Backpacking Oregon by Becky Ohlsen

Backpacking Oregon by Becky Ohlsen

Find 30 premier backpacking routes in the Pacific Northwest with this comprehensive guide, complete with maps and essential details.

Whether you're a hiker looking for new challenges or a seasoned backpacker in search of unique routes, find your favorite scenic escapes in Oregon. Prepare yourself for colorful desert canyonlands, stunning wildflower meadows, glacier-clad mountains, and more! Expert authors Becky Ohlsen and Douglas Lorain present 30 of the best backpacking opportunities in the country. Explore the various landscapes of the Wallowa Mountains. See the peaks of Mount Hood and the Three Sisters in the High Cascades, as well as the gaping chasm of Hells Canyon. Each carefully crafted itinerary offers geographic diversity, beautiful settings, and attainable daily mileage goals.

A trusted guide since 1999, this updated edition provides all the information backpackers need, including trail highlights, total mileage, elevation gain, days on the trail, shuttle distances, and required permits--not to mention professional photographs and detailed maps. Plus, ratings for scenery, solitude, and difficulty help you find the exact adventure you seek. As an added bonus, the authors include recommendations for 14 additional backpacking trips. Whether you have three days or a couple weeks, an adventure filled with spectacular sights and superb vistas awaits.

Inside you'll find:

• 30 premier backpacking trips, ranging from a few days to more than a week
• Carefully crafted itineraries that offer geographic diversity and attainable mileage goals
• The authors' ratings for scenery, solitude, and difficulty
• Need-to-know details, such as trail highlights, mileage, elevation gain, and more
• Bonus: author recommendations for 14 additional backpacking trips

Since 1995, Becky Ohlsen has called Portland home. She's a freelance writer and editor who's worked for a number of publications, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning newsweekly Willamette Week, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly, and Lonely Planet, for whom she's authored multiple travel guides to Scandinavia and the Pacific Northwest. She's also the author of updated AdventureKEEN editions of Backpacking Oregon, Best Tent Camping: Oregon, and One Night Wilderness: Portland.