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	Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
		Trails are presented in groups according to region with an accompanying map that shows all the trails being described.
		Each trail heading is accompanied by a text description that gives commentary about the trail as if you were walking along with the author and he was describing the scene and giving directions.
		The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide is also known in hiking circles as “the bible.” Not only has it been accepted as the definitive word on hiking trails in the mountain parks, but it also has a list of commandments, like the Old Testament.
	www.hiking-vacations-and-gear.com /canadian-rockies-trail-guide.html (426 words)

	GORP - Mount Shark to Lake Magog - Canadian Continental - The Great Divide Trail
		The southern half of the Canadian Rockies are the best known, with much of the area protected in national and provincial parks and wilderness areas; the mountain park belt.
		Trails can be linked in some areas, however, to make such a route and suggestions for a route in the mountain parks are outlined in Patton and Robinson's Canadian Rockies Trail Guide.
		The Canadian Rockies are alpine in nature and heavily glaciated, but the sedimentary rock from which they are carved gives them a distinctive appearance, unique to the range.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/canada/hik_gdt.htm (1479 words)

	Alberta travel guide, Canadian Rockies travel book, British Columbia travel book - Map Town Ltd.
		Hikers affectionately refer to The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide as "the bible." When it was published in 1971, it was the first Canadian Rockies hiking guidebook with accurate distances and detailed descriptions to the trails of the mountain national parks.
		Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies describes 228 mountain bike trails in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia.
		Trail descriptions and directions to the trailhead are clear, while the writing is lively and informed.
	www.maptown.com /albertabcbooks.html (1353 words)

	TRAILS IN THE ROCKIES, CANADA - HIKING IN THE MAGNIFICENT CANADIAN ROCKIES
		We hiked the Iceline trail to the junction with the Celeste lake connector.
		Lawrence Grassi was born in 1890 in the town of Falmenta, in the province of Verbania, near Lago Maggiore, Italy.
		After lunch we decided to hike the steep trail up to the ridge (.9 km; elevation gain 125 m.;.5 hrs to reach the top, not to be missed!); the trail continues to Dolomite pass and yonder, but the view at the top of the ridge was just fantastic and we stopped here.
	www.giorgiozanetti.ca /rockies_2002/canadianrockies02.html (4136 words)

	Alibris: Trails
		The Bozeman Trail led to the goldfields of Montana for six years in the 1860s before the army abandoned its three forts along the way, yielding to Red Cloud and his warriors.
		Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails is often referred to as the packer's bible.
		In many places there was no trail at all, and I encountered difficulties, but in the end without much loss of time I entered the narrow rugged entrance of the canyon I had named...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Trails (1008 words)

	TRAILS IN THE ROCKIES - CANADA - HIKING IN THE MAGNIFICENT CANADIAN ROCKIES - 2003
		We followed the trail clockwise and we found the first half (western side) to be more interesting than the east side, for the grand backdrops that it has to offers.
		From the Iceline trail we had an excellent view of Daly glacier and Takakkaw Falls (named by Van Horne, suggested to him by Deville, using the Cree Indian word for "it is wonderful"; total fall of 380 m.; free-fall 254 m.) across the Yoho valley.
		We were driving to Sulphur Skyline trail when the haze and smoke from the forest fire was obscuring sections of the road ahead and the valley, so we decided to turn back and hike the Geraldine Lakes trail south of Jasper.
	www.giorgiozanetti.ca /rockies_2003/canadianrockies_03.html (1527 words)

	The Canadian Rockies: Trail Etiquette in the Mountains
		The Canadian Rockies: Trail Etiquette in the Mountains
		Of course, trail etiquette also includes aesthetic impacts that we have on other users in the mountains.
		It is polite to allow faster groups to pass, or to step off the trail for hikers with heavier loads to pass from the other direction.
	www.the-canadian-rockies.com /trail_etiquette.htm (751 words)

	A day hike to Berg Lake, Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia
		Continuing on foot, the trail crosses the alluvial plain upstream of Kinney Lake to reach the base of Whitehorn Hill at the 5.6 mile mark.
		This section of the trail is very beautiful, and the environs of the lake in the still early morning hours feel much wilder than you would expect from the Canadian Rockies.
		Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson.
	www.philarmitage.net /berg_lake_trail.html (1335 words)

	West Coast Trail - Guided Hiking Vacation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The West Coast Trail (WCT) is part of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve and is located on Vancouver Island along the Pacific Ocean between Port Renfrew and Bamfield, BC.
		The West Coast Trail was originally built between 1900 and 1912 by the Department of Marine to help the victims of one of the many shipwrecks along the rugged coast line.
		Your guide, Rob Davidson, is an experienced professional backpacking guide with certification from the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides and from the Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association.
	www.canadianrockieshiking.com /west_coast_trail.html (1440 words)

