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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $61, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND293)		  
Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
This comprehensive practical guide in the Moon series published in the Pacific Northwest stakes out the best food, transportation, accommodation, and sights throughout British Columbia. The guide nicely balances practical detail and a good overview of the region and its attractions. Seventh edition. (CND132, $21.95)		   Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies
Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 145 PAGES
An essential pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of not just the mammals of the region, but also of the reptiles, amphibians and birds. Each of 70 species gets a double-page spread, with line drawings of the animal, scat and track, range map and description. Winner of the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award in the Nature Guidebook Category, it features shaded pencil drawings by Todd Telander. (USW118, $9.95)		   Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains
Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies  •  Sid Marty
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  PAPER  • 316 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, $19.95)		   Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies Explorer's Map and Guide  •  Gem Trek Maps
2012 •  MAP
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. With detailed maps of Alberta, Edmonton, Lake Louise and other sites on the reverse. Opens to 39x27 inches. Tenth edition. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (CND36, $5.95)		   Canadian Rockies Explorer's Map and Guide
Southwest British Columbia and Northern Washington Map  •  Gem Trek Maps
MAP
Covering all Vancouver Island, this handy, full-color map covers the region from Seattle and the coast of British Columbia to the Columbia River in detail. One Side. 26x39 inches. (PNW21, $5.95)		   Southwest British Columbia and Northern Washington Map



Also Recommended

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)
 		  
Vancouver Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A laminated, folded map of Vancouver, British Columbia at a scale of 1:15,000. (CND125, $8.95)
 		  
Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Vancouver and Victoria. (CND265, $14.00)
 		  
Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference  •  Daniel Mathews   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs. (RKY61, $26.00)
 		  
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell   • HISTORY • BEST SELLER  •  A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)
 		  
Burrard Inlet, A History  •  Doreen Armitage   • HISTORY  •  A short history of Burrard's Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. The Inlet's story is one of Native Americans, developers, businessmen, environmentalists and other influential figures in the rise of the Greater Vancouver area. (CND121, $32.95)
 		  
Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People  •  Roy MacGregor   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)
 		  
How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One  •  Ian Ferguson  •  Will Ferguson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character. (CND208, $18.95)
 		  
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, $43.95)
 		  
Why I Hate Canadians  •  Will Ferguson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek. (CND154, $15.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast  •  Bill Richardson   • LITERATURE  •  Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel about an unconventional Vancouver B&B, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. (CND133, $15.99)
 		  
Canadian Rockies Panorama  •  Steven Flagler   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A souvenir collection of full-color photographs of the Canadian Rockies, including Lake Louise, Jasper and Banff. The horizontal format is perfect for showing off the stunning photography. (CND35, $19.95)
 		  
The Rockies, A Natural History  •  Richard Cannings   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies is geared for naturalist-travelers and includes hundreds of color photographs. (RKY82, $29.95)
 		  
Alberta Wildlife  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Identify Rockies wildlife with this handy, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions. (CND279, $5.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
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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