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Life goes to Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies : farthest north resort is tops in scenery
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24917
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1940
- Publisher
- Life
- Call Number
- 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
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- Publisher
- Life
- Published Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 84 pages
- Subjects
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Travel
- Tourism
- Labour
- Edith Cavell, Mount
- Hotels
- Mountain guides
- Hot springs
- Skiing
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Postal services
- Abstract
- Pertains to the summer labour in Japser National Park during 1940 and the types of activities and amenities available for staff and tourists.
- Notes
- In Life, Vol. 9, No. 9, August 26, 1940, pp. 76 - 79
- Accession Number
- 7889
- Call Number
- 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
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Mount Coleman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20038
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- February, 1942
- Author
- Sissons, C.B.
- Publisher
- Ontario : The Canadian Geographical Society
- Call Number
- 01.4 Si8c Pam
- Author
- Sissons, C.B.
- Responsibility
- C.B. Sissons
- Publisher
- Ontario : The Canadian Geographical Society
- Published Date
- February, 1942
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experience of C.B. Sisson and his ascent of Mount Coleman with his wife and children. He shares details of his travels, both exploring the pain and success’ he shared along his trip. The article is pertinent to the Canadian Rocky Mountains in that Mt. Coleman exists within them. Readers can expect to read a personal story of perseverance, adventure and strength.
- Notes
- article IN Canadian Geographical Journal, Volume XXIV, No. 2. Mount Coleman by C.B. Sissons can be found on page 102 of the journal.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 01.4 Si8c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25206
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Correy, Ryan
- Call Number
- 02.6 C81b
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- Author
- Correy, Ryan
- Responsibility
- Ryan Correy
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 192 pages
- Subjects
- Biking
- Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Abstract
- Before his untimely death from cancer in 2018, veteran rider and passionate cyclist Ryan Correy (two-time finisher of the Tour Divide, founder of Bikepack Canada and author of A Purpose Ridden) pedalled his way through the most popular national parks in the Canadian Rockies in order to complete his work on this unique guidebook. Featuring routes in Waterton, Kananaskis, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper, Bikepacking in the Canadian Rockies will take biking enthusiasts on Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert journeys in the following locations: Front Range – 496 km gravel grind down the Alberta foothills High Rockies – 183 km opening sampler for the Great Divide Beaverfoot – 389 km expedition along the Rocky Mountain Trench Devil’s Gap – 214 km backcountry passage into Banff National Park Highwood – 357 km over Highwood Pass into the Crowsnest region Castle – 266 km circumnavigation of Waterton and Castle parks Top of the World – 347 km of remote climbs in the East Kootenays Flathead Valley – 291 km through “Grizzly Bear Alley” in southeast British Columbia Three Point – 173 km hike-a-bike adventure around Kananaskis Icefields Parkway (in winter) – 291 km fat-bike trek up the world-renowned Highway 93 to Jasper The result of Correy’s remarkable dedication is an unparalleled collection of ten ambitious, multi-day routes complete with directional cues, detailed maps, a helpful Bikepacking 101 section, rich photography, and personal stories that will stoke the curiosity of both the beginner and the experienced backcountry rider. (From Rocky Mountain Books)
- Contents
- Foreward
- Preface
- Introduction
- Bikepacking 101
- Intermediate Routes
- Advanced Routes
- Expert Routes
- Appendices
- Acknowledgements
- ISBN
- 9781771602372
- Accession Number
- P2020.7
- Call Number
- 02.6 C81b
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Rocky Mountain Books
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Goth girls of Banff : stories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25732
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- O'Neill, John
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : NeWest Press
- Call Number
- 05.2 On2g
- Author
- O'Neill, John
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : NeWest Press
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 202 pages ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Banff
- Canadian Rockies
- Short Stories
- Fiction
- Abstract
- John O'Neill's gothic short stories, set in the Canadian Rockies, are haunted by the violence inherent in nature and humans. The mountains are majestic and impassive. The characters are surprising, bent, but also empathetic. Their survival is tenuous. A two-sister team of goth tour guides offers guided excursions up switchback mountain trails; a paroled convict thumbs his way into the life of a family driving west; and an animal pathologist, while performing a necropsy on a grizzly bear, has an unusual encounter with both technology and humanity. Goth Girls of Banff is a superb collection, sharply written, with plot turns as consequence-laden as those on an iced-over mountain road. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- What is written or Talking to keep the bears away -- Athabasca -- Attacking the bear -- Rudy -- Three places -- Marilyn in the mountains: nine poses -- From Castle Mountain -- Goth girls of Banff -- Natural selection -- The book about the bear.
