News & Media
New bookstores in Lethbridge and Invermere
Encouraging to see two new independent bookstores opening recently, both stocking Summerthought books. Four Points Books Four Points Books is a family-operated independent bookstore in downtown Invermere. It's been a few years since Dave's Book Bar closed and...
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide book review
Thanks to Ryan Clarke of the Lethbridge Herald for a comprehensive review of the 10th edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart Robinson. Clarke's review can be read here: Rockies Trail Guide Updated for a New Generation of Hikers. For...
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide 10th edition launch
To celebrate the new edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, we opted for a small get together at Baker Creek Chalets with the authors and publishers. Steak dinner, wine, and lots of reminiscing made for a memorable night for all involved. ...
Gem Trek Maps Integrated Into New Trail Guide
Gem Trek Maps have been integrated into the new edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. Since first being published in 1971, the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide has used black and white line-drawing maps to illustrate trails. Through a co-operative agreement for the...
New edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
Summerthought is pleased to announce the publication of the 10th edition of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide. We have been working on the new edition for over two years. As is always the case with a new edition, we have done extensive research by hiking as many trails...
Summerthought authors inducted into the RCGS
Congratulations to Brain Patton and Bart Robinson, authors of the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide, for their induction into the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographic Society's College of Fellows for over five decades of exploring and writing about the Canadian Rockies....
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide recommendation
Thanks to freelance travel writer Jill Browne for recommending the Canadian Rockies Trail Guide in an article on Lake Louise at Travel Awaits.
New: A Guide to the History of Banff National Park
Announcing the release of our latest book, A Guide to the History of Banff National Park, which is now available online through our website, from retailers throughout the Canadian Rockies, and from major online book retailers for $19.95. It includes details of over...
Castle in the Wilderness/Tilikum book reviews
Thanks to Rob Alexander of the Rocky Mountain Outlook for reviews of two new Summerthought books, A Castle in the Wilderness by Bart Robinson, and a reprint of Tilikum by Norman Luxton. The reviews can be read here: Two Banff icons take spotlight in new books.
New book: A Castle in the Wilderness
Announcing the release of our latest book, A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel, which is now available from retailers throughout the Canadian Rockies, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, and major online book retailers for $19.95. Author Bart...