{"id":396,"date":"2013-04-07T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T22:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:23:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T23:23:16","slug":"hikeoftheweek-com-new-and-improved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Hikeoftheweek.com&#8211; New and Improved!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2247 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take1_banner-300x38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take1_banner-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take1_banner-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Take1_banner.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New and Improved!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited for relaunching of <a href=\"http:\/\/hikeoftheweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikeoftheweek.com <\/a>has finally arrived! Thanks to Ashley Knecht of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountaineersbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountaineers Books<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/hikeoftheweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikeoftheweek.com <\/a>finally has the professional look and user-friendly features that it deserves. I started the site\u00a0back in 2005 with\u00a0Michael Fagin of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wowweather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Online Weather<\/a>. Two years ago I took complete control of the site but just didn&#8217;t have the time and knowledge to make the upgrades that it\u00a0needed. This year, all of that changed. Check out the site if you&#8217;ve haven&#8217;t in a while. You will notice and be pleasantly pleased with\u00a0the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professional look and graphics<\/li>\n<li>Sliding content<\/li>\n<li>Larger photos<\/li>\n<li>User-friendly search engine<\/li>\n<li>subscription service<\/li>\n<li>multi-categorized archives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hikeoftheweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikeoftheweek.com <\/a>continues to be sponsored by our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snohomish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snohomish County Tourism<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greentrailsmaps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Trails\u00a0Maps <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountaineersbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountaineers Books<\/a>. Every other week the hike will spotlight a Snohomish County destination from suburban walks to backpacking routes deep within the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Every other week in between,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hikeoftheweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikeoftheweek.com <\/a>will spotlight a seasonally based hike throughout Washington state (sometimes spilling over into adjacent Oregon and British Columbia) with current emphasis on the Columbia River Gorge and Eastern Washington destinations to highlight my most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountaineersbooks.org\/Assets\/ClientPages\/misc_DayHikingWashington.aspx?utm_source=HikeoftheWeek_sidebar&amp;utm_medium=BookPage&amp;utm_campaign=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent books<\/a>&#8211;where more detailed information including maps can always be found on the spotlighted hikes. Look forward in the future too to special guest\u00a0posts from other hiking authorities as well as special posts, contests, and book promotions. Take a look at the site and let me know what you think. 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