Marathon Mouth is the complete guide for great, affordable places to eat and drink while on road trips throughout the western U.S. and Canada. Bill Corbett, aka Marathon Mouth, has driven thousands of miles and devoured countless meals to uncover nearly 900 independently owned restaurants, coffee shops, food trucks, bakeries and brewpubs. They range from big-city diners to middle-of-nowhere cafes in 11 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces and one territory.

More than just a dining guide, this book explores some 70 driving routes, often following uncrowded roads through spectacular landscapes. It’s a colourful, opinionated take on things to see and do along the way, especially self-propelled outdoor activities. The primary objective, of course, is stopping frequently in search of the fabulous, local cuisine that brings any road trip to memorable life.

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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