Moon Handbooks Washington

by Don Pitcher

• ISBN13: 9781566913867
• ISBN10: 1566913861
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-12
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Summary

The classic guide to the Evergreen State, Moon Handbooks: Washington leads you to the Olympic Peninsula's lush rain forests and long sandy beaches, glacier-clad Cascades summits, friendly eastern Washington towns, and the urban delights of Seattle. Author Don Pitcher helps readers hike on Mount St. Helens, whale-watch at Westport, shop at farmers markets, enjoy the best brewpubs and coffeehouses, and experience city nightlife. He also includes details on intriguing and offbeat destinations, such as the graves of Chief Seattle and Jimi Hendrix, and the Bavarian-style village of Leavenworth. "The best guidebook I've found is the well-written Moon Handbooks: Washington." -- The Washington Post

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
The Land	2	(3)
Geography and Climate
Flora and Fauna	5	(8)
Flora
Marinelife
Land Animals
Birds
History	13	(7)
Prehistory
A New World
Industry and Economy	20	(4)
Special Topics
Slugs	9	(15)
ON THE ROAD	24	(17)
Recreation	24	(6)
Organizations
Snow Sports
Public Lands
Backcountry Safety
Camping
Accommodations and Food	30	(4)
Lodging
Food and Drink
Transportation	34	(5)
By Air
By Train
By Car
By Bus
Washington State Ferries
Other Ferries
By Bicycle
Information and Communications	39	(2)
Information
Communications
SEATTLE	41	(74)
History	45	(5)
Sights	50	(25)
Downtown
Pike Place Market
The Waterfront
Pioneer Square
International District
Seattle Center and Belltown
Like Union and Vicinity
Capitol Hill
Queen Anne and Magnolia
Ballard and Shilshole Bay
Fremont
Wallingford and Green Lake
University District
Lake Washington Area
West Seattle
South Seattle
Accommodations	75	(10)
Hostels and The Y
Motels and Hotels Under $100
$100--200 Lodging Options
Top End Downtown Hotels
Extended-Stay Options
Bed-and-Breakfasts
Camping
Food and Drink	85	(12)
Breakfast
Coffee and Tea
Delis and Light Meals
American
Northwest Cuisine
Seafood
Dining with A View
Pizza
European
South of the Border
Asian and Middle Eastern
Natural and Vegetarian Food
Markets, Grocers, and Bakeries
Entertainment and Events	97	(6)
Nightlife
Fine Arts
Events
Sports and Recreation	103	(2)
Shopping	105	(2)
Information and Services	107	(2)
Transportation	109	(6)
Sea-Tac Airport Access
Trains and Long-Haul Buses
Metro Transit Buses
Ferry Service
By Car
Tours
Special Topics
An Unlikely Hero	46	(2)
Denny Regrade	48	(59)
Seattle on the Web	107	(8)
VICINITY OF SEATTLE	115	(29)
Bellevue	117	(4)
Sights
Recreation
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food and Drink
Other Practicalities
Vicinity of Bellevue	121	(8)
Mercer Island
Kirkland
Redmond
Issaquah	129	(5)
History
Sights and Tours
Recreation
Accommodations
Food
Entertainment and Events
Information and Transportation
North From Seattle	134	(10)
Woodinville
Bothell
Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace
Edmonds
NORTHERN PUGET SOUND	144	(95)
Everett	144	(10)
History
Boeing Plant
Other Sights
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Events
Arts and Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Vicinity of Everett	154	(10)
Mukilteo
Snohomish
Marysville
Lake Stevens
Arlington
Stanwood
Camano Island
Mount Vernon and Burlington	164	(7)
Sights
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Other Practicalities
La Conner and Vicinity	171	(7)
History
Sights and Shops
Accommodations
Food
Events
Other Practicalities
Chuckanut Drive
Bellingham	178	(15)
History
Sights and Tours
Parks
Sports and Recreation
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Arts and Entertainment
Events
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
North to Canada	193	(14)
Lummi Island and Reservation
Ferndale
Lynden
Sumas
Birch Bay
Blaine
Point Roberts
Whidbey Island	207	(21)
Introduction
Clinton
Langley
Freeland
Greenbank
Fort Casey State Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Coupeville
Oak Harbor
Deception Pass State Park
Anacortes	228	(11)
History
Sights and Tours
Recreation
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Entertainment and Events
Information and Services
Transportation
Special Topics
The Maiden of Deception Pass	225	(5)
King of the Smugglers	230	(9)
SAN JUAN ISLANDS	239	(45)
Climate
Sports and Recreation
Accommodations and Camping
Information and Services
Ferry Service
Other Transportation
San Juan Island	247	(15)
