Calgary's Mountain Panorama

Author: Dave Birrell
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780921102120
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
To Calgarians, the Rocky Mountains are a continual source of pleasure. Stretching across the western horizon, they can be seen from almost every point in the city. The text - augmented by historic photographs, Ron Ellis's watercolours and a six foot-long folding panorama - tells you everything you want to know about the individual mountains, their nomenclature, history and geology.

Mount Panorama

Author: John Smailes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781761470325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mount Panorama is Australia's greatest motor racing circuit. These are the stories behind the legend.

The Rough Guide to Australia

Author:
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1405388900
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1064

Book Description
The Rough Guide to Australia is your indispensable guide to one of the most unmissable countries on earth. Packed with practical information on once-in-a-lifetime experiences in Oz, from sunrise walks around Uluru to viewing Kangaroo Island's wild seals, sea lions, kangaroos and koalas; bush-camping safaris in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park to exhilarating helicopter flights down the dramatic gorges of Aboriginal-owned Nitmiluk National Park - not forgetting the stunning harbour side bars and restaurants of Sydney. Written by a team of widely-travelled, dedicated authors, this Rough Guide will help you to discover the best hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops and festivals around Australia, whatever your budget. Plus, you'll find expert background on Australia's history, wildlife, cinema and fascinating aboriginal culture and the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Australia.

The Rough Guide to Australia

Author: Rough Guides
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0241311012
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 1439

Book Description
This in-depth coverage of Australia's local attractions, history, and sites takes you to the most rewarding spots-from the wild Outback to the Sydney Opera House-and stunning color photography brings the land to life on the pages. Discover Australia's highlights, with expert advice on exploring the best sites, participating in festivals, and exploring local landmarks through extensive coverage of this fascinating island continent. Easy-to-use maps; reliable advice on how to get around; and insider reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, and shops for all budgets ensure that you won't miss a thing. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Australia.

Mount Whitney

Author: Paul Richins, Jr.
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1594852529
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
* Complete descriptions of 17 routes to the summit of Mount Whitney * Three new hiking routes: Bishop Pass Trail, Taboose Pass Trail, and Avalanche Pass Trail * A Trip Planning Guide that ranks the routes by difficulty, elevation gain, and total mileage Are you up to the challenge of ascending Mount Whitney? This guidebook contains everything you need to summit the highest point in the contiguous United States. This new edition includes a thorough examination of the planning, preparation, and physical training/conditioning necessary for a safe and successful climb, as well as an updated discussion of wilderness permit requirements of both the National Park Service and the US Forest Service. With the increasing popularity of winter ascents on Mount Whitney, a new snow and ice chapter was included in this edition. Author Paul Richins identifies the best places to camp on multi-day backpacking routes, and the most interesting exploratory side trips to take, as well as presents route variations that either reduce the length of a given route, avoid difficult terrain, or add additional "must-see" areas.

Mountain Climbing

Author: Edward Livingston Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alps
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description

Gypsies, Ferrets and Kangaroos

Author: Bobbie Elphick
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1447856511
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Travel across the Great Australian Outback on an adventure you have got to read to believe! Pack your bags solidly and oil that engine fluidly, because you're likely not to see a one-hoss town anywhere for miles.What you will experience are crimson sunsets sprawled over red earth, the desperate desire to build super friendships super-quick as you're pitted against gargantuan landscapes and curious Kangaroos!Join USA-born Bobbie Elphick, together with her sense of humour, as she traverses the widest Aussie outback on her own personal emotional rollercoaster ride to find the answer to life. Kick back and enjoy the many encounters with nature and quirky travelers, for this is the Land Down Under and here you're likely to find the answer to why you're alive on this spinning dirt ball.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Author: Alida Van Den Bos
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612046908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
When Ally Lohman, a young vibrant Australian woman, attempts to move out of her alcoholic father's home to be with her lawyer boyfriend Nicholas, an altercation leaves Ally in a coma, her father dead, and Nicholas unjustly accused of murder. Ally recovers, though with no memory of the incident, and travels to Germany where she takes care of her beloved grandmother, whom she calls Oma. Upon arrival, she discovers that Oma's handyman, Albert, has infiltrated Oma's bank accounts. With help from Jonathan, her doctor back in Australia, Ally uncovers a sinister plot cooked up by Albert and his lover Frieda to murder Oma and receive her estate. Intrigue, murder and death ensue as Ally and Jonathan set out to foil the co-conspirators, hoping then to return to Australia and recover her memory and reunite with Nicholas.

The Good Times of Pelican Rise

Author: Samone Amba
Publisher: Affirm Press
ISBN: 192262649X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Questions Raised By Quolls is an eloquent examination of extinction and conservation set against the backdrop of global climate change. From his own family lineage, Harry reveals how the prosperity of the human race runs parallel with the decline of the natural world. Evocative and challenging, this eulogy to lost species will force you to question your place in the vast interconnected web of life.

The Photograph

Author: Andrew P. Jackson
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 374388237X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267

Book Description
What if you knew you were dying? What would you do to lessen the grief of your loved ones? Harry knows his time is coming, and with his passing will leave his daughter, Trixie, all alone in the world. Trixie had already lost her Mum shortly after she was born, and her sister had been taken violently by her abusive husband. But there were happier times. Much happier times, back when it was just the three of them. Harry had shared his own passion for photography with them and would take his girls on trips called “photo hunts”, challenges they would set themselves, to capture the one perfect shot that would win the day. Harry is sending his little girl on one final adventure, solving the clues, capturing the photos and ultimately discovering a truth neither of them could ever have imagined. The Photograph will keep you guessing with every turn of the page as you share Trixie’s journey, to follow her father’s footsteps, to learn of the man she never knew and a future she could never have imagined. Discover “The Photograph” for yourself, and be swept away on an adventure of a lifetime, 30 years in the making.