Walks & Easy Hikes in the Canadian Rockies: An Altitude SuperGuide (Recreation Superguides)
November 11, 2017 - Comment
This guide is designed as a companion to Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies. It focuses on short but pleasant hikes with easy access from the highway. The hikes range from a few minutes’ duration to only a couple of hours.
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excellent guide For the person who isn’t satisfied with a bus tour, or with simply driving around and snapping a photo from a parking lot or a roadside, this is an indispensible book. There are many dozens of hikes, from wheelchair access, through easy walks, to strenuous non-technical climbs. They’re well described, and they’re ranked by easy of use. The maps are very basic and sketchy, and some knowledge of the roads and the general relationships of towns and cities is assumed – so you’ll need a more…
Nearly ideal for its purpose The title says it all: “Walks and Easy Hikes.” This is a nearly perfect guide for travelers with limited time, physical handicaps, or small children. Even short walkways to overlooks are included in the book. The extensive descriptions of the natural history of each trail area make this guide equally ideal for less restricted hikers who simply want to slow down and fully appreciate what they’re seeing. Unlike some other “easy hike” guides, the author uses both distance and changes in…
Good book- get it used or it is very spendy Just what you need for telling what is there, length and difficulty. What it lacks are maps with detail, there is a little general map showing the general direction of the path.