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’A’äy Chù’: By Itself Mountain
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Introduction 1
- Key Concepts in Historic Phototopographic Map-making 11
- Overview Map 17
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Section 1: Mountains of the North
- Prospector’s-Russell Col, Mount Logan 19
- ’A’äy Chù’: By Itself Mountain 24
- The Kaskawulsh Glacier: Climate Change in Front of Our Eyes 26
- The Alsek River and Mount Fairweather 28
- Nàday Gän 30
- Nahʔą Dehé: A Conservation Vision as Bold as the Landscape 32
- The South Nahanni River 34
- A High Col on the North Side of the Steele Valley 36
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Section 2: The Northern Rockies
- Shining Mountain 39
- Rocky Pass 44
- Willmore Wilderness Area: Following in Their Footsteps 46
- Athabasca Glacier 48
- Roche Ronde 50
- Mount Robson 52
- Mount Edith Cavell 54
- Mountain Park 56
- Power House Cliff 58
- The Kootenay Plains 60
- The Ancient Wall 62
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Section 3: The Central Rockies
- Lake Minnewanka: Return 65
- Îyâmnathka: Yamnuska 70
- Bow River Corridor 72
- Lake O’Hara 74
- Mount Stephen: Vertical 76
- Sunshine Meadows 78
- Grassi Lakes 80
- The Wapta Icefields 82
- The Valley of the Wîkchemnâ Peaks 84
- Banff: Home 86
- Bow Lake: New Beginnings 88
- Ya Ha Tinda Mountain Prairie 90
- Mount Rundle: Dancing with the Dark 92
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Section 4: The Southern Rockies
- Marvel Lake: Losing Blue 95
- Highwood Gap 100
- Prairie Bluff 102
- Ninnastako 104
- Waterton Lakes National Park 106
- The Blakiston Valley 108
- Mount Assiniboine 110
- The Wonder Traverse: Mount Assiniboine 112
- Kananaskis Lakes 114
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Section 5: The Columbia Mountains
- The Asulkan Traverse 117
- Mount Sir Sandford 122
- Butters Creek, Battle Range 124
- Pigeon Spire 126
- Jade Lake Pass 128
- Rogers Pass 130
- Mount Revelstoke 132
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Section 6: The Coastal Mountains
- The Mount Cokely- Mount Arrowsmith Col 135
- Hišimy̓awiƛ: Creating Our Own Mountain Culture 140
- Epilogue 143
- Contributors 147
- Acknowledgements 153
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Foreword ix
- Introduction 1
- Key Concepts in Historic Phototopographic Map-making 11
- Overview Map 17
-
Section 1: Mountains of the North
- Prospector’s-Russell Col, Mount Logan 19
- ’A’äy Chù’: By Itself Mountain 24
- The Kaskawulsh Glacier: Climate Change in Front of Our Eyes 26
- The Alsek River and Mount Fairweather 28
- Nàday Gän 30
- Nahʔą Dehé: A Conservation Vision as Bold as the Landscape 32
- The South Nahanni River 34
- A High Col on the North Side of the Steele Valley 36
-
Section 2: The Northern Rockies
- Shining Mountain 39
- Rocky Pass 44
- Willmore Wilderness Area: Following in Their Footsteps 46
- Athabasca Glacier 48
- Roche Ronde 50
- Mount Robson 52
- Mount Edith Cavell 54
- Mountain Park 56
- Power House Cliff 58
- The Kootenay Plains 60
- The Ancient Wall 62
-
Section 3: The Central Rockies
- Lake Minnewanka: Return 65
- Îyâmnathka: Yamnuska 70
- Bow River Corridor 72
- Lake O’Hara 74
- Mount Stephen: Vertical 76
- Sunshine Meadows 78
- Grassi Lakes 80
- The Wapta Icefields 82
- The Valley of the Wîkchemnâ Peaks 84
- Banff: Home 86
- Bow Lake: New Beginnings 88
- Ya Ha Tinda Mountain Prairie 90
- Mount Rundle: Dancing with the Dark 92
-
Section 4: The Southern Rockies
- Marvel Lake: Losing Blue 95
- Highwood Gap 100
- Prairie Bluff 102
- Ninnastako 104
- Waterton Lakes National Park 106
- The Blakiston Valley 108
- Mount Assiniboine 110
- The Wonder Traverse: Mount Assiniboine 112
- Kananaskis Lakes 114
-
Section 5: The Columbia Mountains
- The Asulkan Traverse 117
- Mount Sir Sandford 122
- Butters Creek, Battle Range 124
- Pigeon Spire 126
- Jade Lake Pass 128
- Rogers Pass 130
- Mount Revelstoke 132
-
Section 6: The Coastal Mountains
- The Mount Cokely- Mount Arrowsmith Col 135
- Hišimy̓awiƛ: Creating Our Own Mountain Culture 140
- Epilogue 143
- Contributors 147
- Acknowledgements 153