Product Description

Frommer's Banff and Jasper National Parks is packed with all the facts, tips and descriptions you need to have perfect park vacation, in a pocket size guide:
* The best strategies for seeing these amazing parks, whether you have a full week or just a few hours
* Great places to stay both inside the parks and nearby, from luxurious hotels to scenic, secluded campgrounds
* The best day-long or overnight hikes, plus mountain biking, golf, horseback riding, and skiing
* Detailed, accurate maps, plus a fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot bighorn sheep, mountain goats, wildflowers, and more

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2002349 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
Here's what the critics say about Frommer's:

 "Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete."

—Booklist

"The only mainstream guide to list specific prices. The Walter Cronkite of guidebooks—with all that implies."

—Travel & Leisure

"Complete, concise, and filled with useful information."

—New York Daily News

 "Hotel information is close to encyclopedic."

—Des Moines Sunday Register

"Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges."

—Glamour Magazine

From the Back Cover
Frommer's Puts the Parks in Your Pocket.

All the up-to-date practical information and candid insider advice you need to have the perfect park vacation...in an easy-to-carry size— and at an unbeatable price!

Your Complete Guide to Banff & Jasper National Parks:

• The best strategies for seeing these amazing parks, whether you have a full week or just a few hours
• Great places to stay both inside the parks and nearby, from luxurious hotels to scenic, secluded campgrounds
• The best day-long or overnight hikes, plus mountain biking, golf, horseback riding, and skiing
• Detailed, accurate maps, plus a fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot bighorn sheep, mountain goats, wildflowers, and more

About the Author
In addition to being the former managing editor of Wild Life, an independent arts and entertainment monthly based in Canmore, Alberta, Christie Pashby has written travel articles for the Toronto Star and Paddler magazine. She was also a staff reporter for the Tico Times, a newspaper in San Jose, Costa Rica, and a contributing writer for the guidebook Exploring Costa Rica. A native of Toronto, she is now spending as much time as possible in the moutains of North America, Europe, and South America.