Outdoor Trip Planning Books, Maps and DVDs

Only 200 miles from Toronto, Algonquin Park is one of Canada's foremost canoeing destinations, a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes and rivers. This book by Kevin Callan features a variety of routes, from true wilderness adventures to less rustic excursions.

Authored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this updated (with additional routes, new maps and a new format) book features 20 of the best canoe routes in Ontario's Kawarthas, Haliburton, Muskoka, and Georgian Bay regions. Full of photos and original maps showing all access points, important river features, and accurate portage lengths.

Alaska Silence & Solitude is the follow up to "Alone in the Wilderness", filmed 20 years later. Bob Swerer and Bob Swerer Sr. visit Dick Proenneke at his famous cabin on Twin Lakes where the wildlife is still abundant and the scenery is spectacular.

Dick Proenneke's simple, yet profound account of his 30 year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to "Alone in the Wilderness". Watch through his eyes as he continues to document with his 16mm wind-up Bolex camera, capturing his own amazing craftsmanship, the stunning Alaskan wildlife and scenery and even a visit from his brother Ray (Jake). His epic journey takes you on a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of today's fast-paced society, and is a true breath of fresh air.

This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds of Ontario. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 318 species. Includes a glossary of terms and a birder's checklist.

Veteran wilderness survival instructor Mors Kochanski shares his practical, life-saving knowledge in this book. With clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams and a color photo supplement, this comprehensive reference includes all the practical skills and knowledge essential to not only survive but enjoy the wilderness.

First Nations people call it Nishwawbe-Aski; "Land of the Original People." The area known as the Little North lies in Ontario and Manitoba, north of Lake Superior, east of Lake Winnipeg, west of James Bay and south of Hudson Bay. Early French fur traders referred to it as Le Petit Nord, as distinguished from the vast area west and north of Lake Winnipeg, Le Grand Nord. Despite its name, the Little North encompasses over 20 major lake and river systems within more than 500,000 square miles.

This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication - the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation.

Over 80 species of birds common to Ontario are featured in this easy-to-use introductory field guide. Colour illustrations and extensive natural history are featured in each two-page account.

For years, artist Cory Trepanier has explored some of the most wild places in Canada. Few have walked in these landscapes. Even fewer have captured them on canvas. Now he's going further, into remote lands that are more challenging and more dangerous. Into a breathtaking arctic wilderness to experience and paint a land that might never be the same again.

Throughout human history plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Canada is a huge country with diverse habitats that are home to an incredible diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and early settlers survive through the centuries.

Jeff's Maps 5 waterproof, tear resistant maps of the Temagami Region includes routes throughout the Provincial Parks, Conservation Reserves, Forest Reserves, Crown Land and river systems of the Temagami region. Like all of Jeff’s Maps, they are meticulously detailed with portage distances, paddling times, hiking routes, campsite locations, historical sites, and other exhaustive information. If you're planning a trip to Temagami, these are the maps to have.

The highly respected Alpin PRO sighting compass works as a standard baseplate compass with a 2 degree resolution bezel, or by flipping up the sighting prism, provides for precise reading of the internal compass card with 1 degree resolution, quick and easy declination adjustment, and a luminescent thermo-electric capsule for easy reading in low light, at temperatures ranging from -30° C to +70° C.

Like all K&R compasses, The K1-L sports an electrostatic dampening thermo-elastic capsule for 4 season performance (yes, even in -30° C), both 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 map scales, luminescent navigational points, and a clear baseplate with a magnifying lens. Perfect for hiking, canoeing, hunting or snowmobiling and ATV’ing, the German made K&R K1-L is a rugged, durable compass companion for all your outdoor adventures.

The mighty polar bear. The plucky beaver. The majestic caribou. These iconic animals are etched in our national consciousness (and on our coins), but they represent only a small fraction of the amazing variety of mammals found in Canada's wild.

While Mors Kochanski’s much loved “Bushcraft" is devoted mostly to the use of nature as the source of materials to live comfortably in the bush, his new title “Basic Safe Travel & Boreal Survival Handbook" goes into great length on how to cope with the major stresses one is apt to encounter when survival is one’s prime concern - including: dehydration, hypothermia, sleep deprivation, sleeping bags, bush beds and shelters, warming and signal fires, knife skills, useful knots, and conduct on bear country plus sections on navigation, map and compass skills, and crossing rivers safely.

Mors Kochanski covers knots and lashings for bushcraft and general outdoor use. Practice will make perfect, but Mors provides crucial info for getting you started.

Snowshoes, pack frames, saw frames and axe handles; Mors Kochanski covers these exceptionally handy tools for wilderness living that will make your stay in the woods more comfortable.

A full-colour photographic field guide to over 600 mushrooms and fungi of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada as well as the northeastern United States. Spectacular photos and excellent species information combine to make this a must-have reference book. Includes notes on edibility.

The Outdoor Medical Emergency Handbook is an essential guide to emergency medical procedures away from home, and provides easy-to-follow advice on how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors or traveling.