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1 comments about Enchanted Isles: The Southern Gulf Islands.

1. David Spalding's informed and informative text is superbly embellished with the full color photography of Kevin Oke in "Enchanted Isles: The South Gulf Islands". Offering a true insider's perspective of the lovely southern British Columbia gulf islands found just off the coast between Victoria and Nanaimo, "Enchanted Isles" showcases their local wildlife, the incredible scenic beauty, and engaging history. Ideal for the armchair traveler and very highly recommended reading for the on-site tourist, "Enchanted Isles" truly and fully lives up to its title!

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1 comments about Down North to the Sea: 2,000 Miles by Canoe to the Arctic Ocean.

1. This book was written by my grandfather. He was a special man. This book accounts an actual trip he made in his early twenties in Yukon Territory. Beautifully captured images of the landscape and area are told in the way only my Poppa could. With biting wit and silver tongued sarcasm. Read this and be inspired to cast fear aside and do something, anything, great.

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4 comments about Don't Waste Your Time in the B.C. Coast Mountains: An Opinionated Hiking Guide to Help you Get the Most from this Magnificent Wilderness.

1. Ask anybody who's hike and backpacked here in the B.C. west coast and they'll tell you that this book is the "bible" when it comes to finding the perfect backpacking or hiking excursion. Very well written and invaluable information on finding the right hike at the right season. This book has saved me precious time and wasted energy. The authors are extremely well informed and the reading is simple and straightforward. I highly recommend this book!!!!



2. I spent many a fine day frustrated because I couln't find a trailhead or figure out which way the trail was heading or just tromping endlessly on crummy viewless trails. I had one of those 100 hikes in ... books and I had done quite of few of them but finding a rewarding trail had to do more with luck than anything said in that book. With the arrival of the Copeland's book a few years ago all that changed. It makes bold statements about which trails to hike and which to avoid. Having already hiked many of the trails in this book I have to say their descriptions very accurate. My advice don't waste your money on another hiking book because it lists more trails (this book has only 72) they aren't worth it anyway. Instead grab the other two books in this series and get ready for some great hiking!



3. Boy were we glad that some people DON'T keep their opinions to themselves. We've hiked several of the trails this book recommends over the past few years and have found them all outstanding. Now some may say, "how can you go wrong anywhere in the Pacific NW?" Well... for the most part that's true, but this book focuses on the cream-of-the-crop. If you want to maximize your fun while visiting British Columbia, use this book and you won't go wrong.



4. I used this book pretty much all summer. I picked it up for its backpacking section. Most other books about this region that I know cover day hikes only. The book lists day and backpacking trips, and has a special section on shoulder season trips. Each hike is rated with up to four boots.

   During the summer I have done number of the trips described in the book with varying company. We did of course aim for the premier hikes. All of them were winners. But don't be put off by lower ratings. The ratings are opinionated. We definitely didn't always share the authors' opinion. (On another end, the reviews of the "Don't do" hikes are an entertaining read.)

   The descriptions of the hikes we found to be generally accurate and up-to-date.

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