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Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks, by Korina Miller, Susan Derby, & David Lukas

Here's undeniable proof that a good book can be written by committee. The three authors of Lonely Planet's new Banff, Jasper, and Glacier National Parks, together with project manager Kathleen Munnelly, have succeeded in packing more useful and fascinating information into 296 pages than I would have thought possible. Considering the fact that these three parks span a huge area between Kalispell, Montana, and Edmonton, Alberta, I am impressed that a book small enough to fit in a jacket pocket offers enough detail to plan and enjoy driving and hiking through the Canadian Rockies and also has plenty of detail about history, geology, flora, and fauna. Oh, yeah, and good maps, too. And an enticing selection of color photographs. How they managed to cram all this in and still...[Read more]