Frommer's Washington and Oregon

Book excerpt: Just look at what Frommer's has to offer this season: -- Stunning new covers -- Free full-color fold-out maps in our best-selling titles -- An attractive, easy-to-use two-color design -- More maps than ever before, all keyed to the text -- Four-color maps on the interior front and back covers -- Increased coverage of outdoor activities, nature areas, and discoveries off the beaten track -- An opinionated "best of the Destination" chapter to open each guide and point readers to the top experiences, drives, active vacations, hotels, restaurants, and shopping in each guide With selections in all price ranges, Frommer's is packed with completely up-to-date practical information, exact prices, and candid insider advice. It's the most authoritative, easy-to-use guide a traveler can buy. Frommer's covers all the urban pleasures of Seattle and Portland -- coffee bars, microbreweries, art galleries, and alternative music clubs -- and then shows travelers how to enjoy the best of the Northwest, from sea kayaking in Puget Sound to hiking Mount Rainer, and from cruising the San Juan Islands to camping at Crater Lake.