Signpost Guide Canadian Rockies : Your Guide to Great Drives

by Thomas Cook Publishing

• ISBN13: 9780762712502
• ISBN10: 0762712503
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

People who travel by car have the best opportunities to explore beyond typical tourist destinations, but driving in an unfamiliar region can be a daunting prospect. New Signpost Guides provide practical information to guide motorists through unfamiliar routes, signs, traffic laws, and parking. Hundreds of attractions are described in detail, together with recommendations for shopping, dining, and accommodations.

Each Signpost Guide features:
-- Full-color, detailed area maps, supported by driving directions and route plans
-- Helpful and practical tips, including average driving times and distances
-- Individual chapters on major cities that supply information essential to getting around without a car
-- Unique ratings system to help travelers sample the very best of each region

Table of Contents

About Signpost Guides	p. 8
Canadian Rockies at a glance	p. 10
Introduction	p. 12
Travel facts	p. 14
Driver's guide	p. 22
Getting to the Rockies and British Columbia	p. 26
Setting the scene	p. 28
Highlights and touring itineraries	p. 36
Calgary: Canada's Western 'boom town'	p. 38
Edmonton: A famous mall plus museums and culture	p. 50
Calgary--Edmonton Trail: History, dinosaurs, zoos and museums	p. 62
Cowboy Trail: Eco-adventures, history and Western lore	p. 74
UNESCO Trail North: Hot springs and legendary mountain resorts	p. 84
UNESCO Trail South: Digging for dinosaurs and First Nations history	p. 94
Crowsnest Highway: A border area of resorts and railway history	p. 104
The Kootenays: Great fishing, quaint towns and ethnic museums	p. 112
Columbia River: Dramatic alpine scenery and wildlife	p. 122
Cariboo Country: A touch of frontier life and dude ranch holidays	p. 132
Cariboo Gold Rush Trail: A peek into gold rush history and ghost towns	p. 140
Sea to Sky Highway: Stunning coastal scenery and great skiing	p. 150
Shuswap Lakes: Hike with Hamas or angle for trout	p. 160
Train travel: An ever-expanding list of great train trips	p. 170
Ferry cruises: See BC's beautiful inlets and fiords	p. 180
Cowboy Country: Spend some time home on the range	p. 190
Okanagan Valley: A veritable Eden of orchards and wineries	p. 198
Kelowna: Beaches and peaches in the Okanagan's centre	p. 208
Mighty Fraser Country: Hot springs, history and farms to visit	p. 218
North Vancouver Island: Adventures in the wilderness and on the coast	p. 226
South Vancouver Island: Boutique gourmet farms and First Nations history	p. 232
The Wild West Coast: Dramatic beaches plus whale, bear and storm watching	p. 240
Victoria: Once a wee bit of Britain, now a cool capital	p. 248
The Gulf Islands: BC's best-kept secret paradises	p. 260
Vancouver: A legendary urban beauty with a hip new face	p. 268
Index	p. 283
Acknowledgements	p. 286
Feedback form	p. 287
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