Okanagan Slow Road

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771510363

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Okanagan Slow Road by Bernadette McDonald Pdf

Explore the bucolic Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia with Okanagan Slow Road. A compilation of the best of the region's food, drink, and recreation, the book reveals local culinary secrets: crusty double-baked bread, lavender-infused pepper, seasonal vegetables, dark red cherries, sinfully rich double-cream brie, and farm-fresh eggs with yolks so dark they will startle. And of course, the wines. What would delicious local food be without famous vintages from the unique Okanagan terroir? Although not a definitive guide to Okanagan wines, this book is a personal journey from southern desert wineries with their "big reds" through to the northern Okanagan where crisp whites rule, and includes a list of the many wineries worth visiting. Explore the entire length of the Okanagan Valley, with experiences such as spying a rare canyon wren, cycling the historic Kettle Valley Railroad across heart-stopping trestle bridges or among neatly planted vineyards, hiking through fields of spring flowers, paddling in a protected bay, and climbing on the world-famous gneiss of the Skaha Bluffs. Use the wonderful resource of Okanagan Valley farmers' markets at the back of the book to guide your shopping in the region. Eat local, buy local, cook the food yourself, pair dishes with local vintages, and have a lot of fun in the process. Take your time. Slow down. Taste. Smell. Those are the messages of Okanagan Slow Road.

Author : Jennifer Cockrall-King
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771511537

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Food Artisans of the Okanagan by Jennifer Cockrall-King Pdf

"In this comprehensive guide covering the Okanagan Valley region in Canada, discover the stories of chocolatiers and cheese makers, farmers and foragers, chefs and restauranteurs, coffee roasters and vintners"--

Author : Carolyn B. Heller
Publisher : Moon Travel
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781640491953

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Moon Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Road Trip by Carolyn B. Heller Pdf

From the ocean to the mountains, go off the beaten path and into the heart of Western Canada with Moon Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Road Trip. Eat, Sleep, Stop and Explore: With lists of the best trails, views, and more, you can hike the Rocky Mountains, canoe in Lake Louise, and snorkel with seals in the Pacific. Explore one of Vancouver's many parks, soak up the surfer vibe in Tofino, or go wine-tasting in the Okanagan Flexible Itineraries: Drive the entire two-week road trip or follow strategic routes like a week-long drive along the coast of British Columbia, as well as suggestions for spending time in Victoria, Vancouver, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, and the Okanagan Maps and Driving Tools: 49 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the highway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, detailed directions for the entire route, and full-color photos throughout Local Expertise: Seasoned road-tripper and Canadian Carolyn B. Heller shares her passion for the mountains, shores, and rich history of Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies How to Plan Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas and how to avoid traffic, plus tips for driving in different road and weather conditions and suggestions for LGBTQ travelers, seniors, and road-trippers with kids With Moon Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Road Trip's practical tips, flexible itineraries, and local know-how, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road. Looking to explore more of North America on wheels? Try Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip. Hanging out for a while? Check out Moon Vancouver, Moon British Columbia, or Moon Canadian Rockies.

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594857577

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Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald Pdf

CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Freedom Climbers (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) "One of the most important mountaineering books to be written for many years." —Boardman-Tasker Prize See this book trailer for Freedom Climbers made by RMB Books, its publisher in Canada, where the cover is slightly different from the Mountaineers Books U.S. edition * Behind the Iron Curtain, Cold War mountaineers found freedom on the world's highest peaks—and paid an awful price to achieve it * Winner of the Boardman-Tasker Prize, Banff Grand Prize, and American Alpine Club Literary Award Freedom Climbers tells the story of Poland's truly remarkable mountaineers who dominated Himalayan climbing during the period between the end of World War II and the start of the new millennium. The emphasis here is on their "golden age" in the 1980s and 1990s when, despite the economic and social baggage of their struggling country, Polish climbers were the first to tackle the world's highest mountains during winter, including the first winter ascents on seven of the world's fourteen 8000-meter peaks: Everest, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, and Lhotse. Such successes, however, came at a serious cost: 80 percent of Poland's finest high-altitude climbers died on the high mountains during the same period they were pursuing these first ascents. Award-winning writer Bernadette McDonald addresses the social, political, and cultural context of this golden age, and the hardships of life under Soviet rule. Polish climbers, she argues, were so tough because their lives at home were so tough—they lost family members to World War II and its aftermath and were so much more poverty-stricken than their Western counterparts that they made much of their own climbing gear. While Freedom Climbers tells the larger story of an era, McDonald shares charismatic personal narratives such as that of Wanda Rutkiewicz, expected to be the first woman to climb all 8000-meter peaks until she disappeared on Kanchenjunga in 1992; Jerzy Kukuczka, who died in a fall while attempting the south face of Lhotse; and numerous other renowned climbers including Voytek Kurtyka, Artur Hajzer, Andrej Zawaka, and Krzysztof Wielicki. This is a fascinating window into a different world, far-removed from modernity yet connected by the strange allure of the mountain landscape, and a story of inspiring passion against all odds. This title is part of our LEGENDS AND LORE series. Click here > to learn more.

Author : John Schreiner,Luke Whittall
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771513258

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The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide by John Schreiner,Luke Whittall Pdf

The definitive guide to Interior BC wineries, covering the Okanagan, Similkameen, Thompson and Kootenays. With updated maps and travel tips, it’s your ultimate glove-box guide, now in a newly expanded and updated edition. For nearly fifteen years Okanagan Wine Tour Guide has been the definitive companion for travelling the winding roads of BC’s Interior wine region. In this, the 6th edition, John Schreiner and his new co-author—wine writer, podcaster, and instructor Luke Whittall—chart the latest developments at the oldest wineries and the very first vintages from the newest startups in a region that stretches along Okanagan Lake, west to the Similkameen, north to the Thompson, and east to the Kootenays. This edition includes 240 wineries (that’s over 40 openings in five years!), revised and updated maps, contact information, tasting room information, and recommendations. From pioneers like Quail’s Gate on Mount Boucherie to the newest arrivals like Cliff & Gorge in Lillooet, these stories are as varied as the personalities of the wines themselves—a few vines planted as a retirement project, a few acres purchased on a whim, or a gala grand opening underpinned by years of planning and consultation. What emerges across the guide is the sense of community and the room for wildly different philosophies on everything from growing to fermenting to naming. Whether you’re paging through the aisles of the local liquor store, sorting your Viogniers from your Syrahs, or relishing a family vineyard’s journey from its Quonset-hut years to international acclaim, John Schreiner’s Okanagan Wine Tour is the ultimate guide to and celebration of Interior BC wine.

Author : Richard Cannings,Russell Cannings
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771000031

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Birdfinding in British Columbia by Richard Cannings,Russell Cannings Pdf

From Canada's top birding team comes the definitive guide to finding birds in British Columbia. Veteran naturalist and birdfinder Richard Cannings and his son, Russell, a gifted birder in his own right, use their combined knowledge and expertise to guide readers to the best birding sites in the province. The book is divided into eleven regions, from Vancouver Island to the Far North, providing bird lovers with detailed information about how to reach the best sites to look for birds, when to look for them, and what they might find. Packed with descriptions of the natural history, ecosystems, and diverse landscapes of British Columbia and accompanied by numerous maps, this thorough guide is enhanced by Donald Gunn's charming line drawings and the authors' infectious enthusiasm, making it a must-have for novice and expert birders alike.

Author : John Schreiner
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1551431033

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Chardonnay and Friends by John Schreiner Pdf

This is exactly the tool that wine lovers need to explore the mainstream varieties like Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot as well as hidden treasures such as Auxerrois, Ehrenfelser, Pinotage and Sovereign Opal. Schreiner describes the origin of the grape varieties, the taste of the wines, and makes recommendations for food pairing. Chardonnay and Friends also includes a refreshing guide to efficient winery touring, with wineries grouped into ideal one-day tours. Whether you are visiting wineries or just shopping at your local liquor store, this book will make it easier to select the right wines for your taste and your table.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442968011

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BROTHERHOOD of the ROPE (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : W. F. Pochin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Fishing
ISBN : UCAL:$B25667

