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Popular day hikes : Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25501
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Daffern, Tony
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
Second
Call Number
02.6 D13p
Author
Daffern, Tony
Edition
Second
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
144 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebook
Hiking
Canadian Rockies
Banff and Vicinity
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Jasper National Park
Abstract
Popular Day Hikes: Canadian Rockies covers 37 popular, accessible trails in one of the world's most stunningly beautiful natural environments. Featuring easy short-day walks, more-strenuous full-day hikes and the occasional easy scramble in areas around Banff, Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, the Icefields Parkway, Kootenay National Park, Yoho National Park and Jasper, this colourful guide contains something for everyone. Some of the trips included are: Spray River Loop Sunshine Meadows Stanley Glacier Lake Agnes Plain of Six Glaciers Larch Valley Yoho Valley to Twin Falls Parker Ridge Valley of the Five Lakes Sulpher Skyline Trail Each hike includes: detailed directions to trailheads colour maps and photographs seasonal information round-trip distances trail commentary difficulty ratings. -- From back cover
Contents
Banff Area
Kootenay National Park
Lake Louise and Moraine Lake
Yoho National Park
Icefields Parkway
Jasper Area
ISBN
9781771602679
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
02.6 D13p
Collection
Archives Library
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Wild edible mushrooms of Alberta : a field guide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25513
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Cervenka, Tom
Publisher
Vancouver, British Columbia : Northern Bushcraft Publishing
Call Number
04 C33w
Author
Cervenka, Tom
Publisher
Vancouver, British Columbia : Northern Bushcraft Publishing
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
xxiv, 61 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mushrooms
Foraging
Canadian Rockies
Alberta
Guidebook
Abstract
The field guide covers the wild edible mushrooms of Alberta that are most suitable for novice mushroom pickers. Learn how to confidently identify mushrooms based on key characteristics and how to distinguish look-alikes. This comprehensive and lightweight guide is ideal for backpackers, hikers, and other nautre enthusiasts. -- From back cover
ISBN
9780988150621
Accession Number
P2022.02
Call Number
04 C33w
Collection
Archives Library
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The Three Sisters bar and hotel : a novel

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26187
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Govier, Katherine
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : Harper Avenue
Call Number
05.2 G74t
Author
Govier, Katherine
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : Harper Avenue
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
475 pages ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Rockies
Railroads - Alberta
Outfitters trail guides packers
Fiction
Abstract
Gateway, Alberta, 1911. The coming of the railroad to the Canadian Rockies has brought a parade of newcomers to the heavenly Bow Valley, including the poacher Herbie Wishart, who has reinvented himself as a trail guide and teller of tall tales. Herbie becomes outfitter for a fossil-hunting expedition headed by a prominent Washington, D.C., archaeologist. But when an early snowstorm hits and trailside grudges come to a head, the expedition mysteriously disappears. The tragedy threatens to stain the Rocky Mountain parks reputation just as its newly elected government overseers begin to sell the pristine Canadian wilderness to the world. Despite all efforts from that year on to solve, or bury, the mystery, the disappearance will haunt Gateway, and define the futures of Herbie Wishart and his stubbornly female descendants. -- From Publisher
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
9781443436649
Accession Number
2022.28
Call Number
05.2 G74t
Collection
Archives Library
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Living in the Shed

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15457
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Milholland, Bille
Publisher
Edmonton, AB : North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Call Number
08.1 sh3b
Author
Milholland, Bille
Publisher
Edmonton, AB : North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
304p. : ill, maps.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History of Alberta
North Saskatchen River
Conservation
Canadian Rockies
ISBN
9780973759921
Accession Number
2017.8669
Call Number
08.1 sh3b
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19797
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Forkey, Neil Stevens
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
08.1 Fo74c
Author
Forkey, Neil Stevens
Responsibility
Neil Stevens Forkey
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
157 pages ; 22 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Nature
Canada
History
History-Canada
Canadian Rockies
Alpine Club of Canada
Group of Seven
Harris, Lawren
Parker, Elizabeth
National parks
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Abstract
"Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history."--Publisher's website.
Contents
Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
ISBN
978-0-8020-9022-5
Accession Number
p2019-18
Call Number
08.1 Fo74c
Collection
Archives Library
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Fisher Peak chronicles : real stories from a tall mountain -- the legacy of Mount Fisher

