Graeme Pole has been writing professionally since 1989. He is the best-selling author and photographer of six non-fiction books that describe the human history and the natural history of western Canada: Canadian Rockies SuperGuide, The Canadian Rockies: A History in Photographs, Walks and Easy Hikes in the Canadian Rockies, Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies, The Spiral Tunnels and The Big Hill and David Thompson. He has written and published one novel, Healy Park (1998). His wilderness essays and photography have been widely circulated.