Best of Alberta: Day Trips from Calgary

More than 40,000 sold, the Third Edition features 15 new trips!

This updated edition of a regional bestseller is the insider's handbook to discovering the best routes and destinations within a two-hour drive of the Stampede City. Locals and visitors, seniors and families, avid naturalists and hikers alike need only a tank of gas, a road map and perhaps a picnic lunch and a pair of hiking shoes to make the most of this insightful guide.

Best of Alberta covers all the nearby territory and activities travelers can enjoy such as:

• Driving tours
• Interpretive walks and hikes
• Historic sites
• Wildlife watching
• Museums
• River rafting, horseback riding and more.

Highlight maps, route information, driving distances, phone numbers, color photographs, and a detailed index complete this indispensable guide to Canada's Wild Rose Country.

Bill Corbett is a Calgary writer whose articles have been published in such magazines as Canadian Geographic, Explore, Western Living, Canadian Business and Maclean's. He is the author of Best of Alberta: Outdoor Activities in Alberta's Heartland.