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Powell, Keith G.
Publisher
Cranbrook, British Columbia : Wild Horse Creek Press
Call Number
01.4 P87f
  1 website  
Author
Powell, Keith G.
Responsibility
Keith G. Powell
Publisher
Cranbrook, British Columbia : Wild Horse Creek Press
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Canadian Rockies
History-Canada
Abstract
One of the most photographed landmarks in the Kootenay region, Mount Fisher holds the fascination of locals and visitors with its majestic vista and relatively easy access. It is our own little Mt. Everest, and scaling it has become a rite-of-passage for many outdoor enthusiasts from near and far. Fisher Peak Chronicles captures the heritage, culture and legacy of Mount Fisher through a series of real adventure stories from contributors and historical sources.
Contents
Introduction: Fisher Peak is everyone's own little Mount Everest (pg. 7)
Chapter 1 - Living in the shadow of Fisher Peak - the missing chapter - 1883 (pg. 12)
Chapter 2 - Early Explorations: David Thompson - 1807 (pg. 18)
Chapter 3: Young John W. Sullivan Spies Mount Fisher from a distance - 1859 (pg. 22)
Chapter 4: More Wild Horse discoveries -1865 (pg. 26)
Chapter 5: The mountaineering Account of T.G. Longstaff in the Rockies - 1911 (pg. 30)
Chapter 6: No man has reached the summit - 1899 (pg. 40)
Chapter 7: Aurthur Nicol and George Lum credited with first ascent of Mount Fisher - 1910 (pg. 44)
Chapter 8: Scaling Mount Fisher becomes a popular pastime - 1930's (pg. 48)
Chapter 9: Fisher Peak scaled by amateur climbers - 1934 (pg. 54)
Chapter 10: Fisher Peak again tamed by climbers - 1934 (pg. 60)
Chapter 11: Fisher Peak visited by more parties - 1936 (pg. 66)
Chapter 12: The Ryckmans - a pioneer family of the East Kootenay (pg. 70)
Chapter 13: Mother's Day on the mountain -1967 (pg. 76)
Chapter 14: Mount Fisher log book entries 1981 - 1983 (pg. 84)
Chapter 15: Hiking Trails of the East Kootenay - Mount Fisher by Ian Bennett - 1982 (pg. 118)
Chapter 16: More Mount Fisher adventures and log book entries -1994 and 1999 (pg. 122)
Chapter 17: How I survived my solo climb and a broken leg - 2000 (pg. 140)
Chapter 18: Mount Fisher, a pinnacle in a Hall of Fame hockey career - 2000 (pg. 148)
Chapter 19: A mother's anguish - 2001 (pg. 154)
Chapter 20: I still pine for my CBC coffee mug - 2002 (pg. 162)
Chapter 21: Fond memories of Nak Nakahara and Mount Fisher - 2008 (pg. 166)
Chapter 22: Fisher Peak - the first peak in our next stage of life - 2009 (pg. 170)
Chapter 23: Some final thoughts on climbing Mount Fisher - 2012 (pg. 174)
Chapter 24: Remember the risks of climbing Mount Fisher - 2012 (pg. 178)
Chapter 25: Trial by vertigo by Dan Mills - 2013 (pg. 184)
Chapter 26: Question and answers with Bruce WIlliams - 2013 (pg. 188)
Chapter 27: Chasing the light on Fisher Peak - by Janice Strong 2013 (pg. 192)
Chapter 28: Meet Danny Kerr, a true man of the mountains - 2013 (pg. 196)
Chapter 29: Bob O'Brien - legend of Mount Fisher - 2011 (pg. 200)
Chapter 30: Elvin Townsend - a man on the move - 2013 (pg. 206)
Epilogue (pg. 210)
Bibliography (pg. 214)
Special Thank you (pg. 215)
Mount Fisher photos (pg. 216-223)
Personal climbing record (pg. 224-228)
Notes
The front inside cover has been annotated by the author. Annotation reads, "Keith G. Powell"
ISBN
9780981214634
Accession Number
2019.62
Call Number
01.4 P87f
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2012
Author
Vance, Chloe
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Vance, Chloe
Responsibility
Chloe Vance
Published Date
2012
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Women
Travel
Canadian Rockies
Mary Schaffer
Mary Vaux Walcott
Rummel, Elizabeth
Adams, Mollie
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Abstract
Pertains to women who explored the Canadian Rockies separated into three categories: Trailblazers, Groundbreakers, and Newcomers
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol.4 Iss.2, Summer 2012, p. 15-19
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
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Death trap : how a cave specialist and a paleontologist are piecing together Alberta's post-glacial fossil record by exploring mountain caves

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20017
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2013
Author
Wilson, Niki
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Wilson, Niki
Responsibility
Niki Wilson
Published Date
2013
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Caves
Fossils
Glaciers
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
Abstract
Pertians to the growing understanding of the fossil record in Alberta via exporation of caves
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol. 5, Iss. 2, Summer 2013, p. 40 - 44
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
Websites
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Sport climbs in the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19898
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Martin, John
Jones, Jon
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
7th ed.
Call Number
F1077 M37 S66
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Author
Martin, John
Jones, Jon
Edition
7th ed.
Publisher
Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
560 p. : ill., maps, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Guidebook
Canadian Rockies
Abstract
"Originally published in 1995, Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies continues to be the quintessential guidebook that both local and visiting climbers reach for when travelling to Western Canada. Featuring over 23,000 routes located throughout the Bow Valley, including climbs at Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Kananaskis Country and the Ghost River region, this comprehensive new edition features 7 new areas, 500 new routes, the latest updates, full-colour photos, maps and over 300 marked topos. All routes are completely indexed, including first ascent information." - from back cover
Contents
Introduction
Key to main climbing areas
Quaite Valley
Acephale
Heart Creek
McGillivray Slabs
Ha Ling Peak
Grassi Lakes
Old Goat Crag
Whiteman Crag
Kanga Crag and Eeor
Tunnel Mountain
Spray Slabs
Rundle Ridge
Raven Crag
Sunshine Rock
Brewster Crag
Bighorn Crag
Mount Bourgeau
Lake Louise
Paradise Wall
Grand Sentinel
Lost Lemon Crag
Silver City
Guides Rock
Cascadia
Coral Crag
Black Feather Canyon
Carrot Creek
The Stoneworks
Couger Canyon
Echo Canyon
Bataan
Grotto Canyon
Steve Canyon
Kid Goat and Nanny Goat
The Ghose
Barrier Mountain
Mount Baldy Crag
Porcupine Creek
Wasootch Slabs
Cowbell Crag
Burstall Slabs
Moose Mountain (Canyon Creek)
Prairie Creek
Half Moon Crag
The White Buddha
Index showing first ascents
ISBN
9781771601009
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
F1077 M37 S66
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publishers website
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