This updated edition of a regional bestseller is the insider's handbook to discovering the best routes and destinations within a two-hour drive of the Stampede City. Locals and visitors, seniors and families, avid naturalists and hikers alike need only a tank of gas, a road map and perhaps a picnic lunch and a pair of hiking shoes to make the most of this insightful guide. Best of Alberta covers all the nearby territory and activities travelers can enjoy such as: Driving tours Interpretive walks and hikes Historic sites Wildlife watching Museums River rafting, horseback riding and more. Highlight maps, route information, driving distances, phone numbers, color photographs, and a detailed index complete this indispensable guide to Canada's Wild Rose Country.

Bill Corbett is a native Albertan and has been a full-time writer for almost 30 years. He has spent countless weekends and holidays mountaineering, backcountry skiing, hiking and taking photos in the mountain ranges of the Canadian West. In 2002 he became the third person to climb all 54 of the then known 11,000-foot peaks in the Canadian Rockies. Bill’s other books include the best-selling Day Trips from Calgary. His frequent road-trip travels throughout western North America are chronicled in his ongoing cheap-eats blog Marathon Mouth. Bill lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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