Western Canada Footprint Handbook

Matthew Gardner grew up in London (England, not Ontario!), gaining a French degree from Bristol Univeristy, and a teaching diploma from Goldsmiths College, London. He spent two years teaching, then a decade travelling the world, writing several travel guides along the way (plus the obligatory unfinished novels). He met his wife, Alison, in Mexico. She is a Canadian chef and artist, who has lived in almost every major town in this book. The couple lived in the West Kootenays, British Columbia, for seven years, and currently reside in Victoria, where Matthew is completing a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology. They have two children: Theo, and Olivia.

1) Planning your trip 2) Essentials 3) Vancouver – Vancouver City, Sunshine Coast 4) Vancouver Island – Victoria & the southern Gulf islands, Tofino and the West Coast, Central and north Vancouver Island 5) British Columbia – Sea to Sky Highway, TransCanada & Crowsnest highways, Okanagan, West Kootenays, Northern BC 6) Canadian Rockies – Calgary, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park and around, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Western Lakes National Park, Waterton Townsite 7) The Yukon – Whitehorse and the south, Kluane Country, Dawson City and the north 8) Background