Where-to guides to outdoor adventure--indispensable for today's young urbanites who crave active outdoor sports and won't settle for less. SEATTLE IS BLESSED with myriad sports opportunities. Puget Sound is a worldwide sea kayaking, sailing, and fishing mecca; Mount Rainier tops every young mountaineer's must-do list. For newcomers and longtime residents, Urban Adventure: Seattle supplies the details and tips that would otherwise take years to acquire. You'll find salmon fishing from your kayak within city limits; nearby island camping to rival that in the San Juans, without the crowds; bouldering routes within thirty minutes of town; and the wildest annual whitewater kayak weekend around. Featuring clear descriptions of rides, routes, resources, outfitters, and hangouts, the guide includes profiles of the best gear outlets and gear heads. Meet bike-fitting experts, rock jocks, and a group of backcountry skiers determined to find snow all year long. For easy planning, chapters are organized from downtown Seattle outward, to the foothills, mountains, and outlying attractions around Puget Sound and beyond.