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Explore Canada: The Adventurer's Guide

by Marion Harrison, Peter Thompson
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Overview

Praise for the previous edition
"Highly recommended."
- Library Journal

Canada is one of the most popular destinations for outdoor enthusiasts. Rugged mountains, countless rivers and lakes, and long, magnificent coastlines offer unlimited opportunities for adventure, viewing wildlife and scenic touring.

Explore Canada is a colorful and practical book that describes 125 outdoor destinations across the country. The book is packed with useful information for travelers at all levels of skill in the wild. It includes easy one-day trips near urban centers, family outings on nature trails and extended trips in remote wilderness for experts.

There are useful tips for choosing the best destination, preparing for the trip and selecting the right equipment and clothing.

Each destination features:

  • Color area map
  • Contacts and related web sites
  • At-a-glance activity icons
  • Local lore
  • How to get there
  • Required equipment.

Explore Canada is the ideal guide book for the best hiking, cycling, birding, rafting, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, mountain biking, skiing, and snowshoeing.

Synopsis

A travel book accompanied by photographs from Canadian photographers. Each destination includes an area map, at-a-glance activities and information on how to get there. The revised edition is updated throughout and now includes web sites.

Library Journal

From a former editor and the current publisher of Explore, Canada's premier outdoor adventure magazine, comes a selection of the greatest destinations in Canada. This beautiful book, with over 250 color photos, has something for everyone, regardless of one's level of skill in the wild: from one-day trips near urban centers and family outings on nature trails for beginners to extended trips in remote wilderness areas for the expert. Special emphasis is placed upon hiking, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking, bird watching, skiing, and snowshoeing in more than 125 locations. Helpful icons indicate which activities are offered. This user-friendly guide has full-color maps with key visiting sites, sources of information for planning a trip, contacts and web sites, useful tips, plus ideas for equipment and clothing. Suggestions for further reading are in each section and at the end of the book. Highly recommended for all public libraries together with Canada: The Rough Guide (Penguin, 1999).--Michael W. Ellis, Ellenville P.L., NY Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

About the Author, Marion Harrison

Marion Harrison, an avid outdoor enthusiast, was the editor of Explore magazine from 1988 to 1998.

Peter Thompson is a former publisher of Explore magazine and an active outdoor enthusiast.

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Editorials

American Reference Books Annual, Volume 36 - Virginia Fischer

Not your typical travel guide, the newly revised edition of Explore Canada, as the authors note in their introduction, is a "vehicle of ideas."... the perfect place to begin the adventure.

Library Journal

From a former editor and the current publisher of Explore, Canada's premier outdoor adventure magazine, comes a selection of the greatest destinations in Canada. This beautiful book, with over 250 color photos, has something for everyone, regardless of one's level of skill in the wild: from one-day trips near urban centers and family outings on nature trails for beginners to extended trips in remote wilderness areas for the expert. Special emphasis is placed upon hiking, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking, bird watching, skiing, and snowshoeing in more than 125 locations. Helpful icons indicate which activities are offered. This user-friendly guide has full-color maps with key visiting sites, sources of information for planning a trip, contacts and web sites, useful tips, plus ideas for equipment and clothing. Suggestions for further reading are in each section and at the end of the book. Highly recommended for all public libraries together with Canada: The Rough Guide Penguin, 1999.--Michael W. Ellis, Ellenville P.L., NY Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Cheré Coen

If Canada's your destination, this book explains it all.
β€”CherΓ© Coen, Baton Rouge Advocate

Book Details

Published
July 1, 2004
Publisher
Firefly Books, Limited
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781552979914

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