This completely updated guidebook shows you how to make the most out of your visit to Canada's 47 gorgeous national parks. From Cape Breton Highlands to Banff to Pacific Rim National Park Preserve, plus the five newest additions: NA¡A¡ts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve, Mealy Mountains, Rouge Urban, Qausuittuq, and Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada. 
Written by national park experts who know the parks inside and out, chock-full of handy practical information, and beautifully illustrated with stunning photography and one-of-a-kind maps prepared by National Geographic cartographers specifically for this book, this edition takes you step-by-step to the must-sees of each park and lesser known places as well, making sure you don't miss a thing. Detailed guidance highlights the best spots for wildlife watching, favourite places for kayaking, swimming, camping, hiking, and other activities, as well as such nuts-and-bolts information as how to get to each park, the best seasons, where to stay, and much more. This is the only guide you'll need on your next foray into Canada's splendid parks.

From the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine.

Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson!

For women who enjoy hiking, camping, backpacking, and other outdoor recreation or those inspired by Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, this is the definitive guide to being a woman in the great outdoors. This friendly handbook covers the matters of most concern to women, from “feminine functions” in the wilderness to how to deal with condescending men, as well as the basics of wilderness survival tailored to women’s unique needs. It includes gear lists in addition to advice for camp setup, fire building, food and water, safety, weather, and navigation.

Making a life with nature and new technologies

Documenting your weekends at the cottage on Instagram. Meditating with the help of a mobile app. Our modern lives are increasingly marked by a tension between connection and disconnection, between new technologies and nature. How can we make these necessary extremes meet? Far from fuelling polarizing discussions, Green Screen casts a curious, comical, and common sense gaze upon this new reality—ours to embrace and to reinvent.

Featuring:

Douglas Coupland
Matthieu Dugal Jonathan
Durand Folco
Liz Plank
Dominic Tardif
Chelsea Vowel
And many others

about the book

This transporting and lushly photographed book evokes the pleasure of eating outdoors, with accessible recipes for everyday meals with friends and family. Emma Frisch’s encouraging and clear instructions make fireside cooking feel effortless and downright fun. She includes menu planners, handy illustrations, equipment lists, and tips showing how to prepare for any trip, even if it’s just to the local park on a weeknight. Featuring more than seventy adaptable recipes, Emma’s book pairs practical information with evocative photography and passionate writing about the connections we all make when we’re sharing a meal around the campfire.

Feast is a collection of recipes, stories, and photography that tells the story of our five month journey across Canada in 2013. This book is one big collaboration between ourselves and dozens of talented chefs, cooks, producers, home cooks, and others from across the country. 

The book features:

• 114 recipes, 87 of which were contributed by food producers, chefs, bakers, and home cooks from across Canada. The remaining 27 recipes were developed by us, and point to an ingredient/region we discovered, or a food experience we had on the road.

• 13 two-page spreads dedicated to each province and territory + hundreds of stories from across Canada.

• The inimitable designs of  C.S. Richardson, who managed to capture the diversity of Canadian food and landscape in a cover that feels modern, anchored in history, and distinctly Canadian. Read about our cover process here.

• All of our own photography, which came at great cost to our mental health but was totally worth it! A big thank you to our friend Jillian for her help.

• A mix of accessible and special occasion food. You’ll find plenty of recipes you can whip up easily after work, as well as a few that are perfect for weekend dinner parties.

A Magazine For Movement

A Magazine For Movement

A Magazine For Movement

A Magazine For Movement

Winter camping has its own special allure: the splendid quiet of a winter forest, the hush of falling snow, the thrill of gliding over ice and snow on skis. From building a snow shelter to traveling comfortably in sub-zero temperatures, The Winter Camping Handbook covers everything you'll need to know in order to enjoy wilderness travel and adventure in the colder  months. Extremely user-friendly, the book's step-by-step approach covers everything from choosing a location to explore, selecting teammates, planning the trip, winterizing a travel vehicle, gear selection, making camp, food and nutrition, dealing with winter safety concerns, and even camping with children. Now revised and updated to include tips for using smartphones and the latest GPS navigation, this is the definitive guide to cold-weather hiking and camping.

Plan your family camping adventure! 

Whether you’re a first-time camper or a veteran backpacker befuddled by the challenges of carting a brood—and all the requisite gear—into the great outdoors, here you’ll find all the tips and tools you need to plan the perfect nature adventure with your family. Humorous and irreverent, yet always authoritative, this guide to camping with kids, from babies through pre-teens, is filled with checklists, smart tips, recipes, games, activities, and art projects. 

Helen Olsson, a seasoned camper and mother of three, shares lessons learned over the years of nature outings with her own family. Learn the basics of family camping, from choosing a destination and packing gear to setting up a campsite and keeping little ones safe. Create the perfect camp menu with simple and tasty recipe ideas. Discover foolproof tips and tactics for keeping kids happy and entertained while hiking. Explore nature through clever and creative camp arts and craft projects. This guide is your game plan to unplugging from the digital world and connecting your kids to nature. Whether it’s roasting marshmallows around a crackling campfire or stretching out on a camp mat to gaze at the stars, the memories you’ll be making will last a lifetime.