The great Canadian bucket list : one-of-a-kind travel experiences

Esrock, Robin, 1974- (Author).

Having visited over 100 countries on 7 continents, renowned travel writer Robin Esrock has built a career chasing the extraordinary. His bestselling bucket lists feature experiences that are entirely unique, instantly memorable, wholly inspirational, and refreshingly accessible. On a personal journey to every province and territory, Robin focuses his insatiable curiosity on his adopted home of Canada, chasing the activities and destinations one must do, and can only do, in our home and native land. Get ready to: Cross the mythical Northwest Passage Feel the hot breath of a wild polar bear Float on Canada's very own Dead Sea Cycle across Prince Edward Island Survive a night in Quebec City's Ice Hotel Zipline over a massive waterfall in New Brunswick Sail among whales in the 'Galapagos of the North'"--

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ISBN: 9781459739383
Physical Description x, 566 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 21 cm
Edition Second edition.
Publisher Toronto : Dundurn, 2017.

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Previous edition published by: Markham, Ontario: Thomas Allen Publishers, 2013.

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The Great Canadian Bucket List : One-Of-a-Kind Travel Experiences

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. vii
	Using this Book	p. x
	British Columbia	p. 1
	Sail in Haida Gwaii	p. 2
	Hike the West Coast Trail	p. 7
	Dive a Sunken Battleship	p. 11
	Surf in Tofino	p. 15
	Track the Spirit Bear	p. 18
	Snorkel with Salmon	p. 23
	Survive a Cold Sauna	p. 26
	Explore an Old-Growth Forest	p. 29
	Go Hell-Skiing	p. 32
	Stop and Smell the Roses	p. 35
	Powder Down in Whistler	p. 37
	Fly Like a Superhero	p. 40
	Stroll the Seawall	p. 42
	Cross a Wild Suspension Bridge	p. 44
	Taste the Okanagan	p. 46
	See the Sockeye Run	p. 48
	Find Your Inner Outlaw	p. 51
	Climb a Mountain with No Experience	p. 56
	Conquer the Grind, Hike the Chief	p. 58
	Get a Thai Massage in the Cariboo	p. 61
	Soak in the Liard Hot Springs	p. 64
	Alberta	p. 65
	Experience the Calgary Stampede	p. 66
	Ski Inside a Unesco World Heritage Site	p. 69
	Hunt for Dinosaurs	p. 72
	Heli-Yoga in the Rockies	p. 75
	Hike the Sky	p. 78
	Be the Cowboy on a Ranch Vacation	p. 80
	RV the Icefields Parkway	p. 84
	Canoe on Moraine Lake	p. 88
	Step Over the Rockies	p. 89
	Visit an Oasis of Wildlife	p. 91
	Hike or Ski in to Skoki Lodge	p. 93
	Visit a Site for All Eyes	p. 98
	Board the Rocky Mountaineer	p. 100
	Swallow a Prairie Oyster	p. 102
	Saskatchewan	p. 103
	Salute the RCMP	p. 104
	Climb Castle Butte in Big Muddy	p. 109
	Bust the Chicago Connection	p. 115
	Support Rider Nation	p. 118
	Drop the Hammer in Saskatoon	p. 121
	Float in Canada's Dead Sea	p. 124
	Visit a Haunted Grove	p. 127
	Stargaze in a Dark Sky Preserve	p. 131
	Zip Through the Cypress Hills	p. 134
	Explore North America's Largest Sand Dunes	p. 136
	Horse Ride with Bison	p. 139
	Discover Pizza and Prairie Railways	p. 143
	Meet the First Nations	p. 147
	Track a Wolf	p. 151
	Portage in the Prairies	p. 152
	Manitoba	p. 153
	See Polar Bears from a Tundra Buggy	p. 154
	Snorkel with Belugas	p. 158
	Crack the Hermetic Code	p. 160
	Get Creepy at the Narcisse Snake Dens	p. 164
	Visit a Tropical Beach	p. 167
	Feel the Crystal Menthol	p. 170
	Have a Happy Folk Festival	p. 173
	Paddle a Bloody River	p. 176
	Stand Beneath a Polar Bear	p. 178
	HÃ© Ho to the Voyageurs	p. 181
