Kluane National Park Hiking Guide - Softcover

Lougheed, Vivien

9780921586609: Kluane National Park Hiking Guide

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0921586604 ISBN 13: 9780921586609

Publisher: New Star Books, 1997

Now in its third edition, and with new material on Tatshenshini Provincial Park, The Kluane National Park Hiking Guide remains the backpacker’s official source on the hundreds of kilometres of trails and routes along the edge of the St. Elias range.

Challenging terrain, pristine mountain lakes, rare plant species, grizzlies galore – Kluane has it all. Vivien Lougheed has extensively revised and updated trail listings, and rundowns on nearby amenities to bring backpackers the most current information on the park. Maps and detailed route descriptions for dozens of hiking trails range from day trips to take with the kids, to longer excursions that will challenge the most avid trekker. She includes no–nonsense safety tips for first–timers and plenty of insider information gleaned from long–term research and observation.

Kluane National Park, along with Tatshenshini, Wrangell, St. Elias and Glacier Bay, make up the world’s largest non–polar ice field and the biggest UNESCO preserve on the planet. This hiking guide is the indispensable companion for any visit to the world’s most spectacular hiking terrain.

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About the Author:

Vivien Lougheed has hiked the Rockies, the Andes, the Sierra Madre, the Alps, and the Himalayas. She is the author of Forbidden Mountains, a story of adventure in Tibet, Central America by Chickenbus, the classic backpacker's guide, and From the Chilcotin to the Chilkoot: Selected Hikes in Northern BC. She continues to pen internationally acclaimed guides to Bolivia, Pacific Mexico, Belize and Cuba. When she is not travelling, she lives in Prince George, BC.

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