Summary
* The best-selling guidebook for snowshoe routes in Washington* Trip planning chart makes snowshoe route selection easy: location, skill level, length, trail highlights, author's favorites, best time to go, and more-compared at a glanceThere are snowshoe outings for all skill levels, from beginner to experienced mountaineer. Many are within easy driving distance from metropolitan regions including Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Olympia, and Yakima. Most trips start from Sno-Park areas for easy snowshoe access.
DAN NELSON is executive editor of Signpost for Northwest Trails, a monthly backcountry recreation magazine published by the Washington Trails Association. He wrote Snowshoe Routes-Washington, and wrote the following Day Hiking titles; Day Hiking: Mount Rainier, Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Region, Day Hiking: South Cascades. Nelson was the co-author of Pacific Northwest Hiking: The Complete Guide (Foghorn, 1995). He is also an outdoor recreation feature writer and columnist for The Seattle Times and a frequent contributor to Backpacker magazine.
