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Paperback, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467129893
For 100 miles along the western edge of Washington State, an unusual agricultural community hugs the Pacific shoreline. Bogs of bright cranberries stretch from the Long Beach Peninsula at the mouth of the Columbia River north to Grayland, Ocean Shores, and Copalis Crossing. Here, along this...

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Paperback, William R. Stein, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467126120
Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island in Washington State has a long and storied history that began in 1942 and continues to the present day. Tucked away on an island that is its namesake, NAS Whidbey was originally conceptualized as a small support base for an existing air station in nearby...

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Paperback, Erodes, Ortiz, 527 pages, 6 x 9, 9780394740188
More than 160 tales from eighty tribal groups gives us a rich and lively panorama of the Native American mythic heritage. From across the continent comes tales of creation and love; heroes and war; animals, tricksters, and the end of the world. In addition to mining the best folkloric sources of...

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Paperback, Scott and Sandy Blackman, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467131018
Surfing came to the central Oregon coast in the early 1960s. Mostly young boys from Newport and the Agate Beach area took to the waves, without wetsuits or leashes, and taught themselves how to surf in the forbidding cold waters. Eventually forming the Agate Beach Surf Club, they discovered...

Fodor's Oregon
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Paperback, Fodor's Travel Guides, 384 pages, 5 x 8, 9781640975743
Whether you want to   explore Portland, drink wine in the Willamette Valley, or hike the Columbia River Gorge, the local Fodor's travel experts in Oregon are here to help!   Fodor's Oregon   guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to...

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Paperback, Oliver Lazenby, 272 pages, 9 x 5.9 x 0.7, 9781493041237
Lace up your boots and sample more than fifty hikes in spectacular Washington, with its densely forested trails, abundant wildlife, lush foliage, and hundreds of miles of cascading streams. Inside this new edition you’ll find up-to-date trail information, detailed maps, and clear directions from...

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Paperback, Adam Sawyer, 248 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493047222
Oregon is famous for its incredible scenery and this guide will lead you to some of the most enjoyable locations. This beautiful, full-color guidebook features 64 of the best waterfall hikes in the Beaver State, with another 19 honorable mentions. From the Coast Range to the Cascades, along with...

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Paperback, Hiram Rogers, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781581573732
An Explorer's 50 Hikes guide to one of Alaska's most stunning outdoor getaways. The Kenai Peninsula, with its proximity to Anchorage, is unarguably the gateway to the great outdoors of Alaska for vast numbers of visitors and locals alike. The Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes series, with its...

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Paperback, Lisa Maloney, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9781682682913
A hiker’s companion to the best treks within striking distance of Alaska’s largest city 50 color photographs, 50 maps

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Paperback, Paul Gerald, 328 pages, 6 x 9, 9781634043380
Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hiking trails within an hour or so from Portland, Oregon, leading you to scenic beauty. The best way to experience Portland is by hiking it! Get outdoors with local author and hiking expert Paul Gerald. Now in full color, this best-selling...

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Paperback, Karen Berger & Daniel R. Smith, 336 pages, 6 x 9, 9781581572124
This book begins where basic trail guides and maps leave off. For each section of the trail, the authors describe the route in detail and recommend the best day hikes and short backpacks from each trailhead. They describe the plants and animals hikers will see, tell stories about local history,...

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Paperback, Mike White, 400 pages, 4.9 x 7.9, 9781643590332
Discover classic destinations and lesser-known jewels of the Northern California coast through 59 incomparable hikes. The Redwood Coast of Northern California is a magnificent and beautifully mysterious hiker’s paradise. Follow award-winning author Mike White into some of the most...

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Paperback, 399 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781594858703
Soggy Sneakers  has been Oregon’s primary source of information for whitewater enthusiasts for 35 years. Members of Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club―who have run all of Oregon's rivers―share their expertise and detail rapids and landmarks found on each run. There's something for...

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Paperback, Rees Hughes, 212 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781941624067
Hiking Humboldt Volume 2  by Rees Hughes presents walk descriptions, directions, maps, and photos of familiar favorites, hidden gems, and unexpected adventures. Volume 2 introduces this region through: Urban walks such as the Arcata Architectural Walk and the...

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Paperback, Linda Mullally & David Mullally, 336 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493017942
Linda and David Mullally, authors of  Best Dog Hikes Northern California , now bring us the next book in the series,  Best Dog Hikes Southern California.  Offering 50 canine-friendly trails and plenty of photos, this book also provides essential information for all dog lovers, including...

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Paperback, Adam Sawyer, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493017102
Who says you have to travel far from home to go on a great hike, paddle, or bike ride? Best Outdoor Adventures Near Portland, Oregon details nearly forty of the best hikes, paddles, bike routes, and adventures within an hour’s drive from the Portland, Oregon, area. This book is perfect for...

