Download or read book Roadside Nature Tours through the Okanagan written by Richard Cannings and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Okanagan attracts thousands of visitors each year to enjoy its beaches and wine, but more and more people are discovering its natural beauty. With desert sands and deep lakes, towering rock cliffs and rich benchlands, cold mountain forests and hot grasslands, the Okanagan has an ecological diversity unequalled in Canada. Roadside Nature Tours through the Okanagan opens with an introduction to the region’s biodiversity, climate, geology, and human history, setting the stage for the route descriptions that follow. Richard Cannings then takes us on twenty-one tours through the valley, from the arid benchlands of Osoyoos to the snowy forests east of Vernon. The routes vary from main highways to quiet roads, and along each one we’re introduced to the animals, plants, and bedrock that create this national treasure. Each route also has a focal topic, ranging from owls to salmon and rattlesnakes to rock rabbits.
Download or read book Okanangan Odyssey written by Don Gayton and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okanagan Odyssey is a quirky and lyrical examination of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Sticking to the backroads and byways, Gayton gently pokes and prods local ecosystems, histories, vineyards and people. From Osoyoos in the south to Armstrong at the head of the Valley, the author revels in the biological and social diversity while sampling local wines and fruit along the way. In his unique version of wine pairing, Gayton matches up local books and landscapes with local vintages, giving terroir a whole new meaning. An ecologist by profession, Gayton deftly negotiates the tension between the Okanagan that is home to many endangered species and ecosystems, and the same Okanagan that is a mecca for developers and urban refugees. Okanagan Odyssey is not a travel guide, but represents travel writing at its idiosyncratic best. Please visit Don at www.dongayton.ca.
Download or read book Okanagan Slow Road written by Bernadette McDonald and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Flights of Imagination written by Richard James Cannings and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bird-watching is one of the most popular recreational activities in North America -- North American birders are estimated to spend as much as $32 billion annually. Many of the world's greatest natural history writers have penned eloquent, informative and profound essays about these alluring creatures. This timeless evocation of our passion for birds features 20 works from such esteemed writers as Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Jonathan Weiner, Barbara Kingsolver, Richard Mabey, and Candace Savage. Included in this diverse selection are excerpts from popular books as well as articles from science and natural history magazines, about birds from all over the planet, and the birders, pishers, twitchers, and listers who love them. Illuminating, entertaining, literary, and intimate, the varied writing reveals the numerous and often unexpected ways in which birds -- spiritual messengers, mythic symbols, personal obsessions, even harbingers of environmental catastrophe -- connect us to the natural world.
Download or read book Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies written by Richard Cannings and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2009 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birdwatching is one of America's most popular activities, but many field guides are so comprehensive or advanced that they intimidate novice birders. Covering the region north of the U.S. border, south of Prince George, east of Manning Park and west into the Rockies, Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies is for beginning and intermediate birders who wish to identify the birds they regularly spot in this area. However, the book will also appeal to more experienced local and visiting birders who want to learn more about the behavior, habitat and seasonal occurrence of local birds. Packed with useful information, this handy, portable guide tells you how to identify local birds, find out where they live and what they eat, how to attract birds to your yard and how to select a pair of binoculars. Identification is made easy with more than 400 sharp, full-color photos illustrating over 200 species of birds, in the plumage most likely seen in the region and color-coded by species. There's even a checklist to record your sightings.
Download or read book The Okanagan written by Gordon Peachey and published by Kelowna, B.C. : G. Peachey. This book was released on 1984 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New B C Roadside Naturalist written by Sydney Cannings and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driving Along a Highway in British Columbia, have you ever wondered why the aspen leaves were all turning silver this summer, or why trees in some places are covered with lichen while those in other areas are not, or where a certain mountain range sprang from? This authoritative and engaging guide offers a treasure trove of information about the rocks, landforms, vegetation and animal life along the major highways of British Columbia. Now updated and expanded, this edition adds the long, wild highways of northern British Columbia and the southern Yukon. With this book in your glove compartment, you'll discover a whole new dimension to taking a car trip. Book jacket.
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Download or read book Discover Canada written by Eric Bailey and published by Berlitz Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full-cover for both domestic and overseas destinations designed for the independent traveler.
Download or read book Vanishing British Columbia written by Michael Kluckner and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old buildings and historic places of British Columbia form a kind of "roadside memory," a tangible link with stories of settlement, change, and abandonment that reflect the great themes of BC's history. Michael Kluckner began painting his personal map of the province in a watercolour sketchbook. In 1999, after he put a few of the sketches on his website, a network of correspondents emerged that eventually led him to the family letters, photo albums, and memories from a disappearing era of the province. Vanishing British Columbia is a record of these places and the stories they tell, presenting a compelling argument for stewardship of regional history in the face of urbanization and globalization.
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Download or read book Report of the Department of Recreation and Conservation written by British Columbia. Dept. of Recreation and Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Department of Recreation and Conservation written by British Columbia. Department of Recreation and Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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