The Creaky Knees Guide Washington, 3rd Edition: The 100 Best Easy Hikes

Explore the beauty of Washington’s natural landscape with this fully updated guide featuring the 100 best low-impact day hikes in the state--perfect for aging baby boomers, seniors, those traveling with small children, and anyone else interested more in a stroll than a climb.

From the Olympic Peninsula to Mount Rainier and Snoqualmie Pass, The Creaky Knees Guide Washington is a day-hiking guidebook filled with kinder, gentler trails, featuring 100 of the best easy-to-walk hikes throughout the state. Written in an informative style that will appeal to anyone, regardless of age, this helpful guide includes trail ratings from 1 (worthwhile) to 5 (spectacular) based on water features and other enjoyable factors; topographical maps with elevation profiles; and information at a glance, such as recommended seasons, estimated hiking times, permit and parking
fees, and distance and elevation gain.

HIKES INCLUDE:
▪ Bridal Veil Falls
▪ Rialto Beach
▪ Beacon Rock
▪ Ginkgo Petrified Forest Trails
▪ Painted Rocks
▪ Chain Lakes Loop
▪ Middle Fork Snoqualmie
▪ Hyak Tunnel
▪ Turnbull National
▪ Wildlife Refuge
▪ and many more!

Other titles in Creaky Knees easy hike series include Creaky Knees Oregon, Creaky Knees Northern California, and Creaky Knees Arizona.

SEABURY BLAIR JR. spent many years as the outdoor columnist for the Bremerton Sun newspaper. He created the R&R section for the Sun several years ago, a prototype for most of the outdoor-travel sections you now find in all Puget Sound papers. One of his most popular regular features was the Hike O’ the Month, and he has contributed to the website for Go West. He is also the author of The Creaky Knees Guide Washington and three guides in the Day Hike! series: Olympic Peninsula; Columbia Gorge; and Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and Sandpoint. He is a hardcore backcountry skier and hiker, and lives in Deer Park, Washington, with his wife and mapmaker, Marlene.