by Brian Patton | Mar 17, 2017 | book, bookstore, hiking
When Ben Gadd asked me to write the Foreword to The Canadian Hiker’s & Backpacker’s Handbook back in 2008, I was surprised and a bit taken aback. Wasn’t there already a wealth of “how-to” books about hiking and backpacking on the...
by Brian Patton | Jul 23, 2016 | Banff National Park, book, Canadian Rockies, canadian rockies trail guide, Jasper National Park, Kananaskis Country, Kootenay National Park, Lake O'Hara, review, Yoho National Park
Gem Trek has just released a batch of revised titles. And as usual, these colourful recreational maps provide the latest and best information for several popular hiking areas in the Mountain Parks. Kootenay National Park-5th edition. This 1:100,000 scale map is...