No comments about Hiking Trails of New Brunswick, 3rd Edition.

No comments about Ulysses Travel Guide Ontario, 4th (Ulysses Travel Guides).

1 comments about Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike.

1. If you want to learn about the gold rush and have fun doing it, read The chilkoot trail.This book, by Dave Neufeld and Frank Norris, will allow you to explore the facts about the gold rush, including the affect it had on the first nations of the yukon and women, whether they are wives of miners or Yukoners. Once you start this book, you won;t be able to put it down.You'll read about the 1896 Gold rush and the miners, each wanting their share of gold, the trail they had to pass to get there for not only was it a long and tiring steep trail, it was also a test of courage, a battle each miner had to fight before reaching their goal: gold. This is a great book for any adult, whether you're fro the Yukon, going to the Yukon or just wanting to read a great book. It's wonderful book to be used for reasearch.

1 comments about Mountain Bike Here: Ontario and Central and Western New York.

1. This is a great book to get out and around if you don't have "inside" information on where to bike. I can only comment on the Central Ontario section, which is fairly complete, although it does leave out a few county forests that are excellent rides. One weakness of the book is that the trail maps are not very accurate, especially in large, relatively unmarked areas like Durham Forest, where a compass is usefull. I highly recommend this book. Added bonus is that a lot of these trails make great cross country skiing in the winter.

No comments about Looking for Old Ontario.

No comments about Hiking the North Cascades.

1 comments about Canada Road Map (folded).

1. Great publication, everything I wanted to know about
   the subject matter was there in hard print before my eyes.
   Very imformative and most helpful. Great acquisition to
   my travelling library.

No comments about Ulysses Travel Guide Quebec City (Ulysses Travel Guides).

3 comments about Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada.

1. I have lived outside of the U.S. for six years with the past two in Canada thus I had about the right amount of distance from everyday life in the U.S. and enough daily interaction in Canada to find this book hilarious. Page after page I keep laughing out loud. I kept finding my self blurting out things like "exactly" and "I have seen that too". This author has nailed the North American male and has a very clear view of the differences between the States and Canada. If you are a resident of either country you will find this book full of humor and uncanny observations that ring true to anyone with an eye to individual behavior. I would have no hesitation in recommending the book.



2. Canada! What a place. Americans, sure... as in "North Americans" (as are Mexicans, Panamanians and Cubans, not to mention Madawaskans and Acadians). Well, that's about where the comparisons begin and the similarities end. Ferguson refers to the US as "the great carnival to the south" - I don't think I've ever read a more fitting indictment of the colossus itself. This is surely a funny, witty read, but it also is filled with a lot of real information and good perspective on Canadian life. I've traveled extensively through that vast land, and like Ferguson, have found Canada to be a loose affiliation of countries within a huge state. Canada has the saving grace of being able to laugh at itself regularly, and mercifully is missing the British stiff upper lip attitude, at least according to this book (and my travels as well). Sometimes reading a book about a place makes me want to jump up and go there, and it looks like the Hotel Frontenac in Quebec City will see me pretty soon. Ferguson actually makes Saint John's, NL appear to be a pretty cool place (I always thought of it as downright cold and quite dour, but now it sounds like one could actually have some fun there). The discussions of old Victoria are sharp and righteously funny, but the best part of the book to me is the story of the author's rambling around "looking for Canada" and finding... of all things, Uncle Tom. That's just one example of the subtle skill Ferguson brings to this writing, and when expecting to be humored one is educated, that is a very good thing indeed.



3. Being a resident of the southeastern United States, I have traveled just a little in Canada. Since Canadian news and history seem to be mostly ignored in the U.S., I found BEAUTY TIPS FROM MOOSE JAW to be an enjoyable way for someone in my situation to find out about our neighbor to the north. Ferguson takes the country one province at a time, discussing people and places with often funny incidents, and weaving in a history background of each area. I must say, though, I did not find Ferguson to be as hilarious as some people do. I thought the history sections were particularly interesting and well-written, and they follow so naturally from the travel narrative that even people not really wanting to know the history would find themselves drawn into it. And although the book has decent maps for each section, I missed the total lack of any photos. There's not even one of the author! For someone like myself who has not seen much of the country, it was useful to keep a Canadian travel book full of photos nearby. Thus armed, BEAUTY TIPS FROM MOOSE JAW provides an entertaining way to learn about Canada.

1 comments about Alberta Wildlife Viewing Guide (Watchable Wildlife Series).

1. Was not as good as I expected. We didn't use the book very much on our three week trip in Alberta.