British Columbia is Janna Leigh Fleming’s Cicerone guide to the best walking opportunities in one of the world’s most remote wildernesses & outdoor destinations. The guide covers walks through a territory that
Includes:: 637 provincial parks, six national parks, wide regions of protected land & age-old forests, wild mountain rivers, grizzly bears & sockeye salmon. The guide is structured in 7 main sections
- Vancouver Isl&, Haidi Gwaii (The Queen Charlotte Islands), Whistler & Squamish, Manning Provincial Park, Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks, The Kootenays & British Columbia Rockies
- totalling 50 trails though the Canadian wilderness. Each trail description opens with information on distance, time, difficulty rating, elevation change, the relevant maps & the best time of year to complete the route. A detailed introduction gives practical advice on Accommodation in wilderness areas, driving on logging roads, tide-tables, national parks & surviving in the wild, including a comprehensive section on bears in the wild. Detailed trail descriptions are accompanied by sketch diagrams mapping the route in addition to colour & black & white photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.