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Angling and Hunting in British Columbia by W. F. Pochin Pdf

Author : Christy Karras,Stephen Zusy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762766703

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Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest by Christy Karras,Stephen Zusy Pdf

Forty classic rides through the region's quintessential scenes * With its spectacular and varied scenes, no other region of America can best the Pacific Northwest when it comes to motorcycle touring—whether a Sunday afternoon ride with friends or a multiday adventure. Now, with Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest, bikers have an unparalleled guide describing forty classic rides across the quintessential landscapes of Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver/British Columbia—from the rugged Pacific coast to breathtaking islands, from rain forests to deserts, from the Cascades to the Rockies. In friendly prose peppered with anecdotes, sidebars, and interesting asides, Christy Karras and Steve Zusy describe the routes—most representing a day's worth of riding—and include a map for each, color photographs, and details aplenty on road conditions and terrain, sites worth stopping for, amenities, and side trips.

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771601108

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Alpine Warriors by Bernadette McDonald Pdf

From internationally renowned mountain historian Bernadette McDonald comes a highly readable, intense and exciting look at the explosion of Slovenian alpinism in the context of that country’s turbulent political history. After the Second World War a period of relative calm began in Josip Broz Tito’s Yugoslavia. During the next thirty years citizens could travel freely if they had the money. Most did not, but alpinists did. Through elaborate training régimes and state-supported expeditions abroad, Yugoslavian alpinists began making impressive climbs in the Himalaya as early as 1960. By the ’70s, they were ascending the 8000ers. These teams were dominated by Slovenian climbers, since their region includes the Julian Alps, a fiercely steep range of limestone peaks that provided the ideal training ground. After Tito died in 1980, however, the calm ended. Inter-ethnic conflict and economic decline ripped Yugoslavia apart. But Serbian strongman Slobodan Miloševic misread the courage and character of several Yugoslavian states, including Slovenia, and by 1991 Slovenia was independent. The new country continued its support for climbers, and success bred success. By 1995, all of the 8000ers had been climbed by Slovenian teams. And in the next ten years, some of the most dramatic and futuristic climbs were made by these ferocious alpinists. Apart from a few superstars, most of these amazing athletes remain unknown in the West.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Canada
ISBN : WISC:89058297490

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Let's Go by Anonim Pdf

Vols. for 1991-1997 include Canada.

Author : Bernadette McDonald,John Amatt
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Photography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028652357

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Voices from the Summit by Bernadette McDonald,John Amatt Pdf

This book is a collection of articles about climbing that was published to celebrate 25 years of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Author : Ariella Van Luyn,Eduardo de la Fuente
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429860270

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Regional Cultures, Economies, and Creativity by Ariella Van Luyn,Eduardo de la Fuente Pdf

Drawing on Australian and comparative case studies, this volume reconceptualises non-metropolitan creative economies through the ‘qualities of place’. This book examines the agricultural and gastronomic cultures surrounding ‘native’ foods, coastal sculpture festivals, universities and regional communities, wine in regional Australia and Canada, the creative systems of the Hunter Valley, musicians in ‘outback’ settings, Fab Labs as alternatives to clusters, cinema and the cultivation of ‘authentic’ landscapes, and tensions between the ‘representational’ and ‘non-representational’ in the cultural economies of the Blue Mountains. What emerges is a picture of rural and regional places as more than the ‘other’ of metropolitan creative cities. Place itself is shown to embody affordances, unique institutional structures and the invisible threads that ‘hold communities together’. If, in the wake of the publication of Florida’s Rise of the Creative Class, creative industries models tended to emphasize ‘big cities’ and the spatial-cum-cultural imaginaries of the ‘Global North’, recent research and policy discourses – especially, in the Australian context – have paid greater attention to ‘small cities’, rural and remote creativity. This collection will be of interest to scholars, students and practitioners in creative industries, urban and regional studies, sociology, geography and cultural planning.

Author : Lonely Planet
Publisher : Lonely Planet
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781837585045

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Lonely Planet Best Road Trips Canada by Lonely Planet Pdf