Popular Day Hikes 1
Kananaskis Country
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2011
- Category
- Hiking
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781897522714
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Popular Day Hikes is a series of books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas. These factual, attractive guides feature detailed maps and colour photographs to whet the appetite.
Kananaskis Country covers 35 popular day hikes in this mountainous recreation area west of Calgary. Alberta’s faourite destination of outdoor enthusiasts, Kananaskis Country offers a wide range of choices, from easy, short day walks to ridgewalks—with a pitch or two of easy scrambling. There is something here for everyone.
About the author
Gillean Daffern has been exploring Kananaskis Country for decades and understands its landscape and history intimately throughout every season of the year. She has also been writing and publishing bestselling trail guides to Kananaskis Country for over 30 years and is the author of the renowned five-volume series Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guide, which is moving into its fifth edition and has sold well over 100,000 copies since it was first published in 1979. She also travels to mountain areas outside of Kananaskis Country, and in particular enjoys visiting countries off the beaten tourist path. Gillean is the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Books and, along with her husband, Tony Daffern, was awarded the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival’s Summit of Excellence Award in 2006. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.
Other titles by
Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guide – 5th Edition: Volume 2 – West Bragg—The Elbow—The Jumpingpound
West Bragg, The Elbow, The Jumpingpound
Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 5th Edition: Volume 3
The Ghost, Bow Valley, Canmore, Spray
Gillean Daffern’s Kananaskis Country Trail Guide – 5th Edition: Volume 1
Kananaskis Valley—Kananaskis Lakes—Elk Lakes—Smith-Dorrien
Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country – 2nd Edition
Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated
Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated
Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated
The Great Kananaskis Flood
A Disaster That Forever Changed the Face of Kananaskis Country
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Volume 5: The Highwood - Flat Creek - Upper Livingstone - Willow Creek
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Volume 3: The Ghost—Bow Valley—Canmore—Spray
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Volume 4: Sheep—Gorge Creek—North Fork
