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Enjoy hiking on the dry side of the Cascades! Some of the hikes follow designated trails while others guide you along the contours of the land.

Authors: Alan L. Bauer and Dan A. Nelson
Softcover; 250 pages; black-and-white photographs; topo maps
The Mountaineers Books; copyright 2004
Prime hiking for fall, winter and spring
Organized for quick access from Spokane, the Tri-Cities, Yakima, Ellensburg and Wenatchee
100 hikes, from short day trips (1-5 miles) to overnighters
Hikes At-A-Glance Chart lists best time to go for each trail
Tips on hiking safely and comfortably in desert conditions

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Mar

2011

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Great Book - Local experts share hidden

By Jonesy123

from Clarkston, WA

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Pros

Clear route descriptions
Highly informative
Lots of hidden gems

Cons

Needs new revision

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Comments about Best Desert Hikes: Washington:

This is a wonderfully accurate, informative book clearly written and illustrated by two local experts who know and love eastern Washington. The route descriptions are exceptionally accurate, informative and fun.

The previous reviewer complained that directions to trails were off, and sometimes they are. But that's too be expected. Like many guidebooks, some of the trailhead directions are dated -- roads change, landowner permissions come and go, etc. But because books stay on shelves for years and years, those changes aren't reflected in their pages. The Juniper Dunes route is a great example. I've hiked that MANY times, but only in the few years has the road access to the wilderness been lost. Land owners who got sick of the yahoos on 4-wheelers ripping around their property by way of the access roads put a stop to the hassle by closing their PRIVATE roads to ANY public use. THat means there is NO PUBLIC ACCESS to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness now. But that's definitely NOT the authors' fault -- the access was there when the book came out. Which just proves that even the best guidebooks must be supplemented by a THINKING READER. Use the book but they go online and get the LASTEST INFORMATION before heading out on a planned hike (and don't bash the book authors because things changed after the book was published! That's simply unfair and stupid!)

Mar

2010

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Did the author go on any of the hikes??

By Natalie in Washington

from Kennewick, WA

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Pros

Pretty Destinations

Cons

Difficult to read
Inaccurate

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Hiking

Comments about Best Desert Hikes: Washington:

I'm from Eastern Washington and was very excited to see a book about this side of the state! The beauty of the desert is seriously underappreciated. But this book seemed like it was written by someone who heard about the hikes from someone who heard about the hikes from someone who heard about the hikes from someone who heard about the hikes from someone who actually went on them. Misadventures include being directed down a private road with a HUGE No Trespassing sign in an attempt to get to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness, looking for a non-existent trailhead by White Bluffs (although eventually we found where we were going) and other similar confusions. The destinations themselves are beautiful and worth going to, but it's so hard to find them!! This book needs a major re-write.