The Iron Goat Trail: A Guidebook

About this book

The Iron Goat Trail traces the route of the historic long-gone Great Northern Railway line through Washingtons beautiful Stevens Pass. This compact guidebook describes the difficult history of this twelve-mile stretch of railway which was a vital link to western Washington from 1890 to 1929 as it guides hikers past the many remnants of this piece of American history. Under construction since 1992 the completed trail will be formally dedicated in the fall of 1999. This updated edition includes the newest sections of the trail along with lists of plants and birds likely to be seen from the trail nearby places of interest and a bibliography of historical references on the region.