topic:"Guidebooks" found 85 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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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Treasures of the trail : a nature guide to Edworthy Park, Lawrey Gardens and the Douglas Fir Trail

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

Published Date: 2002

Author: Osborn, Jerry; The Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Publisher: Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Call Number: 04 O1t

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Author: Osborn, Jerry; The Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Responsibility: Jerry Osborn; The Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Publisher: Calgary : Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Published Date: 2002

Physical Description: 164 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports.

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

Subjects: Botany; Wildlife; Archaeology; History; History of Alberta; Maps; Ecology; Calgary; Calgary, Alberta; Walking; Tours; Guidebook; Guidebooks; Trails

Abstract: Pertains to Edworthy Park in Calgary, Alberta, including the geology, paleontology, plant life, animal life, insect life, archaeology, Indigenous Peoples history, settler history and maps of walks which include plant and bird checklists. The three brick plants that operated in what is now Edworthy Park: Burnvale, Brickburn, Tregillus Clay Products were used to construct many buildings in Banff.

Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Geology and Paleontology; Plant Life; Animal Life; Butterflies; Archaeology and Native Culture; History; Park Map; Walk One - Wester Plateau of Edworthy Park; Walk Two - Brickburn and the Pond Lookout Trail; Walk Three - Edworthy Park Riverside; Walk Four - Douglas Fire Trail West; Walk Five - Quarry Road Trail, Lawrey Gardens, and Douglas Fire Trail East; Appendix One - Plant Checklist; Appendix Two - Bird Checklist; Contributors; Further Reading; Index of Photos

Notes: Brick information as per Ann Jones conversation with Lena Goon.

ISBN: 0973176105

Accession Number: 2014.8268

Call Number: 04 O1t

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: City of Calgary website re: Edworthy Park location and trail maps

Websites

https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Pages/Locations/SW-parks/Edworthy-Park.aspx

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Summits & icefields : Alpine ski tours in the Columbia Mountains

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

Published Date: c2003

Author: Scott, Chic

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01.5 Sco3s 2003

Author: Scott, Chic

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: c2003

Physical Description: 208 p. : ill, maps, ports

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

Subjects: Guidebooks

Notes: Previous ed. published 1994 under title: Summits & icefields : Alpine ski tours in the Rocky and Columbia Mountains of Canada. -- Includes bibliographical references and index