Best Rain Shadow Hikes: Western Washington (Best Hikes) - Softcover

Michael Fagin; Skip Card

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898868637 ISBN 13: 9780898868630

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2003

Synopsis

rain shadow (n.) an area that receives relatively little rain because of its landscape and local weather patterns rain shadow hike (n.) a scenic hike through an area promising less rain and more sunshine

Sick of hiking in drizzle? Best Rain Shadow Hikes in Western Washington reveals places where an almost magical blend of geography and meteorology seems to raise an invisible umbrella over valley and mountainside.

50 hikes in "rain shadow" zones to the east of the Olympics and just over the crest of the Cascades

A variety of hikes rated from easy to more difficult
Extends your hiking season beyond the summer months
A map, elevation profile, and photo for each hike
Tips on how to forecast the weather before you choose a hike

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Fagin is owner and lead forecaster for Washington Online Weather; he also has given weekly hiking tips on Northwest Cable News. Skip Card is an outdoor reporter for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington.

Review:

For the best chance of seeing sunshine instead of spring showers, follow Best Rain Shadow Hikes: Western Washington. -- Vancouver Columbian, May 2003

Good-looking elevation graphics, sharper-than-usual photographs, and an informative section on weather are pluses...Fagin's weather information is priceless -- Sports, Etc., May 2003

If there's anyone who can keep you dry on the trail this year, it's Fagin and Card. -- Bremerton Sun, May 2003

In a comfortable style, it gets right to what is special or notable about each hike -- Greg Johnston, Seattle P-I

About this edition

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0898868637
• ISBN 13: 9780898868630
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 205