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| No. 29 |
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TRAIL |
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| Though there are many
public trails throughout western Washington and Oregon, giving hundreds
of miles of hiking and backpacking opportunity, eastern Washington,
Idaho, and Montana have no extensive trail system. The Pacific
Northwest Trail is conceived as a trail system more extensive than
present trails to serve this area, a 1200 mile path from the
Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean, starting in Canada at Waterton
Lakes National Park and proceeding through northern Montana and Idaho
(avoiding known grizzly habitat) to the Salmo-Priest areas, west and
south through the Kettle Range, Pasayten Wilderness, North Cascades
National Park, to the coast, across Puget Sound and the Olympic
Peninsula to Cape Alava. |
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The Federation of
Western Outdoor
Clubs requests Congress to authorize such a system of trails through
the states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana; and to legislate
appropriations to assist in construction and any acquisitions or
easement agreements that are necessary to ensure public access to
non-federal lands. It is envisioned that much of the construction
work will be done by volunteer groups such as clubs belonging to the
Federation. |
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