The books and DVDs recommended here are fun to read and highly educational. We don’t sell any of them ourselves directly, but each book has a link taking you the author or publisher. If you have great books you can recommend, please let us know and we will add them to the list.

Books:

Books by Stan Walchuk, McBride, BC: ( Vista Publishing)

• The Cordillera Expedition

The Amazing CORDILLERA! Expedition. A North American classic and a national bestseller. A truly great adventure of our time.

• Trail Riding, Packing and Training

More Than 450 “How To” Photographs on Training Horses, Horsemanship, Hitches, Knots, Riding, Packing, Gear, Technique, and Camping. Methods From Across the USA and Canada.

• Horribilis

Everyone knows loveable bears. We grew up with them in books, on TV, and in the movies. But there are other truths about bears, other stories that need to be told. Unforgettable stories.

• Common Man, Uncommon Life

Grizzly bear charges, swept down rivers, bigfoot, brawls, lost on ice, lost in love, horses over remote and rugged mountain passes, and so much more. A life full of incredible hardships and joys.

 

Books by Tania Millen, Terrace, BC

• Pack em up, Ride em out

Classic horse packing trips in BC and Alberta.

• The Joy of Horse Packing

 A stunning coffee-table-style book with 8 essays and over 100 photographs, of viewing wilderness from between a horse’s ears!

• Go Horse Camping

A (Funny) Illustrated Guide to Camping With Your Horse!

 

Other great books:

• Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails by Joe Back The Horse Packers Bible

• Crossing the Divide by Wayne Sawchuk Discovering a Wilderness Ethic in Canada’s Northern Rockies

• Born to the Wild by Rob Kaye  Journals of a National Park Warden in the Canadian Rockies. Former Park Warden Rob Kaye recounts his boyhood adventures growing up in Jasper National Park and his experiences as a warden patrolling the vast mountain wilderness that he called home.

DVDs:

• The Cordillera DVD
• Trail Riding and Packing DVD