Washington Wildflower Hikes. Nathan Barnes

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      WASHINGTON

      WILDFLOWER HIKES

      WASHINGTON

      WILDFLOWER HIKES

       50 DESTINATIONS

      NATHAN BARNES & JEREMY BARNES

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      First edition, 2021

      Copyeditor: Erin Cusick

      Cover design and layout: Jen Grable and Kate Basart/Union Pageworks Cartographer: Lohnes+Wright

      Illustration: Anna-Lisa Notter

      All photographs by the authors, except for bottom photo on page 119 by Laura Shauger Cover photograph: Blue stickseed at Windy Pass (Hike 15)

      Frontispiece: Approaching the summit of Bald Mountain on the Walt Bailey Trail (Hike 21)

      Back cover photographs: Mount Baker from the Chain Lakes loop (Hike 11); subalpine mariposa lily; orange hawkweed; wildflower-filled meadows of Tiffany Mountain (Hike 17)

      The background maps for this book were produced using the online map viewer CalTopo. For more information, visit caltopo.com.

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      ISBN (paperback): 978-1-68051-095-9

      ISBN (ebook): 978-1-68051-096-6

      CONTENTS

       Overview of Hikes Map

       Hikes at a Glance

       Introduction

       How to Use This Guide

       Map Legend

       Wildflower Basics

       Wildflower Identification Guide

       Olympic Peninsula & Puget Sound

       1.Mount Muller

       2.Klahhane Ridge

       3.Mount Zion

       4.Marmot Pass

       5.Lake of the Angels

       6.Goose Rock

       7.Ebey’s Landing

       8.Mima Mounds

       North Cascades

       9.Skyline Divide

       10.Yellow Aster Butte

       11.Chain Lakes Loop

       12.Sourdough Mountain

       13.Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm

       14.Maple Pass Loop

       15.Windy Pass

       16.Lewis Butte

       17.Tiffany Mountain

       18.Summer Blossom Trail

       Central Cascades

       19.Old Sauk Trail

       20.Green Mountain Lookout