Eerie California
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Paperback, Mike Marinacci, 200 pages, 7.8 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches, 9781579512514
Eerie California  tells the story of the Golden State’s strange and spooky sites. Describes over 100 locations in Northern, Central, and Southern California including these bizarre attractions: • Haunted houses, hotels, highways, and parks • Lairs of “Bigfoot” and other elusive creatures...

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Paperback, Roddy Scheer, 264 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493041275
Hiking Waterfalls in Washington includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for the area’s most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions also include history, trivia, and GPS coordinates. This book takes you through state and national parks, forests, monuments, and wilderness...

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paperback, Mark Drenth, 380 pages, 10.7x8.5, 9781880760703
Silver Medal Winner of the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Best Activity Book. 380 pages - ALL THINGS CALIFORNIA! HISTORY, CALIFORNIA CULTURE, FOOD, ANIMALS, INSECTS, NATIONAL FORESTS, PLACES, ACTIVITIES AND STICKER FUN!! 380 pages with 253 colorful stickers. Each attractively illustrated...

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Paperback, Lauren Braden, 256 pages, 7 x 9, 9781680513134
Details each activity along with related history, flora and fauna, and cultural notes Includes recommendations for different places to visit around the state to try the activity "Nature Notebook" journal prompts to inspire you to record and make the most of your adventures...

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Paperback, Heather Balogh Rochfort, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493058327
DREAM IT Hiking with Kids Northern California: 42 Great Hikes for Families features concise descriptions and detailed maps for 40+ easy-to-follow hikes in Northern California that allow families to spend time together in nature. PLAN IT Hiking with Kids Northern California provides tips,...

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Paperback, Erik Molvar, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493063536
This fourth edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features 66 of the finest trails in and around the park plus 40 additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington’s spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park’s wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of...

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Paperback, Russ Schneider, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493052370
This guide describes a wide range of hikes in the Columbia River Gorge, from easy to very strenuous, accessible and remote. Detailed trail descriptions and mileages, suggestions on how to get the most from your hike (points of interest along the way, and some history and natural history of the...

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Paperback, Kay W. & David L. Scott, 208 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493066070
The Oregon Trail, the route of the pioneers during the largest mass migration in United States history, was a long and difficult journey made by Americans nearly two centuries ago. This guidebook, rich with photos, interviews, and information about the famous landmarks, facilities, individuals,...

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371 pages, 4 x 8"
Features a page-per-day format that includes all the tide and current information for each day on a single page. Designed to be a direct replacement for the popular Capt'n Jacks Tide Book, which is no longer being produced. Heavy-Duty waterproof covers Spiral-bound Measures 4 x 8...

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Mike White, 320 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.7", 9781643590967
Discover classic destinations and lesser-known jewels of the Lake Tahoe area through 59 incomparable hikes. Lake Tahoe, the jewel of the Sierra Nevada, holds magic for anyone wishing to explore its surroundings: the splendid backcountry on the north side; the sedate western side; the...

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9781578338566
Daughter of the Olympic Wilderness - The Life and Times of Pansy Martin Snell Few survived the cultural cataclysm visited on the tribes of the Northwest Coast in the last half of the 19 th century. One such woman who grew up in the “Dark Decade” of the 1880s is mentioned in history books, not by...

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Nancy Blakey, 240 pages, 6 x 9, 9781632173218
Looking for easily accessible yet off-the-beaten-path outdoor adventures you can do year-round in the mountains near Seattle, Portland, and Bend? Look no further! Imagine escaping to old-growth forests, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls, and hot springs. This beginner-friendly guide will show you...

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Note Cards, Tom Killion, 12 pages, 6 x 8, 9781597144889
Heyday is proud to present two new note card sets that honor the Northern California coast and wooded mountains of Marin County near Tom Killion’s studio. Both boxes contain twelve white envelopes and twelve blank cards printed on fine white stock (3 each of 4 designs). Northern California...

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Paperback, Matt Ritter, 216 pages, 6 x 9, 9781597145602
Now expanded and updated: Californians’ favorite reference book to trees in our everyday lives “Anyone who is curious about trees is sure to find education and inspiration in these pages.”—David Allen Sibley, author of  The Sibley Guide to Trees  and  The Sibley Guide to Birds For more...

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Cards, Tom Killion, 12 pages, 6 x 7, 9781597145923
New from renowned printmaker Tom Killion With this stunning note card set, celebrated woodblock printmaker Tom Killion presents a series of his artworks that delight in the enchantment and majesty of California’s forests. Printed on fine white stock, these faithful reproductions of...

Orcas Island
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Paperback, Orcas Island Historical Society, 6 x 9 pages, 738530980

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Paperback, William S. Hanable, 128 pages, 6.5 x 95, 9780738559711
Washington's storm-ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving...

