From backcountry exploring to lounging in hot springs, southern British Columbia's Kootenay-Columbia region has it all:

• A rich and colourful mining history that rivals the famous Cariboo;
• the province's highest peaks;
• the best alpine heli-skiing;
• the most historic rail-trails;
• the biggest lakes;
• orchards, wineries and breweries.

This is a land that can keep you enthralled for years.

Murphy Shewchuk's Kootenay Trips & Trails will help you explore the region from the US Boundary north to Valemount, and from the height of the Rockies west to the Okanagan — all done with personal insights, detailed descriptions, and full-colour maps and photographs.

Murphy Shewchuk is a passionate wilderness explorer, award-winning photographer and author of numerous books about BC's and Western Canada's outdoors, including Coquihalla Trips & Trails and Okanagan Trips & Trails. His writing and photographs have also appeared in such publications as BC Outdoors, Canadian Geographic, and Field & Stream.

Murphy Shewchuk is the winner of the 2008 British Columbia Heritage Award. Go to www.heritagebc.ca/bcheritageaward.htm to find out more about Murphy and the award.

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