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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 330 PAGES
A practical guide for the independent traveler, with plenty of useful information on where to go and what to do. Now in its 4th edition, the book includes information on Banff and Jasper National Parks.
(CND231, $17.95)
Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies
Sid Marty
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR 2003 PAPER 328 PAGES
A native Albertan and park warden in the Canadian Rockies, Marty relates colorful anecdotes from friends, colleagues and his own youth in this collection of tales, which includes A Horse Named Candy.
(CND186, $18.95)
Alberta Wildlife
James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE 2005 PLASTIC CARD
A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Alberta.
(CND279, $5.95)
Banff & Jasper National Parks Map
Gem Trek Maps
2002 MAP
FAVORITE
A driver's map of Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta, at a birds-eye scale of 1:400,000. This is a good planning map for anyone contemplating a trip to Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes or Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National parks.
(CND36, $5.95)
Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 128 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Vancouver and Victoria.
(CND265, $12.00)
Banff & Mt. Assiniboine Map
Gem Trek Maps
A hiking map for Banff National Park, at a scale of 1:100,000 with colorful relief shading, topographic lines, trails and travel information.
(CND53, $8.95)
Lake Louise and Yoho Map
Gem Trek Maps
A topographic map of this popular hiking region from Lake Louise to Emerald Lake, at a scale of 1:50,000.
(RKY50, $8.95)
Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies
Christine Barnes
GUIDEBOOK
Celebrating the magnificent lodges, backcountry retreats and historic chalets of Banff national Park and surroundings.
(CND310, $35.00)
Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks
Lonely Planet Publications
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive guidebook in the excellent, informative Lonely Planet series, with information on history, hiking and wildlife.
(CND292, $19.99)
A Traveller's History of Canada
Robert Bothwell
HISTORY
A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline.
(CND82, $14.95)
The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia
Jean Barman
HISTORY
A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region.
(CND116, $39.95)
Vancouver, A History in Photographs
Aynsley Vogel
HISTORY
The story of Vancouver as seen through historic photographs.
(CND122, $10.95)
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw, Travels in Search of Canada
Will Ferguson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians) dredges up odd characters and amusing icons of Canadian history on his erratic travels across Canada from the west coast, across prairies to Churchill and its famous polar bears, culminating with a visit to the Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows.
(CND236, $14.95)
Mountain Home, Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony With Nature
Adolf Hungry Wolf
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
Mr. Hungry Wolf shares tales of herbal remedies, wild animals, home schooling his four children and living without running water, phone, TV or electricity in the Canadian Rockies.
(CND31, $14.95)
The Canadian Rockies
Douglas Leighton
NATURAL HISTORY
This beautiful portrait of the landscapes, wildlife and nature of Banff, Jasper and other parks in the region, featuring 200 oversize color photographs, showcases the best of Douglas Leighton, a naturalist and photographer from the Canadian Rockies.
(CND149, $29.95)
The Rockies, A Natural History
Richard Cannings
NATURAL HISTORY
An engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies, geared for naturalist-travelers.
(RKY82, $29.95)
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic
FIELD GUIDE
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference
Daniel Mathews
FIELD GUIDE
A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs.
(RKY61, $26.00)
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
John J. Craighead
FIELD GUIDE
A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers.
(USW41, $21.00)
Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
James Halfpenny
Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE
An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description.
(USW118, $9.95)
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
David Sibley
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird.
(USW418, $19.95)
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