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About the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
With sales of
over 230,000 copies, the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide is one of
best-selling non-fiction books in Canadian publishing history.
Hikers affectionately refer to this hiking
guidebook as “the Bible.” When it was published in 1971, it was the first
book with accurate distances and detailed descriptions to the trails of
the Canadian Rockies.
The 8th edition covers more than 3,400 km (2100 miles) of trails in Banff,
Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay and Waterton Lakes National Parks, plus the
provincial parks of Mt. Assinboine, Mt. Robson, Akamina-Kishinena, Peter
Lougheed, and Elk Lakes.
The 8th edition includes:
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Descriptions of 231 hikes and routes plus
dozens of side trips
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More than 150 photographs
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40 maps
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Trail logs measured by "trail wheel"
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Sources for information, maps, backcountry
lodging, and transportation
Competitive pricing: Other hiking
guides to the Canadian Rockies sell for up to $36.95.
NEW FEATURE:
Click here for a history of the
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, one of North America's original hiking
guidebooks.
About the Authors
For the past 35 years, Brian Patton has
interpreted the natural and human history of the Canadian Rockies in
books, on film and through presentations. His other books include the
50 Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park, Parkways of the Canadian Rockies, Tales from
the Canadian Rockies, Mountain Chronicles: Jon Whyte and Bear Tales
from the Canadian Rockies. He continues to work on a variety projects
from his home in Invermere, British Columbia.
Following the publication of the
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, Bart Robinson authored several books on
the Canadian Rockies: Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, Columbia
Icefield: A Solitude of Ice and Great Days in the Rockies: The
Photographs of Byron Harmon. Subsequently, he has enjoyed a long
career as a journalist, editor, and conservationist. He currently lives in
Canmore, Alberta.
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