- Notes
- Includes discussion questions.
- ISBN
- 9781988732954
- Accession Number
- P2023.16
- Call Number
- 05.2 On2g
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Aloft : Canadian Rockies aerial photography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25493
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Zizka, Paul
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 06.4 Z7a
- Author
- Zizka, Paul
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Abstract
- An astounding, unique collection of some of the most stunning mountain landscapes in North America. There is a reason why the Canadian Rockies are some of the most photographed mountains in the world. Rugged peaks encircle glacier-fed lakes, rise up like protective walls around tree-filled valleys, and offer a stunning backdrop to open alpine meadows. They have been photographed from the valley bottoms, from the shores of famous lakes, and from the summits of prominent peaks. They are accessible by vehicle, boat, gondola, skis and hiking boots. But a lucky few have photographed the Rockies from the air. In the most comprehensive collection of aerial photos to date, Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography by Paul Zizka gives the reader a unique bird's-eye view of this prized mountain range. From vast glaciers to winding rivers, animal overpasses to lakes that look like brilliant spills of turquoise paint on the landscape, these images provide a rare look at mountains that are as grandiose from the skies as they are from their better-known vantage points.
- ISBN
- 9781771603973
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 06.4 Z7a
- Location
- Reading Room
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Wharton, Thomas
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : NeWest Publishing
- Call Number
- 05.2 W55 2021
- Author
- Wharton, Thomas
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : NeWest Publishing
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 336 pages
- Abstract
- In 1898, Doctor Edward Byrne slips on the ice of the Arcturus Glacier in the Canadian Rockies and slides into a crevasse, wedged upside down nearly sixty feet below the surface. As he fights losing consciousness, a stray beam of sunlight illuminates the ice in front of him and Byrne sees something in the blue-green radiance that will forever link him to the ancient glacier. In this moment, his life’s purpose becomes uncovering the mystery of the icefield that almost was his tomb. Along the way, he encounters similarly fixated individuals, each immersed in their own quest: the healer and storyteller Sara; the bohemian travel writer Freya Becker; the entrepreneur Trask; the poet Hal Rowan; and Elspeth, greenhouse keeper and Byrne's lover. First published in 1995, Thomas Wharton’s Icefields is an astonishing historical novel set in a mesmerizing literary landscape, one that is constantly being altered by the surging and retreating glacier and unpredictable weather. Here—where characters are pulled into deep chasms of ice as well as the stories and histories they tell one another—is a vivid, daring, and crisply written book that reveals the human spirit, loss, myth, and elusive truths. -- From the publisher
- Notes
- This updated Landmark Edition includes an author interview with Smaro Kamboureli and an Afterword by award-winning writer Suzette Mayr.
- ISBN
- 9781774390368
- Accession Number
- P2023.16
- Call Number
- 05.2 W55 2021
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Tales from the Great Divide : vignettes on the origins and early history of Canada's Great Divide Trail and the Great Divide Trail Association
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25736
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Feick, Jenny
- Publisher
- Victoria, BC: L. B. Words
- Call Number
- 08.3 F32t
- Author
- Feick, Jenny
- Publisher
- Victoria, BC: L. B. Words
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 369 pages
- Subjects
- Great Divide Trail
- Trails
- Canadian Rockies
- Abstract
- Tales from the Great Divide brings to life the memories of many of the "originals" whose vision, idealism, dedication and hard work over five decades made Canada's Great Divide Trail a reality. Transcripts of interviews and storytelling sessions, combined with excerpts from letters and other documents, and with over 300 photographs and illustrations, reveal the adventurous, heartbreaking and hilarious moments that characterized the early history of the Great Divide Trail. -- Excerpt from backcover
- Contents
- Introduction -- Origins of the Great Divide Trail concept -- Project Great Divide trails -- Early history of the Great Divide Trail Association -- Rejuvenation of the Great Divide Trail Association -- Reflections, then and now.
