For more than four decades James Stoness has travelled the roads
of North America, photographing and writing about what he has seen.
His travel articles and beautiful pictures have been published in
several magazines and newspapers. He is also the author of five
western novels.
In the “Touring North America” scenic tour series, James
brings a new concept in Scenic Travel Books. The premise that several
Minitours can be created so they interlink, makes it possible for
the potential traveller to chain several Minitours together to make
a longer trip. The maps, coloured photographs, and descriptions
help you plan your trip, and enjoy your progress along the route.
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50 Driving tours
58 Driving tour maps
13 Park maps
200 Full colour photographs
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The purpose of this book is to provide information on several of
the scenic and enjoyable roads that are found in Central
and Western, and Northwestern Canada, from The Ottawa River
west and north to Inuvik. The information includes
both popular areas and lesser known attractions.
A Minitour map precedes each route. Some Minitour maps have areas
which have been expanded to show the detail better. While some of
the routes loop back to a beginning point, most of them meander
over areas of particular beauty or interest.
To use this guidebook, use the outline map to select areas of interest,
and read the Minitours about those areas. Then string together those
Minitours which are of most use to you.
There is information on parks, roads that are particularly scenic,
hiking trails, campsites, and fascinating tidbits of geology that
can help you to understand how some of this interesting scenery
came to be.
Jim Stoness
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...Potholes Provincial Park is a small park that protects
a series of potholes and cuts made in the bed of the
Kiniwabi River. These features are formed by the water
flow of the retreating glacier...
... Wawa is named for the words ‘wild goose’
as spoken by the Ojibway Indians. This is a favourite
migration spot for the geese. There is a giant Canadian
Goose statue in town that has been photographed by thousands
of visitors. The town was a trading post but now specializes
in tourism...
Three, Driving Tour 13,
Matheson to Wawa, Pg. 65
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...Stop in at Vegreville to see the world’s largest
pysanka… about 9.5 metres high. A pysanka is a Ukrainian
Easter egg. The settlement here is comprised of diverse
cultural groups and they are proud of their combined
achievements.
Mundare, not to be outdone by its neighbour at Vegreville, has created
the world’s largest sausage. A statue of their 13 metre sausage
is there for your photos...
Chapter
Nine, Driving Tour 43,
Saskatoon to Jasper NP, Pg. 212
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...Algonquin
is a huge, 7,725 square kilometres wilderness park chock full
of lakes and rivers. You can latch onto any of the 2000 km of
canoe routes and paddle into some of the finest of backcountry
campsites...
...The land here is not totally original wilderness.
It has been logged, and still logging is permitted in
certain areas. Logging is kept back out of sight of
lakes, streams, and roads. Some of the park’s historic
sites have to do with old log camps and river flumes.
It’s a beautiful park, and has its own wolf packs, and
occasionally people go out on a wolf howl. Near the
east entrance is the Logging Museum, a good place to
stop and learn of the park’s early days...
Chapter
Two, Driving Tour 6,
Foots Bay to North Bay, Pg. 39
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The book comes on CD-ROM and can be read from CD or installed
on your computer for easy reviewing.
Get this wonderful book in one small package that plays
on any computer equipped with a CD drive.
For more information call 1-866-642-2343.
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