Best Winter Hikes on King 5 Evening

Catch my segment on King 5's Evening talking about the Best Winter Hikes in Western Washington.

Hiking Washington's History

Historian and hiker Judy Bentley teams up with veteran guidebook author Craig Romano to lead adventurers of all abilities along historic trails throughout Washington.

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Hiking Trails of the Pacific Northwest

Get your copy of this gorgeous hardbound book published by Rizzoli New York. The photographs are by Bart Smith. I co-wrote the text with William L. Sullivan. And the Foreword was written by the honorable Daniel Evans.

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Romano Honored as a Literary Lion in 2019

On March 16th, 2019 I was honored along with a group of other Northwest authors as a Literary Lion by the King County Library System Foundation. Along with sharing the stage with such notable writers as Jennifer Egan (Keynote Speaker) and Nancy Pearl (emcee); I signed lots of books, met lots of great people, and we raised nearly a half million dollars for literacy programs in King County!

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Backpacking Washington second edition now available!

New edition has been fully updated and expanded. 80 Hikes in all including 20 brand new routes. Hikes 14-50 miles making them perfect for a weekend or week trip.

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Craig appears on an episode of SOS How to Survive

Craig makes an appearance on SOS How to Survive

I made an appearance on Season 2 Episode 4 of the Weather Channel's SOS How to Survive with Creek Stewart. Tune in to learn about edible berries in the Northwest and how to survive in the woods..

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Urban Trails Vancouver WA

New guide to Vancouver USA and Clark County's wide array of trails. Explore Columbia River shoreline, wildlife refuges, waterfalls, historic sites, lakes, and the Yacolt Burn State Forest.

Run, Hike, Walk Van USA-Get your copy today!

Prolific Guidebook Author

Craig is an award-winning guidebook author, outdoors writer and photographer, ardent conservationist, and Northwest trails and hiking expert. He hikes, runs, paddles, and bikes and has written about these passions for more than two dozen publications, including; Seattle Met, Backpacker, Paddler, Northwest Runner, AMC Outdoors, Northwest Travel, and Outdoors NW. Craig writes weekly content for Hikeoftheweek.com and is the author of more than 25 books. He is currently working on several second editions to the popular Mountaineers Books’ Day Hiking series. Still curious?