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Day Hike! Central Cascades: The Best Trails You Can Hike in a Day (Day Hike!) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mike Mcquaide
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 473953
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 157061539X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781570615399
ASIN: 157061539X
Publication Date: May 28, 2008
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Product Description
In this useful guide, Northwest trail expert Mike McQuaide leads readers to the best day-hike trails in the Central Cascades, from the stunning Olallie Lake Scenic Area in the north to the enchanting Mount Thielsen Wilderness in the south. Day Hike! Central Cascades details classic routes from easy to moderate to extreme, giving hikers the choices they want. This revised edition contains 69 complete trail descriptions with crucial information like estimated hiking time, permits required, special notes on dogs and kids, and double-checked driving directions. The book also contains easy-to-read USGS topographical maps and informative photographs. This updated edition discusses all changes made to the trails, and details on who to contact about the most recent reconstructions. Lively writing and smart advice make this guide one to keep right alongside the water bottles.
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 Excellent guide for the day hiker September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I started hiking early this summer, and this book has been my constant guide. Green Trails offers map bundles that include a copy of this book, so I guess I'm not the only one who thinks it's pretty good.
Pros:
- The large geographical range of the book. It covers hikes as far north as Mount Pilchick, and south through the Steven's Pass area to the I-90 corridor and Snoqualmie Pass. It also has several trails in the Issaquah Alps and North Bend area, which is a treat for someone who lives in Bellevue like I do.
- The summary section provides good information about the hike. It covers pretty much everything you need to know: distance, elevation gain/max, difficulty, accessibility. The presentation is very clear, unlike some other guidebooks that bury this info either in a small box, or worse, a long rambling description. It even gives helpful notes like whether it's suitable for kids or dogs.
- The descriptions are well-written, just the right length, and the author's style is engaging. McQuaide's writing inspired me enough to attempt even some of the more difficult trails--I give him credit for my victory over Mailbox Peak!
- The book provides topo maps of the immediate area. As the other reviewer said, for a day hike there's not much need for a full topo map. [Although just to be prepared you might consider getting one; they are inexpensive.] Full topo maps can be large and bulky, but the smaller maps provided are perfect for minor orienting tasks.
Cons:
- The selection of hikes is not comprehensive, but rather give more of a general feel for the area's possibilities. If you want a fuller catalog, you might want to get a copy of Day Hiking: Snoqualmie Region (Done in a Day).
- The quoted hiking times can be way off sometimes, though for the most part they aren't bad. I realize that the time you take to hike a trail depends on your own ability and how much time you spend at your destination. But sometimes I finish in less time, sometimes I take longer--it's not consistent. Online guides (wta.org, attrition.ws, Getaways in the Seattle PI) are more helpful when judging how long a hike will take. (Trust me, I've gotten into major trouble when a supposedly 6-hour hike took more than 7 hours.)
All in all, this is a great guide. If you're thinking of hiking the wonderfuland that is the Central Cascades, I highly recommend that you get this book. Have fun!
Great book but incomplete - could have been five stars July 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book of hikes in the Central Cascades (where I live). While I am already familiar with many hiking trails, the recent birth of our daughter means shorter, easier hikes in our near future and I purchased this book to refamiliarize myself with the trails I learned to hike on.
The book provides a basic guide at the beginning to help you pick hikes by geographic location or by difficulty and the authors subjective rating of the hike. Each hike has a page or more of information, starting with a brief summary, directions and key details, tips or warnings. For example, Franklin Falls is a great hike for beginners - except - there is a potentially difficult and dangerous rock slope to navigate at the end. The author warns of this which is fantastic - I knew from experience that this hike would appeal to less mobile hikers only to present them with a potentially impassable obstacle at the end.
Each hike also includes a basic topographical map that provides a very basic overview of the hikes path as well as an indication of elevation gain. Since this is a book of day hikes I see no need for a full topographical map and none is provided - a criticism of other reviewers that I do not agree with.
Overall this is a very good book minus one glaring issue. There are two hikes missing. I'm not sure which they are, because they are on the overview map but not in the book. A minor issue since the book is packed with hikes but it still disappointed me.
 Poor maps and photos March 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is well written, but the maps are not the best. Also, some of the photos are blurry and could be much better. Its not a bad book and provides another point of view, but Beyond Mount Si: The Best Hikes Within 85 Miles of Seattle is a better book overall.
Normally the Day Hike! books are very good, but this one seems to need a revision with better photos and maps.
A great guide for the area January 6, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mike is a talented writer and Central Cascades is another great guidebook by him. As with his other books this has come with me on many trips.
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