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For her love, her encouragement, and especially her forbearance in allowing me to spend so much time on the trail (sadly) away from her loving arms, I especially wish to thank my wife, Becky Lovejoy.

I would also like to thank my nephews, Rossin and Kamron Ebrahimi, and Drew Bush, who enthusiastically helped me experience the joys of introducing a youngster to backpacking (and stuffing my face with huckleberries) on their first overnight trips into the wilderness.

My great appreciation goes to all the many people at Wilderness Press whose talent and hard work were invaluable in making this book both readable and attractive, but who (unfairly) don’t get the glory of having their names on the cover. On this project I especially want to point out the assistance of Marc Lecard, Lisa Pletka, and Laura Shauger.

Finally, I would like to thank the following individuals at the various land agencies for taking the time to review hikes in their area and provide helpful input: Steve Andringa, Bryan Bell, Susan Graham, Edan Lira, Jon Nakae, Jacquelyn Oakes, Jim Thornton, Geoff Walker, and Macy Yates.