I’ve booked another book signing!
On June 11, come visit me at 32 Books & Gallery (3185 Edgemont Boulevard) in North Vancouver. I’ll be at the bookstore from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
32 Books will have copies of Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia and my other books for sale.
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You’re invited to my hiking book launch!
On May 15, take a hike to Vancouver’s Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for the launch of my new book, Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia.
AdventureSmart will kick off the free event with a presentation about the Hug a Tree and Survive program, which helps kids stay safe on the trails. See you there!
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Book Warehouse is one of my favourite local bookstores. Don’t you just love the handwritten staff recommendations?
I’m happy to announce a book signing event on May 21 at Book Warehouse’s West Broadway location.
Come say hello and get a signed copy of my new book, Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia. The guide to 55 family-friendly hikes is coming to bookstores on May 17.
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I’ve booked my first event of hiking book season!
My third book — Best Hikes and Nature Walks With Kids In and Around Southwestern British Columbia, featuring 55 new hikes — hits bookstores everywhere on May 17, 2022.
Two weeks later, I’m teaming up with the North Vancouver District Public Library and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – British Columbia Chapter for the following free, all-ages event.
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Taking a hike in southwestern B.C. entails travelling in the Indigenous territories of the Coast Salish, Nlaka’pamux, St’át’imc, and Syilx peoples.
Whether hikers know it or not, this often means visiting sites of cultural, historical, and spiritual importance to First Nations — places with long-standing names in Indigenous languages, such as the Halq’eméylem dialect of the Stó:lō people. I’ve included many such toponyms in my new book, Destination Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia, alongside place names of colonial origin.
What does it mean to hike in Indigenous territories? I’m honoured that the University of the Fraser Valley’s Peace and Reconciliation Centre has invited me to speak at its upcoming Peace Talks panel discussion, which will explore this question.
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105 Hikes: Vancouver Hiking Trail Guides 