Footprint Western Canada Handbook

by Matthew Gardner, Alison Bigg

Covering three fantasitic regions for lovers of the great outdoors - the Rockies, Alberta and the Yukon - this guide introduces British Columbia including Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Eco-tourism, sport-based holidays and wildlife viewing are all available in this region of Canada and are all covered in this handbook. It features detailed information on hiking trails, canoe routes, ski hills, rock climbing, mountain biking and more, as well as routes that leave the beaten track to discover the secrets locals usually keep to themselves, including viewpoints, free hot springs and special beaches. The guide also offers a selection of accommodation concentrating on interesting hotels, B&Bs and campsites.

Genres: Travel

560 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Karlie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm planning a long weekend trip for this upcoming summer in southern Alberta that will dip over into Saskatchewan. Picked up this book from the library to see if there were any good tips. Apparently this author thinks that Western Canada consists of the Yukon (which isn't even part of Western Canada), British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies mountain parks and Calgary. Not the capital city of Alberta, Edmonton, nor any of the other fantastic provincial parks are covered, and two entire provinces of Western Canada - Saskatchewan and Manitoba - are completely omitted. This book is a joke. It should just be entitled 'British Columbia with information on the Canadian Rockies'.