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Paperback, Bruce Haulman, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781626191693
Reachable only by ferry, Vashon Island is a breathtaking rural retreat from the bustling activity of nearby Seattle and Tacoma. The islands first inhabitants, the sx̌ʷəbab, took advantage of its evergreen forests and rich marine resources. In 1792, George Vancouver was the first Anglo to...

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Paperback, Katherine Vollenweider, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467134040
Mastodons roamed the plains of Sequim and Dungeness in the years following the recession of the Cordilleran ice sheets. Millennia later, the villages of S’Klallam were home to those who saw settlers disembarking on the periphery of coastal wilderness. Ancient stands of spruce, cedar, and fir...

Clallam County
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Paperback, Clallam County Historical Society, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9, 9780738520957
The first settlements of Clallam County were along the coast of the Olympic Peninsula, at the gateway to Victoria, British Columbia, and Puget Sound. When the hardy pioneers arrived, the land was covered by dense forests that had to be conquered for the communities to survive. Forestry, logging,...

Jefferson County
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Paperback, Jefferson County Historical Society, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9780738548562
Founded by optimistic speculators with dreams of commercial empires that never materialized, Jefferson County is located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. It stretches from spectacular Pacific Ocean beaches on the west and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the north to the forested banks of the...

Gig Harbor
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Paperback, Donald R. Tjossem, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9780738596020
Gig Harbor, located in southern Puget Sound, received its name from the Wilkes Expedition in 1841. History indicates that the captain’s gig led the expedition into this small harbor during a storm that came up quite suddenly, hence the name, “Gig.” Following the Native Americans, the early...

Poulsbo
ARC152
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Paperback, Judy Anne Schmidt Driscoll, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9781467130325
Poulsbo is one of the earliest communities on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Founded in 1883, it quickly became the destination place for Scandinavian immigrants looking for a fjord-like setting where they could farm, fish, and flourish in a climate more user-friendly than either their homeland...

Hood Canal
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Paperback, Mike Fredson, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9, 9780738548012
Fjord-like Hood Canal channels beneath the snowcapped Olympic National Park, creating a summer paradise of warm days and inspiring scenery as well as a haven for marine life and watercraft. For eons, Twana Indians crisscrossed in canoes that sliced through water like salmon. The canal’s first...

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Paperback, Les Eldridge & John W. Hough, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467125352
This engaging pictorial history traces the evolution of South Puget Sound from the provider of rich resources for the First Nations to Olympia's role as an important international seaport. The estuary was named Puget's Sound after Lt. Peter Puget, of British captain George Vancouver's 1792...

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Paperback, Chuck Fowler, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9780738548142
This engaging pictorial history tells of the tall sailing ships that came to the Pacific Northwest beginning in the mid-1700s. Met by native Salish people, the ships brought Spanish, British, Russian, and American explorers, as well as settlers and entrepreneurs, to the region. Over the next two...

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Paperback, Brian Woodwick, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9781467131896
Grays Harbor reigned supreme as the “Logging Capital of the World” for 150 years. Homesteaders became loggers and hired local Indians, who had logged the area’s massive trees since ancient times. Sailors, too, were hired to rig spar trees. They fearlessly plied lumber schooners across...

Ocean Shores
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Paperback, Gene Woodwick, 128 pages, 6.5 x 0.3 x 9 inches, 9780738580456
Ocean Shores was the newest city in Washington for nearly 40 years, but for centuries before it had been a place of permanent occupation and food gathering for Native American tribes and a place for sea otter hunters, pioneers, and settlers to reach the interior of the Olympic Peninsula. Before...

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Paperback, 656 pages, 5 x 8, 9781640973046
Whether you want to visit a stunning national park, go wine-tasting in Oregon, or experience the culture of Seattle, Portland, or Vancouver, the local Fodor’s travel experts in the Pacific Northwest are here to help!   Fodor’s Pacific Northwest   guidebook is packed with maps, carefully...

Forks
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Paperback, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738575537
Forks is a community rich in logging heritage. Situated on a prairie between the forks of rivers, the town sits amidst the beauty of the vast rain forest of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula's West End. Settled in the mid-1870s by pioneer homesteading farmers, Forks's name reflects its...

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Paperback, Don J. Scarmuzzi, 216 pages, 6 x 9, 9781941821701
Designed specifically to cover in 60 hikes nearly the entire eighty-five-mile Columbia River Gorge corridor, this is the only guidebook for the Gorge with color photographs and color topographic maps. Almost every waterfall, including secret ones, and nearly every overlook point, summit, and...

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Paperback, Marli B. Miller & Darrel S. Cowan, 400 pages, 6 x 9, 9780878426775
Washington is alive with geologic activity: It’s home to the most active volcanoes in the lower 48, earthquakes regularly rattle the populated Puget Sound region, the potential of landslides increases with each soaking rain, and tsunami evacuation routes alert tourists in Olympic National Park...

