Hiking Guide Book for the East Kootenay BC, Canada

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Janice Strong researched, photographed and authored
Mountain Footsteps Selected Hikes in Southeastern British Columbia

 

Third Edition Completely updated with 20 new hikes, full colour maps and new colour images.
3rd Edition -

Available Now!!! Released September 2009.

The book is expected to be ready sometime this summer, after publication delay. but it will look great and be accurate and well worth the wait.

Look for it as it will have several new Hikes, New Full Colour Maps Updated Roads and Trails.

Order a copy from my publisher

 

Mountain Footsteps - Hikes in the East Kootenay of Southeastern British Columbia by Janice Strong Third Edition ISBN 978-1-897522-43-1

Published by Rocky Mountain Books www.rmbooks.com Distributed by Heritage House Publishing 108 17665 - 66A Ave. Surrey BC Canada V3S 2A7 www.heritagehouse.ca

Here is a sneak preview from my new book!!!

Most hikes in the book are day hikes or backpacking trips into the mountains, while some other hikes are short and easy walks in the lowlands. Janice's detailed trail and road directions and her enthusiastic personal narratives, help hikers of all skill levels to explore on their own, using her book as their guide.

 

The hiking trial guide book features short and easy hikes for beginner or casual hikers. Most of the hikes are moderate full day hikes into the backcountry of the East Kootenay mountains and her book also offers directions and routes for multi-day backpacking trips into the mountain wilderness.

 

 

Bio Janice Strong

Janice Strong is an avid hiker, snowshoer and skier, exploring the East Kootenay outdoors year round.

Janice is an established outdoor photographer with many of her Kootenay images appearing on several respected publications. Her photographs hang in collections all over the world.

She openly shares her passion of the outdoors with others and has introduced hundreds of people to the joys of hiking. For a decade she led hikes for the City of Cranbrook – Parks and Recreation. With her guidance, many people have themselves become enthusiastic hikers.

Climbing mountains, finding new places and enjoying the journey have always been important to Janice. She cherishes the little things she sees along the trail as well as the destinations.

When Janice is not writing, hiking or taking photographs, she is involved in various creative digital or photographic projects for clients. She and her husband Jamie Levine, enjoy rural property, near Cranbrook, BC. 

 

Synopsis

Mountain Footsteps is one of Rocky Mountain Books' best selling hiking guides.  Covering spectacular trails in the area between the Rocky Mountains in the east and the Purcell Mountains in the west --
including the Akamina Kishinena Recreational Area and Top of the
World, Height of the Rockies, Elk Lakes, St. Mary's Alpine and Bugaboo Glacier Provincial Parks.

Hikers of all levels will appreciate the author's detailed
descriptions and personal anecdotes related to one of the most
stunning areas in western Canada.

Follow trails through old growth forest, along side rushing creeks or hike in the open alpine high above treeline. The hikes in this book are for a diversity of skill levels and the trails and routes travel through many topographies and elevations from grasslands to highlands. 

This new edition of Mountain Footsteps is completely revised and
updated, including full colour maps and photos, enhancing the outdoor experience for hiking enthusiasts from across the country and around the world.

The cities and regions included in the book are: Invermere, Fairmont, Canal Flats, Wasa Lake, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie, Elkford, and Creston.

Table of Contents: Mountain Weather and Safety Wilderness Ethics Wildlife East Kootenay Ecosystems How to Use this Guidebook East Kootenay Road Map Southern Rockies Height of the Rockies Provincial Park Elk Valley Creston Valley Short and Easy Hikes in the Rocky Mountain Trench Southern Purcell Mountains Northern Purcell Mountains

Cities and Regions in the book: Cranbrook Kimberley Invermere Radium Fernie Elkford Creston Upper Kootenay River Valley Upper Columbia River Valley Creston Valley Elk River Valley The Bugaboos in the Purcell Mts. Top of the World Provincial Park

Here are the links to 5 hikes from the second edition. CHECK THIS SITE FOR 5 FAVOURITE HIKES FROM THE Old BOOK. I will change these hikes as I get new ones for the new edition. Silent Pass page 1- Northern Purcell Mountains Silent Pass page 2- Northern Purcell Mountains Silver Springs Lakes page 1- near Elko Silver Springs Lakes page 2- near Elko Mause Creek Roads- Southern Rocky Mountains Mause Creek to Tanglefoot Lake page 1- Southern Rocky Mountains Mause Creek to Tanglefoot Lake page 2- Southern Rocky Mountains Hour Glass Lake page 1- Southern Purcell Mountains Hour Glass Lake page 2- Southern Purcell Mountains Premier Ridge page 1- Rocky Mountain Trench low elevation Premier Ridge page 2- Rocky Mountain Trench low elevation

Deleted Hikes from the OLD BOOK Various reasons hikes were deleted, but the largest reason is, I needed room for 20 new hikes in my 3rd Edition Some were deleted because the road is undrivable, other hikes have lost popularity and have been left overgrown. While other hikes were deleted simply because I don't want to go there anymore.

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