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A climber’s guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1953

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Publisher: [New York] : The American Alpine Club

Edition: Revised Edition, 5th printing

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1953

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Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Responsibility: J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: Revised Edition, 5th printing

Publisher: [New York] : The American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1953

Physical Description: xx, 323 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Guide; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: A guide for mountaineers for the Canadian Rocky Mountains arranged geographically including map references.

Contents: Introduction Preface Part One - International Boundary to Kicking Horse Pass Part Two - Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Pass to Jarvis Pass List of authorites Principle maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada

Notes: First ed., by Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington, published in 1921.

Accession Number: 8062

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1953

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publication information on the American Alpine Club website

Websites

http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195353201/A-Climbers-Guide-to-the-Rocky-Mountains-of-Canada

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The valley of the hidden lakes

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1922

Author: Wilcox, Walter D.

Publisher: Philadelphia : The Society

Call Number: 02.6 W64v

Author: Wilcox, Walter D.

Responsibility: Walter D. Wilcox

Publisher: Philadelphia : The Society

Published Date: 1922

Physical Description: 9 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map

Scale: 1:40,0000

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Rocky Mountains; Wilcox, Walter Dwight; Guide; Guidebook; Guidebooks

Abstract: Summary of Walter D. Wilcox’s time spent at the Valley of the Hidden Lakes

Notes: Reprinted from Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia.no. 3-4, April-July, 1922.XX

Accession Number: TBD

Call Number: 02.6 W64v

Collection: Archives Library

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Exploring the southern Selkirks: including the Valhallas and Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1980

Author: Carter, John; Leighton, Doug

Publisher: Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre

Call Number: 02.6 C24e

Author: Carter, John; Leighton, Doug

Responsibility: John Carter; Doug Leighton

Publisher: Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre

Published Date: 1980

Physical Description: 119 pages: illustrations, maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Tourism; Rocky and Selkirk Mountains; Guide; Guidebook; Guidebooks

Abstract: Guidebook for exploring the Southern Selkirk mountains, including photographs, maps and trail descriptions

Contents: Preface Introduction The Land The Plant Communities Mammals Birds Fish Man in the Southern Selkirks Winter Activities Wilderness Ethics Trail Descriptions: Kokanee Region Valhalla Region Lardeau Region Bonnington Region The Valhalla Park Proposal Equipment Checklist Information Sources and Resource Agencies Reading List

ISBN: 0888942737

Accession Number: 2018.9003

Call Number: 02.6 C24e

Collection: Archives Library

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Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers : geological wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2017

Author: Leckie, Dale

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

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Author: Leckie, Dale

Responsibility: Dale Leckie

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Dale Leckie

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 216 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Geology; Geology - Jasper; Geology - Rocky Mountains, Canada; Geology - The West, Canadian; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park

Abstract: This geological guide will assist tourists to choose and visit easily accessible sites that exemplify the sensational vistas in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks. It was this breathtaking scenery for which the parks were given status as a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. The route is along the principle highways from Canmore to Banff, to Lake Louise, a side trip to Field, BC, back to Lake Louise and then north to Jasper through the Icefields Parkway. Explanations, color photographs, illustrations and maps highlight the geology for 50 sites. Mountains, rivers, glaciers and 500 million year fossils of the Burgess Shale are described. The book will assist travellers on how to arrive at a viewpoint, where to park and where to walk. Travellers interested in natural history such as birding, the vegetation and wildlife will want this book to understand the geological wonders that they are. Dale Leckie is an award-winning geologist who is internationally recognized for his many contributions to geology. Dale has a Ph.D. in Geology from McMaster University (1984), a M.Sc in Geography from McMaster University (1980) and B.Sc. in Geography from University of Alberta (1977). Dale Leckie is a Professional Geologist who has worked as a scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and as Chief Geologist in a large Canadian energy company. He has edited numerous books and published over a 100 refereed papers most of those on the geology of Western Canada. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Dale has been President of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG). He has been leading geological field trips into the Rocky Mountains throughout his career. (from McNally Robinson website)

Contents: Author's preface; Introduction; Organization of this book; Trip planner; Safety; Setting the stage; Mount Yamnuska to Banff Townsite; Geology of the Banff Townsite area; Banff to Lake Louise; Over the pass: the Field area in Yoho National Park; Along the ridge: the Icefields Parkway; Geology of the Jasper Townsite area; Dissoloving the limestone: canyons, caves and lakes of the Maligne River; Jasper to Jasper National Park Gate; Acknowledgenments; The glossary of terms; The glossary of stratigraphy; Image credits; About the artist; About the author; About the designer

ISBN: 9780995908208

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 03.2 L46r

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

https://brokenpoplars.ca/

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Canadian Rockies geology road tours

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2009

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Jasper, AB : Corax Press

Call Number: 03.2 G11c c. 2

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Jasper, AB : Corax Press

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: 576 pages : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Notes: Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.

ISBN: 9780969263128

Accession Number: P2022.01

Call Number: 03.2 G11c c. 2

Location: Reading Room

Collection: Archives Library

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Edible & medicinal plants of the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2016

Author: Kershaw, Linda

Publisher: Edmonton : Lone Pine Publishing and Partners Publishing

Call Number: 04.1 K47e 2016

Author: Kershaw, Linda

Publisher: Edmonton : Lone Pine Publishing and Partners Publishing

Published Date: 2016

Physical Description: 270 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 22 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks; Medicine

Abstract: Throughout human history, plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. The Rocky Mountains are home to a diversity of plant species that have helped First Nations peoples and settlers survive through the centuries. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rockies describes 333 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to present. -- From back cover