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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 6 items are available
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Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies
• Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 347 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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A Traveller's History of Canada
• Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 220 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers.
(CND82, $14.99) |
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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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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) |
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Thompson / Cariboo Region Map
• ITMB
MAP
A nicely detailed color map of the Thompson and Fraser River region and surrounding Cariboo Mountains of Eastern British Columbia at a scale of 1:250,000. With camps and natural areas, trails, rivers and lakes, roads and other features of interest tot he traveler. One Side. 39x27 inches.
(CND213, $5.95) |
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Banff & Mt. Assiniboine Map
• Gem Trek Maps
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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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Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference
• Daniel Mathews
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs.
(RKY61, $26.00)
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The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia
• Jean Barman
• HISTORY
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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)
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Why I Hate Canadians
• Will Ferguson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Mountain Home, Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony With Nature
• Adolf Hungry Wolf
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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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The Rockies, A Natural History
• Richard Cannings
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Alberta Wildlife
• James Kavanagh
• FIELD GUIDE
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Identify Rockies wildlife with this handy, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions.
(CND279, $5.95)
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Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
• John J. Craighead
• FIELD GUIDE
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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 Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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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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