Sports & Recreation, Outdoor Skills
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Explore the Green Side of Edmonton
A Guide to Natural Areas and Environmental Sustainability in the Edmonton Area
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For anyone who has ever wanted to embrace or enhance an environmentally conscious lifestyle in the city but doesn’t know where to start, Michelle Harris’s Explore the Green Side of Edmonton is here to help. For long-time Edmonton residents and...
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Tiptoe to Last Lake
Tales of adventure, mischief and brotherly love
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Tiptoe to Last Lake is a vibrant, humorous and heartfelt account of one man’s odyssey to reach all 236 named lakes of Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba. Over 14 years, surpassing 2400 kilometers of challenging terrain, weather, and...
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North Country Homesteader
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Imagine packing everything up and heading off into the wilderness with your spouse and two little girls to live an off-the-grid life—not just for a year or two but for decades. That’s exactly what Darlene M. Reierson and her husband, Brien, did...
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For I Have Seen the Golden Ram
My Life in The Omineca Wilderness
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Born in 1939, in Edmonton, Alberta, Larry Erickson loved the natural world, and it became his classroom. Mother Nature was his teacher. As soon as he could, Larry bought a trapline about 150 miles north of Fort St. James, BC, near Manson Creek in...
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Backcountry Brushes
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There’s something very powerful about exploring under your own speed, whether paddling a lake frequented by artist Tom Thomson, gazing skyward from your vantage point on the water surrounded by cliffs, or hiking to hidden waterfalls carved by the...
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North Shore Rescue
If You Get Lost Today, Will Anyone Know?
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The North Shore Rescue Team has existed since 1965 and has performed thousands of search and rescue operations on the North Shore Mountains and other locations throughout British Columbia and Washington State. Team activities have assisted at...
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Tyed and True
101 Fly Patterns Proven to Catch Fish
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Every fly fisher wants bragging rights about landing a 32-inch behemoth of a carp. Even better? Adding extra colour to your tale by hooking the monstrous fish with a fly tied from a tuft of your golden retriever’s fur. These are just some of the...
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Backcountry Eats
Making Great Dehydrated Meals for Backcountry Adventures
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Make your own high-quality backcountry meals. Are you a seasoned backcountry hiker seeking to lighten your pack? Or, are you a canoe tripper looking to bring variety and savings to your meals? Do you have dietary needs that ready-made meals...
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Perseverance
One Month Canoeing the Mackenzie River
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In the summer of 2006, four old men began an adventure that took them from the suburbs of Washington State through British Columbia and Alberta to Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories. In two canoes, they began a 900-mile (1,500 km)...
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The Ultimate Optics Guide to Rifle Shooting
A Comprehensive Guide to Using Your Riflescope on the Range and in the Field
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The Ultimate Optics Guide to Rifle Shooting walks you through each step of the process on how to use your optical rifle scope to its maximum potential. A complete and comprehensive guide to using your rifle scope in the field or on the range. The...