Pig War Sights
Other Sights
Sports and Recreation
Accommodations
Camping and RV Parks
Food
Events and Entertainment
The Arts
Information and Services
Transportation
Orcas Island	262	(13)
Sights
Recreation
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Events and Entertainment
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
Lopez Island	275	(6)
Sights
Sports and Recreation
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Other Practicalities
Other Islands	281	(3)
Shaw Island
Island State Parks
Private Islands
Special Topics
The Pig War	250	(34)
SOUTHERN PUGET SOUND	284	(62)
Tacoma	284	(18)
History
Point Defiance Park
Downtown Sights
Other Sights
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Events
Entertainment and the Arts
Sports and Recreation
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Vicinity of Tacoma	302	(13)
Parkland/Spanaway, Lakewood, and Fort Lewis
Steilacoom
Anderson Island
Gig Harbor
Key Peninsula
Vashon Island
Puyallup
Sumner
Southwest King County	315	(9)
Federal Way
Kent and Auburn
Tukwila, Seatac, and Burien
Renton
Enumclaw and Buckley Area
Olympia	324	(9)
History
Capitol Campus Sights
Other Sights
Parks and Recreation
Olympia Area Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food and Drink
Entertainment and the Arts
Events
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
Vicinity of Olympia	333	(5)
Lacey Area
Tumwater
Tenino and Yelm
Rochester and Oakville
Centralia and Chehalis	338	(8)
Centralia
Chehalis
Special Topics
Disaster Over the Sound	292	(50)
The ``Wobbly War''	342	(4)
OLYMPIC PENINSULA	346	(112)
Kitsap Peninsula	348	(21)
Bremerton
Port Orchard
Blake Island
Silverdale
Seabeck
Keyport
Poulsbo
Bainbridge Island
Suquamish
Kingston
Hansville
Port Gamble Area
Hood Canal and Vicinity	369	(11)
Shelton
Union
Belfair and Allyn
Hoodsport Area
Eldon to Brinnon
Quilcene Area
Port Townsend and Vicinity	380	(16)
History
Sights
Fort Worden State Park
Accommodations
Camping
Food
Entertainment and Events
Recreation
Shopping
Information and Transportation
Port Hadlock Area
Marrowstone Island
Port Ludlow
Sequim	396	(5)
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Other Practicalities
Port Angeles	401	(9)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Recreation
Entertainment and Events
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Olympic National Park	410	(12)
Interior Sights
Olympic Coast Sights
Hiking and Mountaineering
Other Outdoor Activities
Accommodations and Food
Camping
Information and Services
Transportation
West End and Pacific Coast	422	(12)
Joyce
Clallam Bay and Sekiu
Neah Bay
Forks and Vicinity
La Push Area
Hoh River Area
The Coastal Strip
Quinault Lake Area
North Beach	434	(4)
Moclips, Pacific Beach, and Taholah
Copalis Beach and Ocean City
Ocean Shores	438	(5)
History
Sights
Recreation
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
Grays Harbor and Vicinity	443	(8)
Aberdeen and Hoquiam
Montesano
Elma and McCleary
South Beach/Cranberry Coast	451	(7)
Westport
Grayland
North Cove and Tokeland
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND COLUMBIA GORGE	458	(61)
Willapa Bay	458	(6)
Raymond
South Bend
South to Long Beach
Long Beach Peninsula	464	(14)
Fort Canby State Park
Ilwaco
Seaview
Long Beach
Ocean Park
Nahcotta
Oysterville
Peninsula Accommodations
Campgrounds
Peninsula Food
Peninsula Events and Entertainment
Peninsula Recreation
Peninsula Information
Peninsula Transportation
Lower Columbia River	478	(4)
Longview and Kelso Vicinity	482	(6)
Longview
Kelso
Castle Rock
Lewis River Valley	488	(4)
Kalama
Woodland and Vicinity
La Center
Cougar
Ridgefield
Battle Ground
Vancouver	492	(8)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events and Entertainment
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
The Columbia Gorge	500	(19)
History
Transportation
Camas and Washougal Area
Beacon Rock State Park
Bonneville Dam Area
Stevenson
Carson Area
White Salmon and Bingen Area
The Dalles Area
Goldendale Area
Maryhill and Vicinity
East to Tri-Cities
Special Topics
Willie Keil's Grave	462	(7)
Cranberries	469	(43)
Windsurfing	512	(4)
Castle Nowhere	516	(3)
THE CASCADE RANGE	519	(132)
Mount Baker and Vicinity	522	(7)
History
Sights
Recreation
Accommodations
Food
Information and Transportation
The Mountain Loop: Granite Falls to Darrington	529	(9)
Hiking Trails
Other Recreation
Camping
Information
Granite Falls
Darrington
North Cascades Highway	538	(13)
Sedro-Woolley
Baker Lake
Concrete
Rockport
Bald Eagle Viewing and White-water Rafting
