The Kluane National Park Hiking Guide

Patricia Morley is professor emerita of English and Canadian Studies at
Concordia University and an avid outdoor recreationist. She is also the
author of The Mountain Is Moving: Japanese Women’s Lives, Kurlek, and
Margaret Laurence: The Long Journey Hom

This guide to one of the world’s most spectacular hiking terrains is
recommended by the Chief Park Warden of the Kluane National Park Reserve
as being “full of excellent information and advice on the park and
area.”

Tucked into the southwest corner of the Yukon adjacent to the St. Elias
Range, Kluane National Park is the site of the world’s largest
nonpolar icefield. A magical area of beauty and wonder, the area
deserves its reputation as the world’s most spectacular hiking
terrain. Vivien Lougheed is an experienced backpacker who has hiked in
the Rockies, the Andes, the Sierra Madre, the Alps, the Pyrennees, and
the Himalayas.

The guide has maps and detailed route descriptions for dozens of hiking
trails. Lougheed warns readers that Kluane (pronounced Kloo-AHN-ee) is a
wilderness park with few trails or established campsites and no bridges
over most creeks. The guide is organized by park areas (South, Central,
North), and includes a substantial section on health and safety.
Introductory chapters cover history, climate, low-impact camping, laws
of the land, equipment, maps, UTM Grid references, orienteering, and
transportation.

The Kluane National Park Hiking Guide is a thoroughly professional
handbook by an experienced outdoor adventurer with impressive knowledge
of what is needed to hike safely. It is very highly recommended.