	Banff in Alberta, Canada, information vacations, hotels and travel guides rocky mountain national park
		Welcome to the Banff travel planning guide produced by locals for Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Canmore, Waterton, Golden and the national parks in the Canadian Rockies.
		The Rocky Mountains of Canada are a vast land - filled with inspiring scenery, wildlife, a multitude of recreational activities for all ages and a lot of unique opportunities that only the people who live in this area know about.
		You may want to start with the 'How-To' Travel Guide if you've never been to the Canadian Rocky Mountains before - because this is a big place.
	www.canadianrockies.net (334 words)

	Gem Trek Publications - Guide Books
		Trail descriptions and directions to the trailhead are clear and the writing is lively and informed.
		This glossy trail guide is packed with color photos and includes trail descriptions to 49 of the best hikes in Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay and Waterton Lakes National Parks.
		This is the only guide devoted to scrambling in the Canadian Rockies, with over 100 favorite scrambles graded and described.
	www.gemtrek.com /html/guide_books.html (1451 words)

	Hiking around Canmore - by Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge
		The Trail system meanders through the entire town along the Bow River and through wooded areas and right back to the Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge.
		Hikers affectionately refer to the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide as “the Bible.” When it was published in 1971, it was the first guidebook with accurate distances and detailed descriptions to the trails of the Canadian Rockies.
		Trail distances, elevation gains and junction mileages are given with well-written descriptions.
	www.rockymtnskilodge.com /05e-seedo/e8_canmore_hiking.htm (549 words)

	Amazon.com: Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (7th Edition): Books: Brian Patton,Bart Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		So you look at the map and see a trail you are interested in, flip a few pages to the page titled with that trail number and you get all the details you need.
		Or vice-versa...Read the different trail descriptions until one captures your interest and then flip over to the map and look for the trail with that trail number to get an idea of the layout of your hike.
		The current seventh edition has been reprinted with revisions in 2002 and is still the only trail guide that includes all of the mountain national parks as well as some trails in adjoining provincial parks.
	www.amazon.com /Canadian-Rockies-Trail-Guide-7th/dp/0919934900 (2040 words)

	Rocky Hiking Boot
		The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide - The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson, describes hundreds of hiking and backpacking trails in the Canadian Rockies.
		To easily locate rocky hiking boot and assess the best hikes in rocky hiking boot and around San Diego - much has changed since the wildfires of 2003 - this guide is indispensable.
		The natural open spaces in rocky hiking boot and around San Diego are a prized natural resource for area hikers.
	www.wildbirdpreserve.com /rockyhikingboot.html (978 words)

	GORP - Rockwall Trail to Cataract Brook - Canadian Continental - The Great Divide Trail
		The Rockwall left behind now, the trail climbs again for 1,500 feet (450m) and 2.5 miles (4 km) to the wide, flower-filled alpine meadows of Goodsir Pass, where a park warden on horseback told me there were signs of recent grizzly bear activity.
		An alternative is to drive to Canyon Dam on the north shore of the reservoir and walk to Trail Centre along the old road (passable by four-wheel drive vehicles), which adds 1/2 mile to the route.
		From the lake, follow the trail to Citadel Pass (7,740 feet, Mile 29), past Og Lake and through the Valley of the Rocks to re-enter Banff National Park and descend past Howard Douglas Lake and through the Sunshine Meadows to the ski resort of Sunshine Village (7,200 feet, Mile 34.8).
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/canada/hik_gd3.htm (851 words)

	Travel to the Canadian Rockies. Hiking.
		The Canadian Rockies is a hiker's paradise, and therefore descriptions of all the most scenic trails make up an integral part of Moon Handbooks Canadian Rockies.
		Traverses the cool, damp, southern shoreline, the trail passes branches to the Opabin Plateau and a short detour to Mary Lake.
		With the Continental Divide peaks of Mt. Victoria (3,464 meters/11,365 feet) and Mt. Lefroy (3,423 meters/11,230 feet) as a backdrop, this small aqua-colored lake surrounded by talus slopes is one of the area's gems.
	www.westerncanadatravel.com /canadian.rockies.hiking.lake.ohara.htm (1173 words)

	Cirque Peak (2993m/9,817')
		Follow the Helen Lake-Dolomite Pass trail described in the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide.
		The trail ascends moderately, but steadily through subalpine forest for the first few km.
		The first edition of Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies suggested traversing to the left of the rocky outcrop to reach talus slopes.
	homepage.mac.com /cknelsen/mountains/cirque_peak.html (447 words)

	Amazon.com: Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: Books: Brian Patton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Canadian Rockies — Great deals on train tours and vacations in Canada.
		Canadian Rockies Powder Skiing Adventure — Based in Golden, BC, Canada, we offer our guests fresh powder and untouched slopes; the Holy Grail of skiing.
		The guide is acurate and covers most every trail in the Banff, Jasper Yoho and Kooteny National Parks.
	www.amazon.com /Parkways-Canadian-Rockies-Brian-Patton/dp/0919934234 (580 words)

