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Sports & Recreation Hiking

Popular Day Hikes 2

Canadian Rockies

by (author) Tony Daffern

Publisher
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Initial publish date
Mar 2008
Category
Hiking, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897522011
    Publish Date
    Mar 2008
    List Price
    $15.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781897522707
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Popular Day Hikes is a series of guidebooks written for visitors and locals alike who want to hike scenic trails from well-established trailheads. These factual, attractive guides feature detailed yet easy to read maps and colour photographs to whet a hiker’s appetite.

 

Popular Day Hikes 2: Canadian Rockies covers 37 popular, accessible trails in one of the world’s most stunningly beautiful natural environments. Covering easy short-day walks, more strenuous full-day hikes and the occasional easy scramble, this companion volume to Popular Day Hikes 1: Kananaskis Country, by Gillean Daffern, contains something for everyone – individuals, groups and families.

Each hike includes:

  • round-trip distances
  • difficulty ratings
  • seasonal information
  • detailed directions to trailheads
  • trail commentary
  • colour maps & photographs

About the author

Tony Daffern is a seasoned climber, hiker and ski mountaineer with close to 50 years of experience on various mountain ranges throughout the world. A civil engineer by training, he is the author of the bestselling guidebook Popular Day Hikes 2: Canadian Rockies (RMB, 2018) and Backcountry Avalanche Safety – 4th Edition (RMB, 2017). Tony is the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Books and, along with his wife, Gillean Daffern, was awarded the Banff Mountain Festival’s Summit of Excellence Award in 2006. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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