{"product_id":"day-hiking-eastern-washington-kettles-selkirks-columbia-plateau-blue-mountains-9781594854941","title":"Day Hiking Eastern Washington: Kettles-Selkirks * Columbia Plateau * Blue Mountains","description":"\u003cem\u003eDay Hiking: Eastern Washington \u003c\/em\u003efeatures 125 day hikes throughout the eastern Washington region, roughly covering the area of the state east of Highway 97. This expansive region includes the Spokane area, Colville National Forest and northeastern Washington (Colville, Metaline Falls, Kettle Falls, Republic, Tonasket), Moses Lake, Soap Lake, Coulee Dam, Lake Roosevelt, and other parts of the mid- and upper-Columbia River basin, southeast Washington (Pullman, the Blue Mountains, Walla Walla, Tri-Cities), and the eastern reaches of the Columbia River. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who better to cover such a large geographic area than long-time eastern Washington expert Rich Landers, partnered with Day Hiking guru Craig Romano? These two trekkers have combined forces to research and write an authoritative guide that is sure to become the new gold standard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e**Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to \u003cb\u003eWashington Trails Association (WTA)\u003c\/b\u003e. WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington's Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanders, Rich:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As the outdoors editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Spokesman-Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRich Landers\u003c\/b\u003e explored and covered the region's outdoors scene in stories, columns, blogs, and photos for 40 years. He is the author of four guidebooks including \u003ci\u003eDay Hiking Eastern Washington\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomano, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCraig Romano\u003c\/b\u003e is an awardwinning author or coauthor of more than twenty books. Romano also writes for numerous publications, tourism websites, and HikeoftheWeek.com. When not hiking, running, or writing, he can be found napping with his wife and son at their home in Skagit County, Washington. Visit him online at CraigRomano.com or on Facebook @craigromanoguidebookauthor.","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646848536850,"sku":"9781594854941","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fb96032-ff39-4385-81c0-e3481e793fec.jpg?v=1733187128","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/day-hiking-eastern-washington-kettles-selkirks-columbia-plateau-blue-mountains-9781594854941","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}