My Valley the Kananaskis
My Valley the Kananaskis

Author: Ruth Oltmann

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780921102403

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Relates the fascinating history of the valley from Neolithic peoples to present-day tourists. The area was controlled by the Stoney Indians in the mid-1800's when James Sinclair and Captain John Palliser travelled the valley in search of a pass across the Rocky Mountains. In the early 1900's trapper, surveyors and gold seekers set the stage for the commercial exploitation of the 1940's and '50's when the valley became a source of lumber, coal and power for the rapidly-growing City of Calgary. Nowadays the Kananaskis Valley is the heart of Kananaskis Country, a multi-use recreation area developed for Albertans in 1977.

Historic Hikes Around Mount Assiniboine & in Kananaskis Country
Historic Hikes Around Mount Assiniboine & in Kananaskis Country

Author: Emerson Sanford

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1897522800

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When authors Emerson Sanford and Janice Sanford Beck began backpacking together nearly 20 years ago, they often wondered whose footsteps they were retracing and how today's Rockies trails came to be there. In Life of the Trail, they share their findings with hikers and history buffs, adventurers and armchair travellers. Life of the Trail 5 details the routes in the area bounded on the north by Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River and on the west by Altrude Creek and the Vermilion and Kootenay rivers. Featuring such historical characters as Duncan McGillivray, David Thompson, George Simpson, Tom Wilson, Walter Wilcox and Bill Peyto, Volume 5 in this remarkable series also sheds light on the early days of the now world-renowned Kananaskis Country.

Lizzie Rummel
Lizzie Rummel

Author: Ruth Oltmann

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 1983-05

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780921102397

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Elizabeth von Rummel, born into aristocracy in turn-of-the-century Germany, came with her family to live on a ranch in the Alberta foothills, when working on it became the alternative to life in her World War One-ravaged homeland. Then, when most people were settling into middle age, Lizzie struck out on another challange; for 32 years she ran backcountry lodges like Skoki and Assiniboine, for which she received the Order of Canada and the friendship of hundreds of people whose lives were enhanced by her special charm.

Alberta Backcountry Equestrian One-Day Trail Guide
Alberta Backcountry Equestrian One-Day Trail Guide

Author: Pam Asheton

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1897522622

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Everything you need to know to explore on horseback. Packed with interpretive notes on wildlife, plants, geology, local history and horse language, this book tells you where to go, how to get there and what to do to have a successful one-day ride.

Ghost Town Stories of Alberta
Ghost Town Stories of Alberta

Author: Johnnie Bachusky

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1926936183

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Today, many of the historic coal-mining communities of the Rocky Mountains are uninhabited ghost towns. Yet behind the crumbled ruins are tales of perseverance, danger and romance. A devastating mine explosion on Halloween shatters the lives of mining families in Nordegg. The miners of Mountain Park build a hockey rink still celebrated in local lore. A young immigrant couple in Mercoal establishes a successful business only to have their love story sadly cut short. These 11 dramatic and poignant ghost-town tales are sure to fascinate all who love pioneer history.

Integrated Resource and Environmental Management
Integrated Resource and Environmental Management

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Publisher: CABI

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780851990422

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Integrated Resource and Environmental Management (IREM) can be defined as both a management process and a philosophy, that takes into account the many values associated with natural resources within a particular area. This book presents an overview and history of natural resource management, from a global perspective. It discusses the challenges facing IREM by examining issues such as conflict, property rights and the role of science in the management of natural resource. It also addresses the definition andapplication of IREM from several different contexts, including real-world applications, planning frameworks, and complex systems. It provides a comprehensive aid in natural resource decision-making within the context of the real world.

Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition

Author: Gillean Daffern

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1926855876

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With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern’s bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean’s clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The previous two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.

Tales and Trails
Tales and Trails

Author: Lynn Martel

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1926855833

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Since moving to the Rockies of western Canada in 1984, Lynn Martel has spent countless hours and days exploring the mountain wilderness with her many experienced friends as well as some of the best known and well-informed professional guides in the outdoor adventure business. Waking up in tents and backcountry huts; hiking and skiing up valleys, over passes and across glaciers; rock climbing; mountain biking; caving; paddling and horseback riding have all become integral parts of Martel’s life in the Mountain West. Since the mid-1990s, Martel has shared the beauty and the magic of the region’s inspiring wilderness destinations through finely crafted tales of her own adventures and also those of the Rockies’ most colourful and iconic adventure personalities. Her vast amount of experience and insight into the most popular activities available to tourists, locals and the most skilled and competent weekend warriors infuse this collection of 20 of her best adventure stories. Complete with colour photographs and maps, difficulty ratings, seasonal details and general information, these stories will inspire those seeking to experience adventures at their own level in and around Kananaskis Country, Canmore, Lake Louise and Banff, Yoho and Jasper national parks.