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Popular Day Hikes: Northern Okanagan details 39 popular day trips amid the stunning, open terrain of the British Columbia interior, from Grindrod in the north to Vernon in the south and between the Okanagan Valley and the Shuswap. With little need for rigorous bushwhacking or risky scrambling, the routes described in this new book will offer all users at all skill levels the opportunity to experience semi-desert landscapes, lakeside vistas and mountain views. Some of the trips included are: Bluenose Mountain; Enderby Cliffs; Sugarloaf Mountain; Rawlings Lake Cliffs; Adams River Trail Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park; Hyde Mountain Lookout; Margaret Falls; Skimikin Lake; Blind Bay to White Lake. Each route description includes: detailed directions to trailheads, colour maps and photographs; seasonal information, round-trip distances, trail commentary, difficulty ratings.

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Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.Popular Day Hikes: Jasper describes 34 routes and trails spanning the width of Jasper National Park, Mount Robson Provincial Park, and the area surrounding Valemount, British Columbia. Routes described in this book vary in length and difficulty, and there are splendid sights to be seen by people of all ages and abilities. This volume includes some of the most recommended hikes in the region, including: Wilcox Pass Valley of the Five Lakes Maligne Pass Folding Mountain Fitzwilliam Basin Mount Terry Fox Overlander Trail The northern reaches of the Canadian Rockies described here span a wide range of environments from picturesque, craggy summits to verdant meadows and peaceful

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This is a book for anyone, of any age, who cares about rivers. This story of the Columbia River is unique. Told from the river’s perspective, it is an immersive, empathetic portrait of a once-wild river and of the Sinixt, a First People who lived on the mainstem of this great western river for thousands of years and continue to do so even though Canada declared them “extinct” in 1956. The book’s re-release comes at a critical time for natural systems and for reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples across North America. The Colville Confederated Tribes, representing over 3,000 Sinixt People, recently won a precedent-setting case in the Supreme Court of Canada affirming that Aboriginal Rights do not stop at the border. The important story of the Sinixt weaves together with the ongoing ecological impact of hydropower development on the Columbia and its tributaries.

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Family Walks and Hikes is a bestselling series of guidebooks written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs.The first volume in the Vancouver Island two-volume set assembles an impressive variety of walks and hikes for visitors and locals looking for unique, guided wanderings in the area between Victoria and Nanaimo, including: Millstone Falls Westwood Lake Colliery Dam Park Nanaimo River Yellow Point Park Chemainus Lake Mount Tzouhalem Spectacle Lake Provincial Park Niagara Falls and Goldstream Trestle Bridge Tod Inlet Mount Work Beaver Lake Mount Douglas Devonian Park Avatar Grove Lizard Lake Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all accessible from reliable roads and

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Contains scrambles in Waterton, Castle - Crown and Kananaskis. The author outlines several different routes to each summit and includes alternate and easier descents. Encompassing a range of levels of difficulty, it includes general information on scrambling, suggested trips for specific conditions, single-day multi-peak trips, and more.

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