Hiking the North Cascades : a guide to more than 100 great hiking adventures

Dream It Concise descriptions and detailed maps for more than 100 easy-to-follow trails across the North Cascades that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy mountaintop views, hidden waterfalls, and remote forests. Plan it Hiking the North Cascades provides the latest information to plan your outdoor adventure. Iconic and lesser-known hikes from Mount Pisgah in the southwest to Fourth Connecticut Lake on the Canadian border, Photos, GPS-generated maps, detailed trail descriptions, and trailhead GPS, Insightful hike overviews, including details on distance, difficulty, canine compatibility, and options to extend your hike or make it more kid friendly, Do It A combination of soaring geology, tumbling waters, and deep forests have led to a plethora of great hiking trails in the North Cascades. Hikes suited to every ability, Discover swimming holes, spectacular views, and more, Meet your local experts Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, and Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. He lives in Laramie, Wyoming. Let Falcon Be Your Guide Falcon is the premier publisher of outdoor recreation guidebooks in North America. Written by and for outdoor enthusiasts, these guides-chock-full of photos and maps-not only provide you with the skills you need but also take you along with our authoritative local experts on these experiences of a lifetime. Book jacket.

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Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. He lives in Laramie, WY.

Acknowledgments	p. x
Green Trails Topo Map Index	p. xi
USGS Topo Map Index	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
How to Use This Guide	p. 1
Planning Your Trip	p. 2
Regulations	p. 10
Zero Impact	p. 11
History and Geology	p. 15
Map Legend	p. 20
Trail Finder	p. 21
The Hikes
The Skagit River-Gateway to the North Cascades	p. 27
1 Sauk Mountain	p. 30
2 Watson Lakes	p. 32
3 Dock Butte-Blue Lake	p. 35
4 The Scott Paul Trail	p. 38
5 Baker River	p. 41
6 Cow Heaven	p. 43
7 Monogram Lake and Lookout Mountain	p. 46
8 Hidden Lake Lookout	p. 49
9 Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm	p. 51
10 Thornton Lakes	p. 57
Honorable Mentions	p. 60
Ross Lake and Vicinity	p. 61
11 Stetattle Creek	p. 64
12 Pyramid Lake	p. 67
13 Sourdough Mountain	p. 69
14 West Bank Trail	p. 72
15 Big Beaver Creek	p. 76
16 Little Beaver Creek	p. 79
17 East Bank Trail	p. 84
18 Little Jack Trail	p. 88
19 Desolation Peak	p. 91
20 Lightning Creek and Hozomeen Lake	p. 94
21 Thunder Creek	p. 98
22 Fourth of July Pass	p. 103
23 Easy Pass and Fisher Creek	p. 106
Honorable Mentions	p. 110
Mount Baker and the Chilliwack Watershed	p. 111
24 Heliotrope Ridge	p. 113
25 Skyline Divide	p. 116
26 Table Mountain	p. 118
27 Artist Ridge	p. 121
28 Galena Chain Lakes Loop	p. 123
29 Ptarmigan Ridge	p. 126
30 Lake Ann	p. 128
31 Nooksack Cirque	p. 132
32 Hannegan Pass and Hannegan Peak	p. 135
33 Copper Ridge	p. 138
34 Chilliwack River	p. 142
35 Whatcom Pass	p. 146
36 Goat Mountain	p. 149
37 Winchester Mountain Lookout	p. 152
38 High Pass	p. 154
39 Silesia Creek	p. 157
40 Gold Run Pass and Tomyhoi Lake	p. 160
41 Yellow Aster Butte	p. 163
42 Welcome Pass and the High Divide	p. 167
43 Excelsior Pass	p. 169
44 Church Mountain	p. 173
Honorable Mentions	p. 176
The Canadian Cascades	p. 177
45 Heather Trail	p. 180
46 Monument 83	p. 184
47 Frosty Mountain Loop	p. 186
48 Lightning Lakes Chain	p. 190
49 Three Falls Trail	p. 193
50 Skyline Trail	p. 196
51 Skagit River Trail	p. 201
52 Galene Lakes	p. 204
Honorable Mentions	p. 208
The Pasayten Wilderness	p. 209
53 Devils Dome	p. 212
54 Jackita Ridge	p. 215
55 Deception Pass	p. 220
56 Center Mountain	p. 223
57 Cascade Crest-Pacific Crest Trail	p. 226
58 Three Fools Trail	p. 232
59 Buckskin Ridge	p. 236
60 Ferguson Lake	p. 240
61 Robinson Pass	p. 243
62 Shellrock Pass	p. 247
63 Monument Trail	p. 250
Honorable Mentions	p. 255
Rainy Pass and Surroundings	p. 256
64 Rainy Lake	p. 260
65 Maple Pass Loop	p. 262
66 Cutthroat Lake and Cutthroat Pass	p. 265
67 Granite Pass Highline-Pacific Crest Trail	p. 269
68 West Fork of the Methow River	p. 272
69 East Creek	p. 276
70 Chancellor Trail	p. 279
71 Cady Pass	p. 282
72 Trout Creek Divide-Pacific Crest Trail	p. 285
73 Dagger Lake and Twisp Pass	p. 288
74 Stiletto Peak	p. 291
75 McAlester Lake	p. 294
76 Blue Lake	p. 297
Honorable Mentions	p. 299
The Stehekin Valley	p. 300
77 Stehekin Valley Road	p. 303
78 Horseshoe Basin	p. 307
79 Park Creek	p. 309
80 Flat Creek	p. 312
81 Goode Ridge	p. 315
82 Bridge Creek	p. 317
83 North Fork Meadows	p. 322
84 Agnes Gorge	p. 325
85 Agnes Creek-Pacific Crest Trail	p. 328
86 McGregor Mountain	p. 333
87 Rainbow Loop	p. 337
88 Rainbow Creek	p. 340
89 Rainbow Lake and Bridge Creek	p. 343
90 Boulder Creek	p. 346
91 Company-Devore Creek Loop	p. 350
Honorable Mentions	p. 356
Lake Chelan and the Sawtooth Country	p. 357
92 Railroad Creek	p. 360
93 Holden Lake	p. 364
94 Chelan Lakeshore Trail	p. 366
95 Purple Pass	p. 369
96 Chelan Summit Trail	p. 372
97 War Creek	p. 377
98 Eagle Pass	p. 380
99 Oval Lakes	p. 383
100 Scaffold Ridge	p. 386
101 Hoodoo Pass	p. 390
102 South Pass	p. 393
103 Louis Lake	p. 396
104 Scatter Lake	p. 399
105 Copper Pass	p. 401
106 North Lake	p. 404
Honorable Mentions	p. 408
Appendix A Extended Journeys	p. 409
Appendix B Directory of Land Management Agencies	p. 414
Appendix C Park Service Backcountry Camps	p. 416
Index	p. 421
About the Author	p. 424

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