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| Alberta | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The Land | p. 4 |
| Geology | |
| Climate | |
| Flora | p. 7 |
| The Mountains and Foothills | |
| The Plains | |
| Fauna | p. 9 |
| The Deer Family | |
| Bears | |
| Wild Dogs and Cats | |
| Other Large Mammals | |
| Rodents and Other Small Mammals | |
| Reptiles and Amphibians | |
| Fish | |
| Birds | |
| History | p. 16 |
| The Earliest Inhabitants | |
| Exploration and the Fur Trade | |
| End of an Era | |
| European Settlement | |
| Oil | |
| After the Boom | |
| Economy and Government | p. 23 |
| Economy | |
| Government | |
| The People | p. 25 |
| Special Topic | |
| Wildlife and You | p. 12 |
| On the Road | p. 28 |
| Recreation | p. 28 |
| Hiking | |
| Cycling and Mountain Biking | |
| Horseback Riding | |
| Fishing | |
| Other Water-Based Recreation | |
| Winter Sports | |
| Entertainment | |
| Shopping | |
| Festivals and Events | |
| Accommodations and Food | p. 37 |
| Food and Drink | |
| Transportation | p. 41 |
| Getting There | |
| Getting Around | |
| Other Practicalities | p. 45 |
| Visas and Officialdom | |
| Money | |
| Health | |
| Services, Communications, and Measurements | |
| Maps and Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Parks and Protected Areas | p. 30 |
| Park Passes | p. 31 |
| Departure Taxes | p. 41 |
| Currency Exchange | p. 46 |
| Calgary | p. 50 |
| Introduction | p. 50 |
| History | |
| Sights | p. 52 |
| Getting Oriented | |
| Downtown | |
| Museums | |
| Historic Parks | |
| Canada Olympic Park | |
| Other Parks | |
| Recreation | p. 64 |
| Outdoor Activities | |
| Spectator Sports | |
| Arts and Entertainment | |
| Shopping | |
| Festivals and Events | |
| Calgary Stampede | p. 70 |
| Events | |
| Other Entertainment | |
| Practicalities | |
| Accommodations | p. 76 |
| Hotels and Motels | |
| Bed and Breakfasts | |
| Backpacker Accommodations | |
| Campgrounds | |
| Food | p. 80 |
| Downtown Dining | |
| Kensington | |
| South of the Railway Track | |
| North of Downtown | |
| Transportation | p. 84 |
| Getting There | |
| Getting Around | |
| Services and Information | p. 86 |
| Services | |
| Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Midnapore | p. 63 |
| Rodeo Events | p. 72 |
| 2001 Calgary Stampede Ticket Information | p. 75 |
| Dinosaur Valley | p. 88 |
| Drumheller and Vicinity | p. 89 |
| Sights | |
| Scenic Drives | |
| Recreation | |
| Accommodations | |
| Food | |
| Services and Information | |
| Highway 9 East | |
| Highway 56 North | |
| Calgary to Dinosaur Provincial Park | p. 100 |
| Strathmore and Vicinity | |
| Bassano | |
| Brooks | |
| Dinosaur Provincial Park | p. 102 |
| Exploring the Park | |
| Practicalities | |
| Special Topics | |
| Dinosaur Digs | p. 89 |
| Dinosaurs of Alberta | p. 94 |
| Pronghorn | p. 99 |
| Southern Alberta | p. 106 |
| Calgary To Lethbridge | p. 107 |
| Nanton and Vicinity | |
| Claresholm | |
| Highway 23 South | |
| Fort Macleod | |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | |
| Lethbridge | p. 114 |
| Sights | |
| Recreation | |
| Entertainment | |
| Accommodations | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| East of Lethbridge | p. 122 |
| The Milk River | |
| Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park | |
| The Dry Belt | |
| Highway 3 East | |
| Medicine Hat and Vicinity | p. 128 |
| Sights | |
| Festivals and Events | |
| Accommodations | |
| Food and Drink | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Cypress Hills Provincial Park | |
| Cardston | p. 138 |
| Sights | |
| Practicalities | |
| Vicinity of Cardston | |
