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* Seattle Channel's City Stream: Seattle Stairways (2016) 

* KPLU 88.1 "Tourist in Your Own Town" - Mount Baker Stairway Walk (2013)

* KING 5 Evening Magazine - Discover the Secret Stairways of Seattle (2013)

* KUOW News - The Hidden Legacy of Seattle Stairways (2013)

* AAA Journey - Last Stop: Stair Attraction (2012)

* Seattle Times - Guidebook Authors Show Ups and Downs. . . (2012)

Feet First - Seattle Walkability Advocates

* Sound Steps - Great Walking Groups for Over-50s!

* WalkOn inBellWa! - Walking Routes in Bellevue's Parks and Neighborhoods

Inventory of Seattle Stairs of 100 Steps or More website by Doug Beyerlein

* All Stairs Seattle Guide website by Susan Ott & Dave Ralph

* Year of Walking Seattle's Parks blog by Linnea Westerlind

*KOMO News - Year of Mapping Seattle's Stairs (2011)

*Seattle Times -  Queen Anne Stairways Map (2009)

* Washington Trails Association Magazine -  Urban Hiking (2007)

* Seattle Times - Seattle Stairways: Taking Time to Learn More About the City (2003)

* Seattle Weekly - Stairway Weekend (1999)

The Mountaineers as well as our publisher, Mountaineers Books

Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods 

by Jake & Cathy Jaramillo

* The only guidebook to stairway walks in Seattle
* Explore Seattle neighborhoods in a new way with these interesting walks in Seattle
* Written for people of all ages who want to get outside, exercise, and explore
*Learn more --> 


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Monday
May122014

A Grand Staircase!

We just took a quick trip to a truly grand staircase: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, that is.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is part of a huge section of the southern Utah landscape that rises in a series of steps, east to west, climbing some 6,000 feet across 150 miles. Each successive plateau over this landscape represents a stairway tread, and each successive cliff is a riser - hence the name "Grand Staircase."

We're happy to be back in town, and looking forward to Stairway Walks talks we'll be giving at several King County libraries over the Spring and Summer (go to the "Walks and Events" page for more info).

Here are a few pictures from our visit. We saw natural "staircases" like this:

 

And sort-of stairways like this (maybe more of a ramp?):

 

After a mile's walk down a side canyon we came to this. No natural stairs here, and without ropes and rappelling skills, we just made up lunch and turned back!

Sunday
Apr272014

A Succesful Stairway Spring Cleaning Day

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to make a local stairway more inviting, safe and walkable!

We're taking a quick break away from the website, but we'll be back soon.