	Lake Agnes Trail, The Canadian Rockies
		Here the old, traditional trail veers right (use it if the ground is wet or snowy), while a more direct route veers left to the Plain of the Six Glaciers.
		The trail ends beside a rustic teahouse overlooking Lake Agnes, a subalpine lake nestled in a hanging valley.
		Another trail leads around the northern shore of Lake Agnes, climbing to Big Beehive or joining to the Plain of the Six Glaciers Trail, just 3.2 km (two miles) from the chateau and 2.1 km (1.3 miles) from the teahouse at the end of that trail.
	www.moon.com /planner/canadian_rockies/mustsees/lakeagnestrail.html (215 words)

	Canadian Rockies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North of the Liard River, the Mackenzie Mountains, which are not part of the Rockies, form a portion of the border between the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
		Mountains west of the Rocky Mountain Trench are also distinct ranges and not part of the Rockies.
		The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded to provide a link from the province of British Columbia to the eastern provinces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Rockies (741 words)

	Canadian Rockies Hiking & Snowshoeing Experiences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There are hundreds of trails and locations to choose from through-out the mountain parks.
		The trail climbs high under the northeast side of Michael Peak and the Vice President.
		Discover the Canadian Rockies with your own certified guide on a private trip.
	www.canadianbackcountry.com /day_hiking_in_the_canadian_rockies.htm (376 words)

	Backing in Yoho National Park
		The trail starts at the Lake O'Hara parking lot which is just off highway 1A very near to the eastern entrance of the park.
		This is a excellent trail which brings you to one of the park's highlights, Lake O'Hara.
		This spectacular trail will take you through a wide mix of what the Rockies are all about, from beautiful forests, to avalanche shoots, up to overlooks that take in views of the glaciers, then past aqua colored pools fed by their icy waters.
	www.out-there.com /yoho-bpk.htm (747 words)

	Craig Knelsen's History of Hikes/Scrambles
		I began my hiking adventures in the late 1980's with trips to alpine lakes and passes in Banff and Jasper National Parks (NPs) in the Canadian Rockies and Rocky Mountain NP (Colorado).
		Follow the well graded trail to Lake Agnes and continue on along the right shore until you reach the end of the lake where you get your first glimpse of the arduous ascent route.
		A majority of the trail is enclosed in forest.
	homepage.mac.com /cknelsen/history.html (1498 words)

	Mountain Bike! The Canadian Rockies Guide Book
		This pleasant 14.2-mile loop trail is perfect for beginner riders or experts looking for a trail to spin their legs on.
		This trail is a favorite of locals because of its endless views and pleasant demeanor.
		While this trail is a very popular 3.46-mile loop, it also reflects the history of an area that was built on coal mining.
	www.trails.com /catalog_product.asp?productfamilyid=10151 (872 words)

	Canadian Locations: World Tour
		Strongly influenced by his early heroes, Carl Rungius, Ike Mills and Jimmy Simpson, his first work devoted to the Canadian Rockies was the film, Jimmy Simpson, Mountain Man, a 1968 portrait of this 19th century immigrant who became a pioneer outfitter and guide in the region.
		He believed that poetry was the best medium to capture the nuances and legends of a culture or, as he put it, “The scope of this country, the overwhelming vastness, the lustiness…”.
		In 1980, he became curator of the Banff heritage collection of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, founded two decades earlier by his aunt and uncle, Catharine and Peter Whyte.
	www.banffcentre.ca /mountainculture/excellence/bio/whyte.asp (298 words)

	Banff Hiking - The Highline Trail - Canadian Rockies Hiking Vacation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Continuing down a steep trail, we have views of three beautiful blue and green colored lakes, and we travel along the larges one, Marvel lake.
		The trails are generally excellent but there is a lot of climbing involved.
		Guides carry emergency equipment including first aid supplies, bear spray, and a portable radio.
	www.canadianrockieshiking.com /banff_highline.html (1761 words)

	={ Don't Feed The Tourists: Banff & Jasper }= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There are old-time photos mounted along the trail and text explaining the history.
		These birds are majestic, huge and talkative (they cry out "BROCK!" in their almost human voice.) We then made a tough uphill climb to the top of Mt.
		The trail leads through four different eco-zones, eventually ending on a barren rocky peak with an amazing view.
	classic.mountainzone.com /hike/banff/journal.html (444 words)

	Gem Trek Publications - Canadian Rockies Guide Books
		This is the 7th edition of this popular trail guide which has been around for almost 30 years.
		Another opinionated guide to a selection of the best hikes in Kananaskis Country, a multi-use region of the Canadian Rockies southwest of Calgary.
		An extra section is including for shoulder season hikes, since this region of the Canadian Rockies is often snow-free for a longer stretch of time than the areas around Banff and Lake Louise.
	www.gemtrek.com /guide_books.html (1867 words)

	Mount Assiniboine, BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Visit one of the most scenic backcountry areas in the Canadian Rockies during fall color.
		Trail descriptions: Banff-Assiniboine: A Beautiful World (Beers), The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (Patton and Robinson).
		The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide (Patton and Robinson),
	www.sunnywalter.com /M-FA701.html (237 words)

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