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Afoot & Afloat South Puget Sound

And Hood Canal

Paperback

Published: 1st May 2006
Ships: 7 to 10 business days
RRP $27.99
$25.40

This volume in the Muellers' popular Afoot & Afloat
series updates their guide to South Puget Sound with the
most current information on the outdoor attractions and
activities that make this area a popular destination for
both vacationers and locals. Covering the area extending
south from Seattle's Alki Point, this book includes
insider information on the best places to cruise, paddle,
bike, bird-watch, dive and much more. With special notes
on weather, geography, and cultural and historical points
of interest, this essential guide is the key to fun in
the South Sound! There is a quick-reference matrix with
information about facilities and recreation; the
historical background of each area highlights visitors'
information and 100 black-and-white photos and 62 maps.

List of Sidebarsp. 6
Quick Reference to Facilities and Recreationp. 7
Prefacep. 15
Introductionp. 17
Where is "Puget Sound"?p. 17
Getting Around in South Puget Soundp. 18
Public Shorelines: Separating the Public from the Privatep. 20
Boat Launching and Mooring Facilitiesp. 21
Recreation on Washington's Inland Watersp. 22
Using the Public Parks: Rules, Regulations, and Courtesyp. 31
Safety Considerationsp. 33
Emergency Assistance and Other Concernsp. 33
Seattlep. 35
Shilshole and Salmon Baysp. 36
Magnolia Bluffp. 40
Elliott Bayp. 46
The Duwamish Waterway and West Seattlep. 57
The Duwamish Waterwayp. 57
West Seattlep. 61
Duwamish Head and Alki: Seattle's Vacation Spotp. 64
Bainbridge Islandp. 73
The Eastern Shorep. 73
Blakely Harborp. 78
Rich Passage and Port Orchard Channelp. 81
Agate Passage and Port Madisonp. 85
East Kitsap Peninsulap. 91
Rich Passagep. 93
Port Orchard Channel and Sinclair Inletp. 95
Bremerton and the Port Washington Narrowsp. 100
Dyes Inletp. 106
Port Orchard Channel and Liberty Bayp. 112
Poulsbop. 118
Agate Passage and Port Madison Bayp. 122
East Passagep. 128
Seattle South to Des Moinesp. 130
Des Moines to Dash Pointp. 133
Vashon and Maury Islands and Colvos Passagep. 145
Vashon and Maury Islandsp. 145
Colvos Passagep. 159
Gig Harborp. 167
Tacomap. 172
Commencement Bayp. 172
The Tacoma Narrowsp. 185
Carr Inletp. 192
Hale Passage and Fox Islandp. 193
Carr Inlet East Shorep. 197
Carr Inlet West Shorep. 202
Nisqually Reachp. 207
The Steilacoom Regionp. 208
Pitt and Drayton Passagesp. 216
The Nisqually Deltap. 219
Johnson Point and Henderson Inletp. 225
Case Inlet and Pickering Passagep. 229
Key Peninsula Shorep. 231
North Bay and Allynp. 235
Harstine Island East Shorep. 239
Pickering Passagep. 243
Harstine Islandp. 244
Peale and Squaxin Passagesp. 249
The Western Inlets and Budd Inletp. 252
Hammersley Inletp. 253
Totten Inletp. 258
Skookum Inletp. 260
Eld Inletp. 260
Budd Inlet and Olympiap. 263
Hood Canalp. 275
Toandos Peninsulap. 279
Dabob and Quilcene Baysp. 281
Dosewallips Areap. 285
The Kitsap Peninsula Shorelinep. 288
The Olympic Peninsula Shorelinep. 294
The Great Bend: South Shorep. 298
The Great Bend: North Shorep. 306
Appendixesp. 310
Emergency Phone Numbers and Lists of Contactsp. 310
Nautical Charts, Maps, and Tide Tablesp. 311
Indexp. 312
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

ISBN: 9780898869521
ISBN-10: 0898869528
Series: Afoot & Afloat
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 319
Published: 1st May 2006
Dimensions (cm): 20.676 x 16.662  x 1.981
Weight (kg): 0.426