Western Canada Handbook

by Bigg, Alison; Gardner, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9781907263255
• ISBN10: 190726325X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: Footprint

Summary

Mountain ranges, rolling plains, lush rainforest, and moonscape Badlands: Get back to nature with Footprint's fully revised and updated guide to Western Canada. Now in its fourth edition, this guide gives you everything you need to get the most from the great outdoors, whether you want to strike out on your own or go with an adventure tour operator. Detailed listings include ranches and wilderness lodges, B&Bs and bush camps, plus the best places to eat and, crucially, how to get around--whether by car, bus, train, or snowmobile!

Author Biography

Matthew Gardner grew up in London (England, not Ontario!), gaining a French degree from Bristol University, and a teaching diploma from Goldsmiths College, London. He spent two years teaching, then a decade travelling the world, writing several travel guides along the way (plus the obligatory unfinished novels). He met his wife, Alison, in Mexico. She is a Canadian chef and artist, who has lived in almost every major town in this book. The couple lived in the West Kootenays, British Columbia, for seven years, and currently resides in Victoria, where Matthew is completing a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology.

Table of Contents

Planning your trip; Essentials; Vancouver – Vancouver City, Sunshine Coast; Vancouver Island – Victoria & the southern Gulf islands, Tofino and the West Coast, Central and north Vancouver Island; British Columbia – Sea to Sky Highway, TransCanada & Crowsnest highways, Okanagan, West Kootenays, Northern BC; Canadian Rockies – Calgary, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and around, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Western Lakes National Park, Waterton Townsite; The Yukon – Whitehorse and the south, Kluane Country, Dawson City and the north; Background; Footnotes.

Excerpts

Towards Fernie, the Crowsnest finally rewards its faithful with titillating previews of the Rockies. Surrounded by the soaring, jagged mountains of the Lizard Range, Fernie doesn’t’ exactly do the setting justice but it comes closer than most. Recent expansion of its excellent ski hill has resulted in a fair amount of development, as hotels have sprung up along the highway, but the pretty little Downtown has been almost entirely spared.