TRANS CANADA TRAIL: THE 16,000 KILOMETRE DREAM

by L'Orange, Gerry. Afterword by Dave Williams. Photographs by John de Visser. Essays by Michael Bliss, Marilyn Brooks, Adrienne Clarkson, Ken Danby, Sylvie Frechette, Oscar Peterson and Lloyd Robertson

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Boston Mills Press, Erin, Ontario, 2000, first edition.. 168 pp, oblong small 4to (10" H x 11 3/4" D), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1550462830 Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "....the official book of the Trans Canada Trail, the longest recreational trail on the planet, a 16,000 kilo. metre dream that celebrates our vast nation by connecting its people from coast to coast to coast. Approximately three-quarters of Canada's population live within a fifteen-minute drive of access to the the Trail. Designed to accommodate five pr. i n cipal activities - walking, cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and, where possible, snowmobiling - as well as in-line skating and other means of travel, even canoeing, this shared-use trail is locally managed and maintained, promoti. ng o ngoing co-operation between individual volunteers, organizations, private sector companies and all levels of municpal, provincial and federal government....The photographs that follow are extraordinary. Award-winning photographer John de Viss. er tra velled to each province and territory, in all seasons, to photograph the diverse geography, architecture, cultural events and life that can be experienced along the trail. As writer, editor and designer, Gerry L'Orange has created in these p. age s a remarkable collection of text and images that represent each intriguing facet of the Trail and the political and physical landscapes it traverses...." Tiny bump at one corner, slight bump at one lower corner, slight bump at top of rear hing. e. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, very light rubbing - very light line indentation on front panel. Very Good/Very Good.

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