Product Description

Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. This updated edition of Hidden British Columbia offers year-round adventure advice on the best winter skiing, spring river rafting, summer sea kayaking, and fall hiking, as well as information on 135 parks, beaches, and wilderness areas. Accommodation options include cozy B&Bs, historic urban hotels, coastal inns, and alpine chalets. The author also provides in-depth coverage of British Columbia's less-visited regions including the Kootenays, Okanagan, and far-flung Cariboo. This edition includes 21 maps.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #816345 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

About the Author
Eric Lucas likes to be near the city but also enjoys staying away from the crowds (like any Hidden guide!). That's why he lives on Vaughn Island in Puget Sound (a 30-minute ferry ride from Seattle), where he claims the local population of semi-famous artists and writers leave their keys in their ignitions to accomodate one another's unexpected transportation needs. An avid outdoorsman, he loves British Columbia's tall, forbidding mountains as much as its sophisticated cities.

Customer Reviews

Some things should remain hidden
We just returned from a trip to BC where we used this book in conjunction with others. Some of the information is useful, but time and time again we were disappointed, especially in the area of lodging. Several B&Bs and Lodges that were given very positive reviews were either very ordinary, motelish or were just plain dreadful. There is a good reason why these are hidden, and should remain so.

Best resource we had with us!
This book was wonderful -- we did a trip along the Yellowhead using it to direct us to lodging and the "hidden" best places -- and the only time we went wrong on our trip was when we didn't consult the book. We're planning another trip this year, because we didn't get to all the places the book directed us to.

BTW -- Louise's Kitchen in Smithers has what may arguably be the best food in Western Canada!

A quality travel experience to any heading to the region, and makes for a perfect tote as well as a at-home planner
Take a vacation and blend in some active sports or activities and you have an 'adventure getaway' of the type Ulysses Press specializes in - and one out of the ordinary, as its 'Hidden' series covers. Websites, walking tours, scenic drives, and both weekend and extended getaways are covered in Hidden British Columbia, which specializes in byways and lesser-known attractions and which deserves ongoing recommendation as a top travel choice for the region. From Fan Tan Alley, Canada's narrowest street, to tiny cafes, Hidden British Columbia provides a quality travel experience to any heading to the region, and makes for a perfect tote as well as a at-home planner.