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Paperback, Benchmark Maps, 128 pages, 9781734315011
Benchmark s Washington Road & Recreation Atlas is the one guide needed to explore every corner of the Evergreen State. Field-checked Landscape MapsTM show complete road detail, classed by use and surface, and the updated Recreation Guide has several recreation categories organized by region...

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Laminated Map, 39 x 26
Seattle - Vancouver consists of Landsat satellite imagery with overlaid map information. This image-map spans the area from Whistler in the north, Hope to the east, Cape Flattery to the west and Olympia, WA, to the south. To our knowledge, this is the only map which covers the area between...

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Paperback, National Audubon Society, 428 pages, 4.25 x 7.75, 9780679446798
A fine, compact and sturdy regional guide to birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, nature preserves and much more that makes the Northwest unique. 1,500 color photos, drawings and maps bring the subjects to life. A little gem of a guide.

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Paperback, Tim McNulty, 352 pages, 6 x 9, 9780295743288
Renowned for its old-growth rain forest, wilderness coast, and glaciated peaks, Olympic National Park is a living laboratory for ecological renewal, especially as the historic Elwha River basin regenerates in the wake of dam removal. In this classic guide to the park, Tim McNulty invites us into...

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Paperback, Jordan Summers, 344 pages, 6 x 9
The PCT’s #1 Guide for More Than 45 Years First published in 1974,   The Pacific Crest Trail, Vol. 2, Oregon & Washington   quickly established itself as the book trekkers could not do without. Now thoroughly updated and redesigned,   Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon & Washington...

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Hardcover, Michele Morris, 208 pages, 9 x 10, 9781560376026
Featuring 120 recipes from 68 of the Evergreen State's best restaurants, bistros, cafes, lodges, and bed-and-breakfasts,  A Taste of Washington , includes classic Northwest fare as well as flavor fusions of global cuisines. For a fresh take on fabulous food, sample these irresistible dishes:...

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Hardcover, Mark Kurlansky, 416 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9781938340864
"Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Who hears the fishes when they cry?' Maybe we need to go down to the river bank and try to listen." In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of   Salt   and...

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Paperback, Mary Skjelset & Heidi Radlinski, 352 pages, 6 x 9, 9781493032020
Fully updated and revised,  Hiking Mount Rainier  is a comprehensive and concise guide to the well-maintained trails nestled between the two major metropolises of the Pacific Northwest. Included are sixty hike descriptions for hikers of all ages and skill levels.

$49.99  
Spiral-Bound, Evergreen Pacific, 66 pages, 11 x 17, 9781934707487
REVISED and UPDATED! All new updated charts and photographs from cover to cover! This atlas is a "must have" for cruising the San Juan Islands. It contains reproductions of large-scale NOAA charts of the San Juan Islands plus overview charts of the Gulf Islands and major gateways...

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Paperback, 94 pages, 15 x 10, 9781934707593
Compact Chart Book for Washington Waters, comprised of 94 pages in a saddle stitch binding. Includes 43 pages of large scale charts of harbors and bays, aids to navigation, U.S. and Canadian Customs information, Facilities index, Index of Islands, Bays, Harbors, Passages, Towns, and special...

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Paperback, Charles and Margo Wood, 8.5 x 11, 9781937196363
This cruising guide is a proven reference for safe navigation of the challenges for travel along the US Pacific Coast. It clearly describes the choices of routes for travel along the coast: harbor-hopping, inshore and offshore routes and discusses weather, crossing bars and safety issues. A...

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Spiral-Bound, 9781934707210
This popular atlas of the Columbia, Snake and Willamette rivers contains large-scale reproductions of NOAA charts for the Columbia River from its mouth to the Tri-Cities, the Snake River from the Tri-Cities to Lewiston, Idaho, and the Willamette River from Portland to Newberg. Major facilities...

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Spiral-Bound, Evergreen Pacific, 16.8 x 12, 9781934707111
Major updates throughout as of December 2019! It's like having 8 atlases in one! This large scale, large coverage atlas contains the reproduction of government charts covering from Olympia, WA, to Queen Charlotte Sound (following the "inside passage" on the east side of Vancouver Island). It...

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Paperback, Stephen Hilson, 130 pages, 15.8 x 12, 9780945265481
Long out-of-print, this much sought reference atlas of nautical charts filled with historical notes and anecdotes has been reissued. Contains 107 pages of charts, 63 color aerial photos and an index listing over 3,000 locations. A must for every boater.

$90.00  
Paperback, Migael M. Scherer, 9780071420396
Fully updated by the author. New edition features 120 color photos, 75 chartlets and lay-flat binding for ease of use underway. Full of practical information and precise piloting instructions. Sets high standards for cruising guides everywhere.
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