Marblemount
Newhalem and Eastward
North Cascades National Park
Liberty Bell Roadless Area
Pasayten Wilderness
Methow Valley	551	(11)
Winthrop
Twisp
Methow and Pateros
Chelan and Vicinity	562	(14)
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food and Entertainment
Events
Sports and Recreation
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Stehekin
Entiat Area
Cashmere	576	(1)
Sights
Practicalities
Leavenworth	577	(13)
History
Sights
Summer Recreation
Winter Recreation
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events and Entertainment
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Stevens Pass and Skykomish Valley	590	(9)
Recreation
Practicalities
Sky Valley
Monroe
Snoqualmie Valley and Snoqualmie Pass	599	(5)
Snoqualmie
Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall
North Bend
Snoqualmie Pass
Cle Elum and Vicinity	604	(5)
Cle Elum
Roslyn
Mount Rainier National Park	609	(13)
History
Geology and Climate
Sights
Backcountry Hiking
Climbing
Other Summer Recreation
Winter Recreation
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Vicinity of Mount Rainier	622	(14)
Wilderness Areas
Chinook Pass
White Pass
Crystal Mountain and Greenwater
Ashford
Elbe
Eatonville
Packwood
Randle
Morton
Mossyrock and Vicinity
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument	636	(10)
The Sleeping Dragon Awakes
Visiting Mount St. Helens
West Side Access
East Side Access
South Side Access
Mount Adams and Vicinity	646	(5)
Sights
Practicalities
Mount Adams Wilderness
Trapper Creek Wilderness
Indian Heaven Wilderness
Trout Lake and Glenwood
Special Topics
First to the Top	613	(38)
SOUTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON	651	(47)
Wenatchee	653	(8)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events and Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
Ellensburg	661	(6)
History
Sights
Accommodations and Camping
Food
Sports and Recreation
Other Practicalities
Yakima	667	(8)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food and Drink
Sports and Recreation
Arts and Entertainment
Events
Shopping
Information and Services
Transportation
Toppenish	675	(5)
Sights
Practicalities
Yakima Valley	680	(6)
Zillah
Granger
Sunnyside
Grandview
Prosser
Yakima Valley Wineries
Tri-Cities	686	(12)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events and Entertainment
The Arts
Sports and Recreation
Shopping
Information and Transportation
Special Topics
McClellan Succeeds at Failure	676	(14)
A Nuclear Legacy	690	(8)
EASTERN WASHINGTON	698	(103)
Columbia Basin	700	(13)
Moses Lake and Potholes Reservoir
Moses Lake (the City)
Quincy and George
Wanapum Lake Area
Othello
Odessa
Ephrata
Soap Lake
Grand Coulee Dam and Vicinity	713	(14)
Grand Coulee Dam
Lake Roosevelt
Electric City, Grand Coulee, and Coulee Dam
Coulee City, Banks Lake, and Wilbur
Lower Grand Coulee Area
Colville Reservation
Chief Joseph Dam Area
Omak and Okanogan	727	(4)
History
Sights
Practicalities
Events
Other Practicalities
Okanogan Valley	731	(3)
Conconully
Riverside
Tonasket
Oroville
Okanogan Highlands	734	(5)
Curlews
Wauconda
Republic
Over Sherman Pass
The Northeast Corner	739	(15)
Colville National Forest
Kettle Falls
Colville
Little Pend Oreille Lakes Recreation Area
Ione
Metaline and Metaline Falls
Sullivan Lake Area
Usk, Cusick, and Kalispel Lands
Newport and Vicinity
Chewelah and Vicinity
Huckleberry Mountain/Spokane River Area
Davenport
Spokane	754	(15)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Bed-and-Breakfasts
Campgrounds and RV Parks
Food and Drink
Shopping
Recreation
Events
Arts and Entertainment
Information and Services
Transportation and Tours
Palouse Country	769	(4)
Pullman	773	(8)
Washington State University
Other Sights
Accommodations and Camping
Food
Entertainment and Events
Sports and Recreation
Information and Services
Transportation
Pullman Vicinity
Clarkston and Vicinity	781	(5)
Sights
Accommodations
Food
Other Practicalities
Snake River/Blue Mountains Country	786	(5)
Pomeroy
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
Lower Snake River Area
Dayton
Walla Walla	791	(10)
History
Sights
Accommodations
Campgrounds
Food
Events
Arts and Entertainment
Sports and Recreation
Information and Transportation
Walla Walla Area
Special Topics
The Catastrophist	701	(7)
A Home for Volga Germans	708	(17)
The Nez Perce War	725	(45)
The Saga of Cashup	770	(22)
Whitman Massacre	792	(6)
The Rawhide Railroad	798	(3)
RESOURCES	801	(8)
Suggested Reading	802	(5)
Internet Resources	807	(2)
Index	809