Douglas Lorain's family moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1969,and he has been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region ever since. Over the years he calculates that he has logged well over 30,000 trail miles in this corner of the continent, and despite a history that includes being bitten by a rattlesnake, shot at by a hunter, charged by a grizzly bear, and donating countless gallons of blood to "invertebrate vampires," he happily sees no end in sight. Lorain is a photographer and recipient of the National Outdoor Book Award. His books cover only the best trips from the thousands of hikes and backpacking trips he has taken throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. His photographs have been featured in numerous magazines, calendars, and books.He is described by the Seattle Times as the "next great Northwest trail guide author."

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• Summary of Featured TripsPrefaceIntroductionFeatured TripsBighorn Pass & Sportsman Lake LoopBlack Canyon of the Yellowstone RiverLamar River to Hoodoo BasinShoshone Lake LoopBeartooth Plateau LoopClarks Fork Yellowstone River CanyonEmerald LakeGreybull River & Burwell Pass LoopHeart Lake & Two Ocean Plateau LoopBitch Creek LoopTeton Wilderness LoopGrand Teton LoopGranite Creek & Granite Highline LoopBrewster Lake & Gros Ventre River LoopGreen River Lakes & Titcomb Basin LoopCentral Wind Rivers LoopLonesome & Baptiste Lakes LoopGlacier TrailDickinson Park & Bears Ears Trail LoopStough Lakes & Middle Popo Agie River LoopLittle Greys River LoopNorth Piney Creek LoopMount Fitzpatrick LoopNorth Bighorn Mountains LoopSouth Bighorn Mountains LoopSundance to Ogden Creek Loop Encampment River TrailSnowy Range High Lakes LoopPelican Valley & Wapiti Lake LoopCrandall Creek & Papoose Ridge LoopEagle Creek to Eagle PassIshawooa Creek & Deer Creek Pass LoopMoose Creek & Owl Creek LoopMount Leidy HighlandsWind River Highline TrailLake Alice & Fontenelle Mountain LoopCircle Park Loop

Douglas Lorain's family moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1969,and he has been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region ever since. Over the years he calculates that he has logged well over 30,000 trail miles in this corner of the continent, and despite a history that includes being bitten by a rattlesnake, shot at by a hunter, charged by a grizzly bear, and donating countless gallons of blood to "invertebrate vampires," he happily sees no end in sight. Lorain is a photographer and recipient of the National Outdoor Book Award. His books cover only the best trips from the thousands of hikes and backpacking trips he has taken throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. His photographs have been featured in numerous magazines, calendars, and books.He is described by the Seattle Times as the "next great Northwest trail guide author."

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• Summary of Featured TripsPrefaceIntroductionFeatured TripsBighorn Pass & Sportsman Lake LoopBlack Canyon of the Yellowstone RiverLamar River to Hoodoo BasinShoshone Lake LoopBeartooth Plateau LoopClarks Fork Yellowstone River CanyonEmerald LakeGreybull River & Burwell Pass LoopHeart Lake & Two Ocean Plateau LoopBitch Creek LoopTeton Wilderness LoopGrand Teton LoopGranite Creek & Granite Highline LoopBrewster Lake & Gros Ventre River LoopGreen River Lakes & Titcomb Basin LoopCentral Wind Rivers LoopLonesome & Baptiste Lakes LoopGlacier TrailDickinson Park & Bears Ears Trail LoopStough Lakes & Middle Popo Agie River LoopLittle Greys River LoopNorth Piney Creek LoopMount Fitzpatrick LoopNorth Bighorn Mountains LoopSouth Bighorn Mountains LoopSundance to Ogden Creek Loop Encampment River TrailSnowy Range High Lakes LoopPelican Valley & Wapiti Lake LoopCrandall Creek & Papoose Ridge LoopEagle Creek to Eagle PassIshawooa Creek & Deer Creek Pass LoopMoose Creek & Owl Creek LoopMount Leidy HighlandsWind River Highline TrailLake Alice & Fontenelle Mountain LoopCircle Park Loop