- Paperback: 293 pages
- Publisher: AVALON TRAVEL PUBLISHING; 3rd Revised edition edition (Mar 17 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1566914930
- ISBN-13: 978-1566914932
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,523,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Stunning mountains, alpine lakes, shimmering glaclers, and abundant wildlife await the visitor to the Canadian Rockies, one of North America's premier travel destinations. This four-season area has much to offer travellers and Andrew Hempstead's Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies is the resource to uncovering its hidden treasures. Five parks are found in the Canadian Rockies-Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho, and Waterton Lakes-each filled with miles of hiking and skiing trails, hundreds of campsites, and numerous lake and rivers. Visitors can explore the world-famous Burgess Shale, home of many fossils; brave rafting the plunge on the Kicking Horse River; or sample regional Rocky Mountain cuisine- caribou, moose, and elk. This revised edition includes measurements in both the imperial and metric systems; an expanded accommodations section; helpful sidebars on cutting flight costs or finding great hotels rooms for less; as well as website listings for many destinations. After a day in the field, hit the bars and pubs of Canmore and Banff, or soak in the luxuriant waters of Radium Hot Springs. Informative, practical, and inspiring, Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies is an essential guide to planning a trip to this awe-inspiring part of the world.
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Whether travelers are tempted by high peaks or high tea, this handbook will prove useful and inspiring. This complete historical and practical reference invites visitors and locals alike to sample some of the most spectacular outdoor wonders to be found. Visitors will appreciate the listings of more than 200 restaurants in the Canadian Rockies and the cozy B&Bs, world-class resorts, and backpacker lodges scattered throughout this pristine region. 48 photos, 32 illustrations, 25 maps.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By Beverly Nolan (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks (Paperback)
I'm impressed. The author really knows Canada's Rocky Mountains and it shows. Not only does he write about the region in a knowledgeable manner, but it's obvious through his writing that he has been on the hiking trails he discusses and eaten at the restaurants he recommends. It was the seeminly insignificant things in this guide that caught our attention and made our vacation more enjoyable - which side of a hotel to request a room that catches the evening sun, a comment on the bathrooms at a particular restaurant (that truly were memorable), tips on cutting the cost of our car rental, hints on taking better pictures in the mountains, and tips on how to escape the crowds. As a comparison, the other guidebook we had with us had all the basic information, but was very bland - with reviews of all the obvious touristy restaurants, no real direction as to which were the best hikes, etc.If you are traveling to Canada's Rockies I would definitely recommend the Moon book over the others.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good foundation handbook to have for the Northern Rockies,
This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Canadian Rockies including Banff and Jasper National Parks (Paperback)
I would augment it with another guidebook to balance reviews and recommendations. Moon Handbooks are great for the traveler on a "middle class" budget and will guide you to the "must sees" without the extra confusing fluff that other guidebooks include.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent resource,
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This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Canadian Rockies including Banff and Jasper National Parks (Paperback)
Not really a review, but a definite This Is a Great Book. I'd never heard of Moon Handbooks, but purchased this guide through Amazon and found it helped immensely on recent trip to Canada. Everything was included and the detailed recommendations covered everything from hiking to where to eat. If you're heading to the Canadian Rockies, buying this book is money well spent.
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