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>>> BACKPACKING IN THE WINTER CAN BE JUST AS SPECTACULAR AND
MUCH LESS CROWDED THAN SUMMER.
FORMER BACKPACKING GUIDE BECKY
LOMAX IS HERE WITH A NEW BOOK.
HELLO AND WELCOME.
YOU ARE SUPER EXPERIENCED WITH
THIS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR
BACKGROUND?.
BACKGROUND?. >> I WAS A GUIDING GLACIER
NATIONAL PARK FOR 10 YEARS. IT
WAS THE BEST JOB EVER.
AND THEN I GREW UP IN SEATTLE
HIKING AND SKIING AND CAMPING
IN ALL OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
AROUND SEATTLE.
AROUND SEATTLE. >> GOOD FOR YOU, AND YOU LOVE
THE WINTERTIME.
THE WINTERTIME. YOU ARE NOT AFRAID TO GET OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> IT IS SPECTACULAR WITH THE
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. AND
SNOW. AND YOU CAN GO SOME PLACES
WHERE THERE IS AN SNOW BUT.
>> AND YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF
ALONE, IT IS WONDERFUL OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING BUT
YOUR BREATH.
YOUR BREATH. THE BEST PICTURE PERFECT PLACE
TO TAKE A SELFIE?
SOMETIMES THE BEST BUT NOT
NECESSARILY A PLACE THAT IS
RESTRICTIVE.
RESTRICTIVE. >> NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL
PARK, DRIVE THE HIGHWAY OF TWO
DIABLO OVERLOOK AND YOU CAN
STAND IN FRONT OF DIABLO LAKE
WHICH IS TURQUOISE.
BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE.
BEAUTIFUL TURQUOISE. AND THEN OVERHEAD IS ALL THE
SNOWY PEAKS.
SNOWY PEAKS. >> IS AT A HARD HIKE?
>> NO, YOU DRIVE RIGHT TO IT.
THEN, HERE'S ANOTHER EASY ONE.
YOU CAN DRIVE UP TO CRYSTAL
MOUNTAIN, POP THE GONDOLA TO
THE TOP AND IT TAKES NO ENERGY.
>> AND EAT IF YOU WANT TO.
>> AND THEN YOU WERE STANDING
THERE WITH THIS TREMENDOUS VIEW
OF MOUNT RAINIER BEHIND YOU, IT
IS LIKE, YOU LOVE IT.
>> THE THIRD ONE TAKES A LITTLE
MORE ENERGY.
MORE ENERGY. IT IS GOING UP TO HURRICANE
RIDGE IN OLYMPIA NATIONAL
PARKS.
PARKS.
PARKS. AND THEN PUT ON A PAIR SNOWSHOES
AND SNOWSHOE UP HURRICANE HILL
AND YOU CAN TAKE TO SELFIES,
ONE HAS THE BACKDROP OF THE SAN
JUAN TO PHUKET AND THE OTHER
ONE HAS THE PEAKS IN THE PARK.
>> AND THIS IS A ROUND-TRIP?
SO THE BEST PLACE OFF THE
BEATEN PATH?
BEATEN PATH? >> HERE'S THE COOL THING IN
WINTER, ALMOST EVERYTHING IS
NOT THERE THAT ALMOST EVERYONE
IS NOT THERE.
ONE OF THE COOLEST PLACES TO GO
IN THE WINTER IS THE BEACH.
RUBY BEACH AS PART OF OLYMPIC
NATIONAL PARK IN YOU CAN GO
BEACH WALKING AND YOU MIGHT BE
ONE OF JUST A COUPLE OF PEOPLE
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. >> SO PEACEFUL. BEST FAMILY
ADVENTURE?
ADVENTURE? >> SNOWFLAKE.
>> SNOWFLAKE. IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK WOULD
BE HURRICANE RIDGE, VERY
POPULAR.
POPULAR.
POPULAR. AND MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
. WHAT THEY HAVE --
>> I LOVE IT AND I COULD BE
THERE ALL DAY.
>> THEY HAVE SNOW PLAY ZONES
WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR LITTLE
PLASTIC SOCKS AND SLIDE DOWN
AND HAVE GREAT FUN WITH THE
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THE RANGERS HAVE SNOWSHOES AND
THEY HAVE CLASSES.
>> THAT WOULD BE REALLY FUN.
>> SO YOU LEARN ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT AND HOW ANIMALS
DEAL WITH THE WINTER.
THEY OFTEN RENT THE SNOWSHOES
FOR THAT ARE ON THE TOUR.
>> BEST HIKE FOR WINTER?
>> SHORT HIKE FOR WINTER?
IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, YOU
CAN DO THIS HIKE.
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK,
YOU CAN DO TRAIL OF THE CEDARS.
YOU CAN SEE 1000-YEAR-OLD TREES.
>> THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> OF COURSE SINCE WE LOVE
MOUNT RAINIER, GO TO PARADISE,
GET A PAIR SNOWSHOES AND
SNOWSHOE SKYLINE TRAIL. THE
PEAK IS RIGHT THERE
>> IT'S LIKE YOU CAN TOUCH IT.
WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS AND VISITING
PARKS IN GENERAL, WHAT SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR?
>> YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD TAKE
LAYERS WITH YOU, GLOVES, HAT,
SNOW BOOTS, BE PREPARED FOR THE
WEATHER.
WEATHER.
WEATHER. THAT IS STEP ONE.
STEP TWO IS THAT YOU NEED TO
CHECK YOUR ROUTE, CHECK ON THE
ROADS AND IN SOME CASES IF YOU
GOING UP TO THE SNOWY AREAS,
YOUR TO TAKE CHAINS.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT
THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BEFORE
YOU GO.
YOU GO.
YOU GO. >> AND YOU FIND THE SITE ON THE
WEBSITE?
WEBSITE?
WEBSITE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE THIRD THING IS, TAKE SOME
GOODIES ALONG, PACK A LUNCH,
SNACKS, WATER AND TO TOP IT OFF,
BRING SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
>> THAT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD. AND
MAYBE SOME PEANUT BUTTER.
I TEND TO BURN MYSELF OUT.