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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
358 PAGES
Canada resident and avid outdoorsman Andrew Hempstead knows the best way to experience the Canadian Rockies, from rafting on the Bow River and hiking Lake O'Hara to staying in a remote log cabin. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Canadian Rockies has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. With must-see sights, maps, aadvice on planning and itineraries -- and an essential dose of humor.
(CND231, $17.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Lake Louise and Yoho Map
Gem Trek Maps
2001
MAP
A detailed, double-sided trail map and hiking guide to the Lake Louise and Yoho area at a scale of 1:50,000 with shaded relief and contour lines at 25-meter intervals. It covers the trail network around the Chateau Lake Louise and Village, Moraine Lake, Skoki Valley, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, and Lake O'Hara. Printed on printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(RKY50, $8.95) |
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Jasper National Park & Maligne Lake Map
Gem Trek Maps
2001
MAP
A detailed hiking map to popular trails in Jasper National Park at a scale of 1:100,000 with shaded relief and 50-meter contour lines. The map covers the park and surroundings from Miette Hot Springs and Maligne Lake west to the town of Jasper, the Tonquin Valley, and south to Fortress Lake. Printed on water and tear-resistant paper. Two Sides. 39x27 inches.
(RKY52, $9.95) |
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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) |
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Walking
Henry David Thoreau
REFERENCE
You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel.
(WLK04, $9.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Field Guide to the Grizzly Bear
Lance Olsen
FIELD GUIDE
OUT OF PRINT
A brief introduction of the ecology, natural history and conservation of the grizzly, sponsored by the Great Bear Foundation.
(BST38, $6.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
Roger Tory Peterson
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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