| Waterton Lakes National Park | p. 141 |
| The Land | |
| History | |
| Scenic Drives | |
| Hiking | |
| Other Recreation | |
| Accommodations and Camping | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Crowsnest Pass and Vicinity | p. 156 |
| Pincher Creek and Vicinity | |
| Pincher Creek to Leitch Collieries | |
| Bellevue | |
| Hillcrest | |
| Frank | |
| Blairmore and Vicinity | |
| Coleman | |
| West of Coleman | |
| Special Topics | |
| Palliser Triangle | p. 125 |
| Chinook Winds | p. 157 |
| The Not-So-Great Train Robbery | p. 167 |
| West of Calgary | p. 170 |
| Ranchlands | p. 170 |
| Cochrane | |
| Bragg Creek | |
| Bragg Creek to Turner Valley | |
| Turner Valley | |
| Black Diamond | |
| Highway 22 South | |
| High River | |
| Okotoks and Vicinity | |
| Kananaskis Country | p. 178 |
| Kananaskis Valley | |
| Peter Lougheed Provincial Park | |
| Hiking in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park | |
| Spray Lake | |
| Sibbald, Elbow River Valley, and Sheep River Valley | |
| Highwood/Cataract Creek Zone | |
| Canmore | p. 189 |
| Sights | |
| Hiking | |
| Other Recreation | |
| Arts and Entertainment | |
| Accommodations | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Ranching in Alberta | p. 172 |
| Cougars | p. 187 |
| The Alpine Club of Canada | p. 197 |
| Banff National Park | p. 200 |
| Introduction | p. 200 |
| The Land | |
| Flora; Fanua | |
| History | |
| Town of Banff | p. 209 |
| Sights and Drives | |
| Bow Valley Parkway | |
| Rainy Day Banff | |
| Hiking | |
| Other Recreation | |
| Wintertime | |
| Nightlife | |
| Shopping | |
| Festivals and Events | |
| Hotel and Motel Accommodations | |
| Other Accommodations | |
| Campgrounds | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services | |
| Information | |
| Lake Louise | p. 242 |
| Sights and Recreation | |
| Hiking | |
| Wintertime | |
| Accommodations and Camping | |
| Food and Drink | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Icefields Parkway--Banff | p. 254 |
| Sights | |
| Hiking | |
| Accommodations | |
| Special Topics | |
| Wild Bill Peyto | p. 217 |
| The Brewster Boys | p. 239 |
| Jasper National Park | p. 260 |
| Introduction | p. 260 |
| The Land | |
| Flora | |
| Fauna | |
| History | |
| Icefields Parkway--Jasper | p. 266 |
| Sights | |
| Hikes along Icefields Parkway | |
| Accommodations | |
| Jasper Townsite | p. 270 |
| Sights and Drives | |
| Hiking around Town | |
| Hikes near Mount Edith Cavell | |
| Hiking in the Maligne Lake Area | |
| Other Recreation | |
| Wintertime | |
| Arts and Entertainment | |
| Hotels and Motels | |
| Other Jasper Accommodations | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Bighorn Sheep | p. 275 |
| Mary Schaffer | p. 278 |
| Central Alberta | p. 290 |
| West-Central Alberta | p. 291 |
| Highway 22 North | |
| Rocky Mountain House | |
| Nordegg | |
| West from Nordegg | |
| North from Rocky Mountain House | |
| Calgary To Red Deer | p. 299 |
| Via Highway 2A | |
| The Back Way | |
| Red Deer | p. 302 |
| Sights and Recreation | |
| Accommodations and Camping | |
| Other Practicalities | |
| East of Highway 2: The Aspen Parkland | p. 307 |
| Highway 12 East | |
| Wetaskiwin | |
| Camrose | |
| Highway 13 East | |
| Highway 14 East | |
| Special Topics | |
| David Thompson | p. 297 |
| The Canada Goose | p. 301 |
| Edmonton | p. 314 |
| Introduction | p. 314 |
| History | |
| Sights | p. 319 |
| Downtown | |
| Southside | |
| Old Strathcona | |
| West of Downtown | |
| West Edmonton Mall | |
| Devon | |
| Stony Plain | |
| St. Albert | |
| Fort Saskatchewan and Vicinity | |
| Recreation | p. 333 |
