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Backpacking Wyoming: From Towering Granite Peaks to Steaming Geyser Basins

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Backpacking Wyoming: From Towering Granite Peaks to Steaming Geyser Basins
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Douglas Lorain
SeriesBackpacking
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreTravel and holiday guides
ISBN/Barcode 9780899975054
ClassificationsDewey:796.5109787
Audience
General
Illustrations B&W photos throughout, Maps throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Wilderness Press
Imprint Wilderness Press
Publication Date 1 July 2010
Publication Country United States

Description

Wyoming boasts countless outstanding backcountry destinations. While some of these attractions are world famous, many are virtually unknown even to the savviest locals. Award-winning author Douglas Lorain details both famous and hidden treasures in his picks of Wyoming's 28 most enjoyable backpack trips. Lasting from three days to two weeks, these carefully chosen itineraries offer the hiker mountain scenery, magnificent wildlife, colorful geologic marvels, and reasonable daily mileage goals. This in-depth guide reveals the best trips in and around Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Beartooth and Bighorn Mountains, the Absaroka and Snowy Ranges, the Wind River Range, and such treasures as the Wyoming, Gros Ventre, Bear Lodge, and Salt River Mountains. Each of the trips rates scenery, solitude, and difficulty; specifies mileage, elevation gain, days on the trail, and shuttle distance; and notes special attractions, required permits, and challenges. A detailed map and photographs accompany each trip. Everything the backcountry adventurer needs for a "trip of a lifetime."

Author Biography

Douglas Lorain's family moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1969,and he has been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region ever since. Over the years he calculates that he has logged well over 30,000 trail miles in this corner of the continent, and despite a history that includes being bitten by a rattlesnake, shot at by a hunter, charged by a grizzly bear, and donating countless gallons of blood to "invertebrate vampires," he happily sees no end in sight. Lorain is a photographer and recipient of the National Outdoor Book Award. His books cover only the best trips from the thousands of hikes and backpacking trips he has taken throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. His photographs have been featured in numerous magazines, calendars, and books.He is described by the Seattle Times as the "next great Northwest trail guide author."