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Paperback, Marti Leicester, David Nopel, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738576435
This book offers readers an opportunity to ride the historic Humboldt Wagon Road from Chico to Susanville through images that have been collected since the 1860s. Many never-before-published photographs and oral histories tell a story of people who established what has been called this "small...

Langley
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Paperback, Robert E. Waterman, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738596006
The town of Langley, tagged “Village by the Sea,” is perched on a low bluff near the southern end of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. Town founder Jacob Anthes first purchased land here at age 15, helped plat the town in 1891, and built a wharf. As new families arrived, First Street...

Trinidad
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Paperback, Dione F. Armand, Foreword by Ned Simmons, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738571614
When Spanish explorers turned their ships north in the summer of 1775, they were searching for new territory for the Spanish crown. Nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco, they found safe harbor in a small but beautiful bay they called Trinidad. . The Spaniards erected a large cross on Trinidad...

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Paperback, Tammy Durston, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467100137
The Sonoma Mendocino coastline, famous for jagged cliffs, timber-filled ridges, and pounding surf, has been home to many people from varying histories and backgrounds. Pomo tribes, renowned for basketmaking, who were the first settlers and descendants, still live in the area. From early pioneers...

COOS COUNTY
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Paperback, Lise Hull, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738548036
Long before the wreck of the Captain Lincoln in 1852 brought settlers to the North Spit, Native Americans and foreign explorers, including Sir Francis Drake, navigated the inland waterways and Pacific shoreline of what would become Coos County. The deep draft channel, timberfilled landscape,...

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Paperback, Greg Rumney, Dave Stockton Jr., 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467130882
The 1964 flood in the Eel and Klamath Rivers drainages represents an extreme weather event. Both the Northern California and Southern OR coasts are host to many floods, but the 1964 flood stands out as a representation of the "perfect storm." Three events occurred that led to the flood. First, a...

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Paperback, Merita S. Whatley, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738599663
The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908, Point Arenas navigational aids...

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Paperback, George R. Miller, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738596143
At the end of the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905, the president of the Portland Street Fair and Carnival Association, E.W. Rowe, presented the idea of an annual festival to Portland mayor Harry Lane. From that idea came the first Rose Festival, called the Rose Carnival and Fiesta, held June...

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Paperback, Christopher S. Gorsek, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738593241
The Pearl District, located in Portland's northwest province, was originally home to timber, lakes, and streams and was occupied by Native Americans. With the arrival of pioneers, its landscape gave way to an industrial scene, which quickly included the railroad. Trains delivered countless cars...

Portland's Slabtown
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Paperback, Mike Ryerson, Norm Gholston & Tracy J. Prince, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738596297
In Portland's first decades, the northwest side remained dense forests. Native Americans camped and Chinese immigrants farmed around Guild's Lake. In the 1870s, Slabtown acquired its unusual name when a lumber mill opened on Northrup Street. The mill's discarded log edges were a cheap source of...

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Paperback, Richard Thompson, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738581262
Portland neighborhoods owe their location, alignment, and growth to a splendid, 19th-century innovation: the streetcar. This city still bears the imprint of the carlines that once wove their way out to suburbs in every direction, including Fulton, Portland Heights, Goose Hollow, Nob Hill,...

Vanishing Portland
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Paperback, Ray & Jeanna Bottenberg, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738558301
Portland at the end of World War II was an international port and a powerhouse of the timber and shipbuilding industries. Oregon's largest city grew and changed in the decades that followed, adding new industries and population. It also endured reductions in shipbuilding capacity, a devastating...

Hood River
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Paperback, Connie Nice, History Museum of Hood River County, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738596389
Formerly known as Dog River, Hood River's history is filled with lore and legends as well as abundant natural beauty. The original name of Dog River was thought to come from the demise of a native camp dog by Oregon Trail settlers desperate for meat. Later, Mary Coe, one of the first pioneers...

Bend
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Paperback, Deschutes County Historical Society, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738571843
Bend, astride the Deschutes River at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range, got its name from a place on the river that runs through it. Pioneer travelers called the place Farewell Bend because it was where they had their last view of the double bend in the river that afforded a good place to...

Iditarod
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Paperback, Tricia Brown, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467131049
For sled dogracing fans worldwide, the most important calendar day is the first Saturday in March, when teams convene for the start of mushings Superbowlthe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Every year, as it has since 1973, this ultimate challenge begins in the states most populated city,...

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Paperback, Cheryl Hill, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467131209
The Mount Hood National Forest is the closest national forest to Portland and encompasses the northern end of Oregons Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River Gorge. Established in 1908 as the Oregon National Forest and renamed the Mount Hood National Forest in 1924, it now consists of more...

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Paperback, Brian K. Johnson, Don Porth, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738548838
Firefighting in Portland boasts many proud traditions and a long and storied history. In 1851, Col. Thomas Dryer, editor of the Oregonian newspaper, decided that it was in the best interest of the city to establish a firefighting force, and with that, he founded the Pioneer Fire Engine Company...
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