- ISBN
- 9781927945285
- Accession Number
- P2022.09
- Call Number
- 08.3 F32t
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Summer of lies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26192
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2021
- Author
- Baker, Barbara
- Publisher
- Airdrie, AB : BWL Publishing
- Call Number
- 05.2 B17s
- Author
- Baker, Barbara
- Publisher
- Airdrie, AB : BWL Publishing
- Published Date
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 311 pages
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Literature
- Canadian Rockies
- Young Adult
- Abstract
- Fourteen-year-old Jillian as no idea who her dad is but uses her banishement from summer parties in Toronto to isolation in Banff National Park to track him down. But it's not easy. A reclusive log cabin, a grumpy aunt, few trips to civilization and seriously--no cell phone reception? When she's not searching for her dad, Jillian pursues an elusive girl, Mika, who lives on her own in the wilderness. Together they track down a poacher and Jillian reunites Mika with her family. All should be well -- but it isn't. Big secrets in Jillian's family surface, Jillian's boyfriend ditches her, and her dad wants proof he's her dad. Like she's make this up? -- From backcover
- ISBN
- 9780228615767
- Accession Number
- P2023.17
- Call Number
- 05.2 B17s
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A stunning backdrop : Alberta in the movies, 1917-1960
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25734
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Graham, Mary
- Publisher
- Calgary, AB : Bighorn Books, an imprint of University of Calgary Press
- Call Number
- 06.3 G76a
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- Author
- Graham, Mary
- Publisher
- Calgary, AB : Bighorn Books, an imprint of University of Calgary Press
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- xi, 401 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm
- Abstract
- The unconventional, untold story of Alberta's film history, defined by the terrible beautify of its pristine landscape, surprisingly important to Hollywood, and recaptured in lost or ignored Indigenous perspectives and stories. Alberta's magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last western frontier. In turn, Canadian entrepreneurs were eager for American studios to drape Alberta landscape across the backdrop of their movies, an advertisement without equal. A Stunning Backdrop is the untold story of six rollicking decades of filmmaking in Alberta. Mary Graham draws on twelve years of exhaustive research to reveal a film history like no other, illuminating the deep importance of the province to Hollywood. She explores the often friendly partnerships between American filmmakers and Indigenous communities, particularly the Stoney Nakoda, that provided economic opportunities and, in many cases, allowed them to retain religious and cultural practices banned by the Canadian government. Beautifully illustrated with archival photography and featuring century-old set stills alongside photographs of the locations as they appear today, by Jean Becq, Solomon Chiniquay, Jeff Wallace, George Webber, and Paul Zizka, A Stunning Backdrop is the fascinating, often surprising, always unconventional story of film in a province whose rugged, compelling, multifarious, terribly beautiful landscape continues to inspire filmmakers and audiences around the world.-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Early Alberta movie landscapes today -- Into the (civilized) wilds -- Snow! snow! snow! -- A rabble rouser and a dreamer -- Father of the western -- In the shadow of Castle Mountain -- Royalty, great chiefs, ranches, and rodeos -- The joy girl and others of a gregarious nature -- Mountain men -- Building the railway, movie style -- War and propaganda -- Out of the coma -- Rodeo westerns of the atomic age -- Selling sex and nostalgia -- Making Rocky Mountain movie magic -- The power of revision -- List of movies made in Alberta, 1917-1960
- Notes
- Mary Graham received the Whyte Museum's Lillian Agnes Jones Fellowship, 2021-2022.
- ISBN
- 9781773853932
- Accession Number
- P2023.20
- Call Number
- 06.3 G76a
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What about me?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26191
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2022
- Author
- Baker, Barbara
- Publisher
- Airdrie, AB : BWL Publishing
- Call Number
- 05.2 B17w
- Author
- Baker, Barbara
- Publisher
- Airdrie, AB : BWL Publishing
- Published Date
- 2022
- Physical Description
- 336 pages
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Literature
- Canadian Rockies
- Young Adult
- Abstract
- Jillian has to start grade 10 a month after the semester begins in a new school where everyone knows everyone's business. And it totally sucks. She loves her Opa but moving from Toronto to Banff to help Aunt Steph take care of him was not Jillian's idea. As she navigates unfamiliar hallways, bear attacks and strangers she makes choices which impact relationships and a potential boyfriend. Will the last choice Jillian makes be the right one? -- From backcover
- ISBN
- 9780228622833
- Accession Number
- P2023.17
- Call Number
- 05.2 B17w
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