This is your guide to more than 50 spectacular and sublime walks, hikes, and backpacking adventures accessing the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountains, contorted volcanic formations, and striated canyons. Move across the expansive Valle Grande; pierce the clouds on Wheeler Peak; wade through a sea of wildflowers along subalpine lakes in the Pecos Wilderness; walk with the ancients as you explore ruins left by American Indian, Hispanic, and Anglo inhabitants in places like Chaco Canyon and Bandelier National Monument.

This comprehensive guide describes more than 50 of the best day and overnight hikes across the state of Washington. The author has organized the book by region and has handpicked hikes from the shores of the Olympic Peninsula to the Columbia Basin of eastern Washington that highlight the varied terrain, ecosystems, and flora and fauna Washington has to offer. He also includes interesting insights into the geography and history of each place that only 15-plus years of firsthand experience can provide. Hike to a high mountain pass in the Northern Cascades or trace the landscape of a volcano at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument; discover why they call it the Evergreen State as you roam through fabled groves of mammoth Douglas firs and wildflower-filled fields in Mount Rainier National Park. Let this book be your guide to experiencing all the beauty and breathtaking imagery of Washington State.