Washington Whitewater: The 34 Best Whitewater Rivers

By Douglass A. North

Book Overview

Thousands of knowledgeable river runners have depended on Washington Whitewater 1 and Washington Whitewater 2 to guide them to the most attractive whitewater routes in Washington State. Now Washington Whitewater: The 34 Best Whitewater Rivers combines the two volumes into one for complete whitewater coverage, from the Spokane River in Eastern Washington to the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898863279
• ISBN13: 9780898863277
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.3"

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