Day Hiking Central Cascades US CHART #1 for many the gateway to

for many the gateway to the region

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with an authors' pedigree that can't be matched

By Peter Vassilopoulos

Day Hiking Central Cascades US CHART #1 for many the gateway toby Craig Romano and Alan L. Bauer The Central Cascades offer some of the most accessible wilderness areas for urban Seattleites, with trails no less stunning or enjoyable than those in more remote regions. Day Hiking Central Cascades includes 50% more hikes than other regional guidebooks and focuses on cream of the crop trails in these areas: Whidbey Island; Skykomish, Wenatchee, and Icicle River Valleys; the Entiat Mountains; the Lake Chelan area;