Alberta and the Northwest Territories Handbook : Including Banff, Jasper and the Canadian Rockies

by HEMPSTEAD A

• ISBN13: 9781566911443
• ISBN10: 1566911443
• Edition: 3rd
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: PERSEUS DISTRIBUTION

Summary

Whether travelers are in search of the unspoiled Canadian Rockies wilderness or the world's largest shopping mall, Red Deer River Valley's world-acclaimed dinosaur fossil beds or Alberta's top-notch golf courses, this book leads the way. 64 photos, 42 illustrations, 72 maps.

Table of Contents

Alberta	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(12)
The Land	4	(3)
Flora	7	(2)
Fauna	9	(6)
History	15	(9)
Economy and Government	20	(2)
The People	22	(2)
Wildlife and You	13	(11)
On the Road	24	(18)
Recreation	24	(8)
Accommodations and Food	32	(3)
Transportation	35	(3)
Other Practicalities	38	(4)
Heading Farther Afield?	41	(1)
Calgary	42	(33)
Introduction	42	(2)
Sights	44	(10)
Recreation	54	(5)
Calgary Stampede	59	(5)
Accommodations	64	(4)
Food	68	(3)
Transportation	71	(2)
Services and Information	73	(2)
Midnapore	53	(7)
Rodeo Events	60	(3)
1999 Calgary Stampede Ticket Information	63	(12)
Dinosaur Valley	75	(16)
Drumheller and Vicinity	77	(9)
Calgary to Dinosaur Provincial Park	86	(1)
Dinosaur Provincial Park	87	(4)
Dinosaur Digs	75	(5)
Dinosaurs of Alberta	80	(5)
Pronghorn	85	(6)
Southern Alberta	91	(61)
Calgary To Lethbridge	93	(7)
Lethbridge	100	(8)
East of Lethbridge	108	(5)
Medicine Hat and Vicinity	113	(9)
Cardston	122	(4)
Waterton Lakes National Park	126	(13)
Crowsnest Pass and Vicinity	139	(13)
Palliser Triangle	111	(29)
Chinook Winds	140	(9)
The Not-So-Got Train Robbery	149	(3)
West of Calgary	152	(26)
Ranchlands	152	(7)
Kananaskis Country	159	(9)
Canmore	168	(10)
Ranching in Alberta	155	(12)
Cougars	167	(8)
The Alpine Club of Canada	175	(3)
Banff National Park	178	(45)
Introduction	178	(5)
Town of Banff	183	(28)
Lake Louise	211	(12)
Icefields Parkway---Banff	223	(6)
Wild Bill Peyto	191	(18)
The Brewster Boys	209	(20)
Jasper National Park	229	(27)
Introduction	229	(3)
Icefields Parkway---Jasper	232	(4)
Jasper Townsite	236	(20)
Bighorn Sheep	242	(2)
Mary Schaffer	244	(12)
Central Alberta	256	(23)
West-Central Alberta	257	(9)
Calgary To Red Deer	266	(7)
East of Highway 2: The Aspen Parkland	273	(6)
David Thompson	264	(7)
The Canada Goose	271	(8)
Edmonton	279	(36)
Introduction	279	(5)
Sights	284	(14)
Recreation	298	(5)
Accommodations	303	(4)
Food	307	(4)
Transportation	311	(2)
Services and Information	313	(2)
West Edmonton Mall Trivia	294	(21)
Northern Alberta	315	(58)
Lakeland	317	(12)
Fort McMurray and Vicinity	329	(6)
North-Central Alberta	335	(13)
West of Edmonton	348	(6)
Grande Cache	354	(4)
Grande Prairie and Vicinity	358	(5)
The Peace River Valley	363	(10)
Living in Lloydminister	322	(21)
Father Albert Lacombe	343	(24)
12 Foot Davis	367	(3)
Aurora Borealis	370	(3)
Northwest Territories and Nunavut	373	(15)
Introduction	375	(13)
Whooping Cranes	379	(9)
Northwest Territories	388	(48)
The Accessible North	388	(15)
Yellowknife and Vicinity	403	(7)
Rivers of Myth, Mountains of Mystery	410	(11)
Mackenzie River Valley	421	(4)
Western Arctic	425	(11)
Nunavut	381	(30)
Albert Faille	411	(21)
The Mad Trapper of Rat River	432	(4)
Nunavut	436	(24)
Arctic Coast	436	(6)
Keewatin	442	(5)
Baffin and Beyond	447	(13)
Eskimo Ice Cream	443	(16)
To the Top of the World	459	(1)
Booklist	460	(4)
Index	464