| Outdoor Activities | |
| Spectator Sports | |
| Arts and Entertainment | |
| Shopping | |
| Festivals and Events | |
| Accommodations | p. 340 |
| Hotels and Motels | |
| Bed and Breakfasts | |
| Hostels and YMCA | |
| Campgrounds | |
| Food | p. 345 |
| Downtown | |
| West End | |
| Old Strathcona | |
| Other Parts of the City | |
| Transportation | p. 349 |
| Getting There | |
| Getting Around | |
| Services and Information | p. 351 |
| Services | |
| Books and Bookstores | |
| Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Pedway System | p. 322 |
| West Edmonton Mall Trivia | p. 330 |
| Northern Alberta | p. 353 |
| Lakeland | p. 354 |
| Elk Island National Park | |
| East along the Yellowhead Highway | |
| Lloydminster | |
| Highway 28 to Ashmont | |
| Southeast to St. Paul and Beyond | |
| Northeast toward Cold Lake | |
| Cold Lake | |
| Lac La Biche | |
| Vicinity of Lac La Biche | |
| Fort McMurray and Vicinity | p. 367 |
| Sights | |
| Recreation and Events | |
| Accommodations and Camping | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Fort Chipewyan | |
| North-Central Alberta | p. 374 |
| Edmonton to Athabasca | |
| Athabasca and Vicinity | |
| Athabasca to Slave Lake | |
| Slave Lake | |
| To the Peace River | |
| Highway 18 West | |
| Swan Hills | |
| Whitecourt | |
| Highway 43 West | |
| West of Edmonton | p. 387 |
| From Edmonton toward Edson | |
| Hinton | |
| The Coal Branch | |
| Highway 40 toward Grande Cache | |
| Grande Cache | p. 393 |
| Willmore Wilderness Park | |
| Hiking and Other Recreation | |
| Practicalities | |
| To Grande Prairie | |
| Grande Prairie and Vicinity | p. 398 |
| Sights | |
| Recreation and Events | |
| Accommodations, Camping, and Food | |
| Other Practicalities | |
| Vicinity of Grande Prairie | |
| The Peace River Valley | p. 403 |
| Upper Peace Valley | |
| Peace River | |
| Mackenzie Highway | |
| Special Topics | |
| Living in Lloydminster | p. 360 |
| Father Albert Lacombe | p. 383 |
| Twelve-Foot Davis | p. 407 |
| Aurora Borealis | p. 410 |
| Northwest Territories and Nunavut | p. 413 |
| Introduction | p. 415 |
| The Land | |
| Flora | |
| Fauna | |
| History | |
| Government | |
| Economy | |
| People | |
| Recreation | |
| Accommodations and Food | |
| Getting There | |
| Getting Around | |
| Information | |
| Special Topics | |
| Whooping Cranes | p. 419 |
| Nunavut | p. 421 |
| Northwest Territories | p. 428 |
| The Accessible North | p. 428 |
| 60th Parallel to Hay River | |
| Hay River | |
| To Fort Smith | |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | |
| Hay River to Yellowknife | |
| Yellowknife and Vicinity | p. 444 |
| Sights | |
| Recreation | |
| Accommodations and Camping | |
| Food | |
| Transportation | |
| Services and Information | |
| Communities in the Vicinity of Yellowknife | |
| Rivers of Myth, Mountains of Mystery | p. 452 |
| Fort Simpson | |
| Liard Highway | |
| Fort Liard | |
| Nahanni National Park | |
| Mackenzie River Valley | p. 463 |
| Norman Wells | |
| Other Communities | |
| Western Arctic | p. 467 |
| Dempster Highway | |
| Inuvik | |
| Aklavik | |
| Tuktoyaktuk | |
| Paulatuk | |
| Banks Island | |
| Holman (Uluqsaqtuuq) | |
| Special Topics | |
| Albert Faille | p. 453 |
| The Mad Trapper of Rat River | p. 475 |
| Nunavut | p. 478 |
| Arctic Coast | p. 478 |
| Keewatin | p. 484 |
| Baffin and Beyond | p. 490 |
| Special Topics | |
| Eskimo Ice Cream | p. 485 |
| To the Top of the World | p. 501 |
| Booklist | p. 503 |
| Accommodations Index | p. 508 |
| Restaurant Index | p. 514 |
| Main Index | p. 518 |
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