Mike McQuaide

MIKE MCQUAIDE has written outdoor, travel, and lifestyle stories for everyone from Outside and Sunset to Runner's World , Adventure Cyclist , and more. A former outdoors writer for the Seattle Times , Mike has written six books on outdoor recreation and travel including Day Hike! Central Cascades and 75 Classic Rides: Washington . He is also an avid cyclist--both road and mountain bike--as well as a trail runner, mountaineer, and snowboarder. He's been hiking and running Pacific Northwest...See more

MIKE MCQUAIDE has written outdoor, travel, and lifestyle stories for everyone from Outside and Sunset to Runner's World , Adventure Cyclist , and more. A former outdoors writer for the Seattle Times , Mike has written six books on outdoor recreation and travel including Day Hike! Central Cascades and 75 Classic Rides: Washington . He is also an avid cyclist--both road and mountain bike--as well as a trail runner, mountaineer, and snowboarder. He's been hiking and running Pacific Northwest trails for more than twenty-five years. Mike currently lives in Luxembourg with his wife, Jennifer, and son, Baker, named for the mountain. See less