Outdoor Guides . Mountaineers Books

Northwest Trees

How can you distinguish a Noble fir from a Grand fir? Or a Quaking Aspen from a Sitka Alder? Stephen Arno and Ramona Hammerly will show you how in their classic guide to identifying and appreciating Northwest trees. Arno and Hammerly have been studying and roaming Northwest's forest for nearly 50 years and no other guide on the market duplicates their blend of expertise and visual artistry. Covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and north into Canada, they help identify and illustrate over 60 species of wild Northwestern trees by characteristic shape, size, needles or leaves, and cones or seeds.

Pacific Northwest Birds.  Pocket Reference

This full-color visual guide to birds is a handy pocket reference, particularly useful for novice or casual birdwatchers. Guide consists of folded and laminated panels showcasing 40 of the most common species found across Washington and Oregon--including perennial favorites such as American Dipper, Mountain Chickadee, and Varied Thrush.

Washington's Pacific Coast . Guidebook

Author Greg Johnston has had a long and intimate relationship with this coast, and his voice is distinctive, passionate, often opinionated, and clearly knowledgeable. His authoritative guide provides detailed, fun, and family-friendly activities, as well as expansive information, history, and geology. (If Captain Cook passed by where you are, this guide will tell you—and make the trip feel all the more satisfying.) In addition to numerous hiking options—including some never-before-published trails—Greg covers every state park along the coast, other public parks, campgrounds, fishing and clamming spots, paddling options, and the best beachcombing destinations.

Wilderness Basics, 4th Edition 

More than 100,000 copies of Wilderness Basics have been sold over the years, and this new edition will continue as a training staple for those wanting to build their outdoor skills. It is the text used in the San Diego Sierra Club chapter’s signature Wilderness Basics Course (WBC) and is written by chapter members. Updates to this new edition include:  Leave No Trace practices, outfitting, foods and cooking, navigation, and backcountry first aid information. Published in Seattle, Washington and printed in the United States by Mountaineers Books.

Located in Seattle, Washington and founded in 1960 Mountaineers Books is the nation's leading independent publisher of outdoor recreation, lifestyle and conservation books. They have more than 700 titles in print and distribute the books of other like-minded outdoor publishers.