For many people, moving to a mountain town is the realization of a dream, the final step in a pilgrimage to a relaxed lifestyle in a rugged and beautiful setting. After a long journey that began when he was a teenager in the 1980s with the vague idea there might be a better life somewhere "out west," Jamey Glasnovic eventually fled the chaos and stress of the big city and tried to settle into an uncomplicated Rocky Mountain existence.
Canmore, Alberta, a small community nestled in a picturesque valley situated right at the edge of Banff National Park, should have been the perfect end to his searching. A rapidly growing town emerging on the tourism radar can strain anyone's definition of paradise, however, and Lost and Found is Glasnovic's account of his attempt, in the fall of 2008, to recapture the simple wonders of living on the boundaries of a vast wilderness.
A spirited amble by bicycle and on foot, inspired by the work of Bill Bryson, Lost and Found explores the heart of the Rocky Mountain Parks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its staggering beauty, and examines the consequences of celebrating that beauty too effectively with mass tourism and over-ambitious development. Eschewing the convenience of motorized transportation, Glasnovic earns every kilometre that passes beneath his feet, and along the way he learns a thing or two about feeling profoundly connected to place. An experience some would describe as being home.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-374)
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2014.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
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- 9781771600538 9781771600514
- LCCN
- F1090
- LCCN Item number
- G493 2014eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (374 pages)
- Published in
- Victoria, British Columbia
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00235266 (OCoLC)895193131 (CaOOCEL)448829
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Adrift in the Canadian Rockies
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 7
- The Author’s Route Map 9
- Part One: The Road Ahead 11
- 1.The Icefields Parkway 13
- Part Two: Close to Home 17
- 2.Trouble in Paradise 19
- 3. Banff 35
- 4. Canmore 57
- 5. Gear Up, Get Out 75
- 6. Kananaskis Country 101
- 7. Mount Kidd and the Village 129
- 8. Nothing Like an Epiphany to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day 147
- 9. Mount Engadine 171
- 10.The Auburn Rose West Coast Grill or, Joey and Poncho’s Ale House, Pool Pub & Golf Course A.K.A. Every Bar I’ve Ever Worked At 215
- Part Three: The Heart of the Mountains 239
- 11. Bow Valley Parkway 241
- 12. Into the Alpine 255
- 13. Laggan Station 277
- 14. The Backcountry 291
- 15. Merlin Meadows 307
- 16. The Wondertrail 315
- 17. Jasper 341
- Part Four: Epilogue 351
- 18: A Winter Wonderland 353
- Acknowledgments 369
- Recommended Reading 373
