The authors ushered in a new era by using a computer (Kaypro II) to produce the manuscript for the 3rd edition.
With more detailed trail descriptions, the inclusion of the ambitious South Boundary Trail, and the use of images taken in the most remote regions of the Canadian Rockies, the page count was increased from 266 to 363. Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson Provincial Parks were presented as separate chapters, with several trails within these parks described in print for the first time. The revised subtitle read: “A hiker’s guide to Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes, Mount Assiniboine & Mount Robson”
Taken by author Brian Patton, the cover image depicted a single backpacker on Rockwall Pass (Kootenay National Park).