Rmb Rocky Mountain Books: 92 books
Restoring the Flow
Confronting the World's Water Woes
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Try as we might, parts of North America may not escape the impacts of the global water crisis. The same kinds of water supply and quality issues that have appeared around our crowded planet are already beginning to present themselves here. Unfortunately, this is occurring at a time when, as a direct...
Saving Farmland
The Fight for Real Food
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
When Nathalie Chambers and her husband, David, first took over Madrona Farm, 27 acres on southern Vancouver Island with a deep history, they never thought their small-scale agricultural business would blossom into an international political act. As pressures from heirs, land developers and industrial...
A River Captured
The Columbia River Treaty and Catastrophic Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
A River Captured explores the controversial history of the Columbia River Treaty and its impact on the ecosystems, indigenous peoples, contemporary culture, provincial politics and recent history of southeastern British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
Long lauded as a model of international...
Our Place
Changing the Nature of Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
A collection of essays and articles that reflect upon the ecology, conservation history, missed opportunities and emerging possibilities of a place that could have been about so much more than oil.
Naturalist, hunter, conservation activist and recovering bureaucrat Kevin Van Tighem explores...
Frostbike
The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
The bicycle is fast becoming a ubiquitous form of transportation in cities all over the world, making our urban spaces more efficient, more livable and healthier. But many of those bicycles disappear into basements and garages when the warm months end, parked there by owners fearful of the cold, snow...
Casting Back
Sixty Years of Writing and Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Covering a span of more than 60 years, these classic fishing essays are brought together for the first time, celebrating the thoughts, pleasures and adventures of a devoted angler and renowned storyteller as he fishes some of the timeless streams of the Ireland, New Zealand and British Columbia.
Through...
Active Vancouver
A Year-round Guide to Outdoor Recreation in the City's Natural Environments
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Active Vancouver offers the reader a variety of pursuits—cycling, trail running, hiking, snowshoeing, paddling, walking, and nature treks—all within a day trip of Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the most vibrant urban regions in the world for access to recreational green space.
The...
Popular Day Hikes 2
Canadian Rockies
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Popular Day Hikes is a series of guidebooks written for visitors and locals alike who want to hike scenic trails from well-established trailheads. These factual, attractive guides feature detailed yet easy to read maps and colour photographs to whet a hiker’s appetite.
Popular Day Hikes 2:...
by Theo Dombrowski
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
This is the perfect book for those who love to explore the seashore but also love walking through forests and seaside meadows. Whether discovering inviting stretches of sandy beach, hiking along rugged cliffs or strolling through quiet estuaries, visitors to these trails will usually be far away from...
by John Martin, Jon Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
With over 15,000 copies of previous editions sold internationally, this completely revised and updated new edition is now in full colour and destined to remain the bestselling guide to one of the world’s most stunning mountaineering hotspots.
Originally published in 1995, Sport Climbs in...
by Aileen Stalker, Tony Keen
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport in North America. With this new guidebook, outdoor enthusiasts interested in stepping out of their skis and into a pair of snowshoes will be able to find some of British Columbia’s most enjoyable trails.
Snowshoe Trails in Southwestern British...
by Gordon Cope
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Join Gordon Cope and his wife, Linda, as they discover the enchanting customs, cuisine and inhabitants of Henley-upon-Thames, the most eccentric 12th-century village in the United Kingdom, where the internationally renowned Royal Regatta reigns supreme, a young George Orwell spent his formative years...
Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition
Volume 2: West Bragg—The Elbow—The Jumpingpound
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern’s bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they...
Ya Ha Tinda
A Home Place - Celebrating 100 Years of the Canadian Government's Only Working Horse Ranch
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
An illustrated history celebrating the 100th anniversary of this historic, working horse ranch located along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies.
The story of the Ya Ha Tinda and its evolution into the only continuously operating federal government horse ranch in Canada is much more...