DESCRIPTION

A field guide to Olympic: expert itineraries and trail recs, ocean experts and mountaineers, basecamp towns and oyster stops.

Inside Wildsam Olympic you'll find park stories from prize-winning authors, past and present; a detailed road trip plan to basecamp towns; interviews with sound ecologists, trail runners and artists; delightful miscellany from the archives, selective recommendations about authentic Olympic experiences and a deep dive into how to best explore the national park.

“THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, PRACTICALLY AN ISLAND SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND PUGET SOUND, HOLDS A WORLD OF ITS OWN, AS GENEROUS AS IT IS UNFORGIVING. AND, THOUGH THIS LANDSCAPE FACES THE SAME CHALLENGES AS THE REST OF OUR WORLD, AMAZINGLY IT ABIDES TO THIS DAY AS A PLACE OF WILD PROMISE. HERE AT THE EDGE OF THE CONTINENT, MANY WONDERS REMAIN TO EXPLORE.”

145 pages, printed in the U.S.A. 
Back-pocket size, 4 x 6.5 inches 
Featuring more than two dozen local experts