Historical and biographical essays, source-and-influence studies, and analyses of texts constitute the bulk of the book. An entire section is devoted to discourses on Mark Twain, Blair's major subject.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299136248

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9780299136246

Grateful Dead Gear

The Band's Instruments, Sound Systems, and Recording Sessions from 1965 to 1995

By: Blair Jackson

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Grateful Dead Gear

The Band's Instruments, Sound Systems, and Recording Sessions from 1965 to 1995

By: Blair Jackson

The origins and secrets of the Grateful Dead's magical sound are told! This book is the first in-depth examination of the Dead's technical side, including their recording methods. From the "Acid Tests" of the mid-'60s to the famous "Wall of Sound" PA setup in the '70s and on to their exceptional later touring systems, the Grateful Dead were always on the cutting edge of technological innovation and experimentation. This exhaustive study includes clear and concise explanations of the band's equipment technology, instrument design, and studio recording techniques, plus a history of the group. Features: more than 100 photos and diagrams, many never before seen; new interviews with band members and tech personnel; suggested listening for every era of the group's history; and more!

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879308931

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9780879308933

A New Midley of Memories

By: David Hunter-Blair

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A New Midley of Memories

By: David Hunter-Blair

Reproduction of the original: A New Midley of Memories by David Hunter-Blair

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752383089

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9783752383089

Roman Propertius and the Reinvention of Elegy

By: Jeri Blair Debrohun

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Roman Propertius and the Reinvention of Elegy

By: Jeri Blair Debrohun

Studies how Propertius transformed the elegiac form, using Callimachean style as a starting point

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University of Michigan Press

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0472112767

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9780472112760

Clerical Error

A True Story

By: Robert Blair Kaiser

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Clerical Error

A True Story

By: Robert Blair Kaiser

Bob Kaiser was Time's man at Vatican II, and he told the story of that council in his bestseller of the early sixties, Pope, Council and World. It was a work as well informed as Xavier Rynne's Letters from Vatican City and probably more influential. "No reporter knew more about the council," said Michael Novak. "In the English-speaking world, at least, perhaps no source was to have quite the catalytic effect on opinion outside the council and even to an extent within it." This is a different story. It is the tale of an intrepid reporter who is so intent on covering the Vatican beat better than anyone else that he doesn't notice that one of his best informants is playing around with his wife. When Kaiser blows the whistle on the man, a charming Irish Jesuit named Malachy Martin, Martin persuades Kaiser's clerical friends (including Archbishop T. D. Roberts and John Courtney Murray) to send him to a psychiatric clinic. The story is at once hilarious (Martin was one of the great clerical con men of all time) and sobering. The "clerical error" - the refusal to see what Martin was up to - was as much Kaiser's as that of his clerical friends, who defended their fellow priest simply because he was a member of the club. Their naivete and blindness simply mirror the church's inability to update the ancient institution called priesthood or to deal realistically with any issue touched by sex: birth control, remarriage after divorce, priestly celibacy, clerical child abuse, or the ordination of women.

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A&C Black

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0826413846

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9780826413840

Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East

By: Shareen Blair Brysac,Karl E. Meyer

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Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East

By: Shareen Blair Brysac,Karl E. Meyer

A brilliant narrative history tracing today’s troubles back to the grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Kingmakers is the gripping story of how the modern Middle East came to be, as told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. Some are famous (Lawrence of Arabia and Gertrude Bell); others infamous (Harry St. John Philby, father of Kim); some forgotten (Sir Mark Sykes, Israel’s godfather, and A. T. Wilson, the territorial creator of Iraq). All helped enthrone rulers in a region whose very name is an Anglo-American invention. The aim of this engrossing character-driven narrative is to restore to life the colorful figures who gave us the Middle East in which Americans are enmeshed today.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393342433

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9780393342437

Day Hike Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint, 2nd Edition

75 Trails You Can Hike in a Day

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

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Day Hike Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint, 2nd Edition

75 Trails You Can Hike in a Day

By: Seabury Blair Jr.

Discover the the 75 best day hikes in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, all within an hour's drive from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, or Sandpoint. The Inland Northwest is a great place to hike, with mountains, rivers, and lakes forming a diverse and breathtaking geography for trails. The 75 day hikes in this full-color guidebook are rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, and include as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more. Here is complete information for 75 great day hikes within driving distance from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, or Sandpoint, including: • Deep Creek Canyon • Dishman Hills • Fish Lake • Lake Coeur d'Alene • Lake Pend Oreille • and more! The Day Hike! series of full-color hiking guides was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. Other titles in the Day Hike! series include: Day Hike! Central Cascades Day Hike Inland Northwest: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint Day Hike! Mount Rainier Day Hike! North Cascades Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula

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