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Canadian TravellerFebruary 7, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used this book for touring around the southern half of this region. It really is a big area and found this book to be invaluable. There is a lot of info on trails and lots of gorgeous photos that really inspires you to get out there and see as much as you can. Also info on bears and what to do if you encounter one. If you are a hiker: I'm of reasonable fitness and as a guide, the walk up Sulphur Mountain in Banff took me 1 hrs, compared to the 2hrs the book estimates. It is still worth visiting the Tourist Info offices in each town and getting updates on the latest conditions, but you don't need to get every leaflet going... save a tree! This book has as much info as most people need.
Words of WisdomNovember 17, 2006 14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I found this book to be invaluable for our trip to the Canadian Rockies in May this year. It is full of useful information about the National Parks. I started reading it about six months before we were due to go and it is the sort of book that you can dip in and out of. There is so much detail in this book that you can really build up a picture in your mind about the area and it has indepth information on absolutely everything from the rules and regulations of the Parks, accomodation, places to eat, places of interest to visit, saftey tips, walking/driving tours, the history of the area, geology and the ecosystem. We had decided before leaving for the holiday a lot of the places we would visit and the activities we wanted to do as a result of reading this book. Whilst were were actually on holiday I kept looking things up in it also. I suppose the only downside if you could call it that, was the fact that there was so much information in it that I sometimes couldn't remember what I had read where! This was the first Lonely Planet Guide I have bought but would certainly try another one for a different holiday destination.
