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Lonely Planet Banff, Glacier & Jasper National Parks 1st Ed.: 1st Edition
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Product Description
Features summer and winter activities, from hiking to skiing. Has a special focus on family travel, with short and long-stay itineraries. Contains over 20 maps with hundreds of miles of trails, and covers each park as well as gateway towns and attractions outside the parks. Includes avalanche safety information for backcountry explorers.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #194720 in Books
- Published on: 2004-03-15
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 296 pages
Customer Reviews
A worthy companion for these parks
Just the kind of book I'd want wandering these Parks for the first time. Along with lodging and eating ideas, this book includes maps of the parks, hiking routes and descriptions, and my particular favorite, the section near the end which gave background of the geological, flora and fauna aspects of this region. It was well organized and easily utilized. I carried it my bag and referred to it often, and was able to astound (or annoy) my companions with countless facts.
A worthy companion for these parks
Just the kind of book I'd want wandering these Parks for the first time. Along with lodging and eating ideas, this book includes maps of the parks, hiking routes and descriptions, and my particular favorite, the section near the end which gave background of the geological, flora and fauna aspects of this region. It was well organized and easily utilized. I carried it my bag and referred to it often, and was able to astound (or annoy) my companions with countless facts.
Glacier National Park in Canada or USA?
The title is confusing, as there is a Glacier National Park in British Columbia that is close to Banff and Jasper and quite separate from the park with the same name in Montana. Lonely Planet confirms that the book actually covers Waterton-Glacier (the "international peace park" comprising Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton National Park in Alberta). The book does NOT, however, cover the smaller, less well-known Glacier National Park in Canada. Here's hoping the 2nd edition adopts a clearer title...