	Hook a Smallmouth Bass	p. 185
	Catfish on the Red River	p. 188
	Channel Your Inner Viking	p. 190
	Ponder the Museum for Human Rights	p. 191
	Watch RWB in the Park	p. 196
	Ontario	p. 197
	Spend a Night in Jail	p. 198
	Pay Your Respects	p. 201
	Visit the Hockey Hall of Fame	p. 203
	Avoid Nuclear Armageddon	p. 207
	Unravel a Mystery in Algonquin	p. 210
	Icewine and Dine in Niagara	p. 215
	Hike the Bruce Trail	p. 220
	Learn from the Rocks	p. 221
	Skate the Rideau	p. 223
	Lean Off the CN Tower	p. 226
	Motorbike Around Superior	p. 229
	Marvel at the Fall Foliage	p. 234
	Explore the Great Museums	p. 236
	Feel the Spirit of Manitoulin Island	p. 240
	Give a Standing Ovation in Stratford	p. 241
	Get Sprayed in Niagara Falls	p. 244
	Quebec	p. 249
	Bike Le P'tit Train Du Nord	p. 250
	Discover Quebec City	p. 253
	Cave Bash in "The Maggies"	p. 256
	Bite into Montreal's Best Smoked Meat	p. 261
	Drink Caribou with Bonhomme	p. 265
	Ice Canoe Across the St. Lawrence	p. 268
	Snowmobile in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean	p. 272
	Scale a Frozen Waterfall	p. 275
	Attend the Great Montreal Festivals	p. 278
	Surf a Standing Wave	p. 282
	Spend a Night in an Ice Hotel	p. 284
	Canopy Cycle Through Treetops	p. 288
	Enjoy the Fall Foliage	p. 290
	Devour a Plate of Poutine	p. 291
	Climb the Devil in Mont-Tremblant	p. 294
	Jump the Rock	p. 298
	Boat to the Mingan Archipelago	p. 300
	New Brunswick	p. 301
	Walk the Seabed Beneath Hopewell Rocks	p. 302
	Abseil Cape Enrage	p. 305
	Roll Up Magnetic Hill	p. 308
	Bike in a Kilt	p. 309
	Appreciate the Genius of Dali	p. 311
	Walk Off a Cliff	p. 315
	Cross Hartland's Covered Bridge	p. 318
	Visit Hockey's Field of Dreams	p. 320
	Hike the Fundy Footpath	p. 321
	Zipline Over a Waterfall	p. 322
	Paint Your Face at Tintamarre	p. 325
	Join the Polar Bear Club	p. 328
	Nova Scotia	p. 333
	Raft a Tidal Wave	p. 334
	Stroll Around Lunenburg	p. 338
	Arm a Cannon at the Halifax Citadel	p. 342
	Enjoy a Sociable Beer	p. 346
	Ron a Race of Biblical Proportions	p. 349
	Explore Cape Breton	p. 352
	Have A Blast In Louisbourg	p. 356
	Prince Edward Island	p. 359
	Cycle Across the Gentle Isle	p. 360
	Haul a Lobster Trap	p. 365
	Suck Back an Oyster	p. 369
	Play a Round of Golf	p. 373
	Rake for a Clam Bake	p. 377
	Cross Confederation Bridge	p. 381
	Meet Anne of Green Gables	p. 383
	Newfoundland and Labrador	p. 387
	Watch the Sun Rise on a Continent	p. 388
	Thank Cod for Battle Harbour	p. 391
	Make an Iceberg Cocktail	p. 396
	Catch the Continental Drift	p. 400
	Rewrite the History Books	p. 404
	In a Lighthouse	p. 408
	Get Screeched In	p. 412
	Drive the Trans-Labrador Highway	p. 415
	Discover the Two B's	p. 421
	Yukon	p. 425
	Gee and Haw on a Dogsled	p. 426
	Camp in the High Arctic	p. 430
	Swallow the Sourtoe Cocktail	p. 436
	Drive the Dempster Highway	p. 439
	Climb the Golden Stairs	p. 442
	Skate on a Crystal Lake	p. 445
	Cheer at the Arctic Games	p. 448
	Pan for Gold	p. 450
	Fly Over Kluane National Park	p. 453
	Northwest Territories	p. 457
	See the Northern Lights	p. 458
	Fly with Buffalo Air	p. 461
	Explore Canada's Largest National Park	p. 465
	Shell Out for Fish and Chips at Bullocks	p. 468
	Eat the Muktuk	p. 471
	Visit an Igloo Church	p. 476
	Raft the Nahanni	p. 478
	Attend a Northern Festival	p. 482
	Hook a Northern Pike	p. 484
	Nunavut	p. 489
	Cruise the Northwest Passage	p. 491
	See Unicorns from the Ice Flde	p. 503
	Witness the Migration of the Other Beast	p. 504
	Visit a Norse God	p. 506
	Explore the World's Most Northerly Eco-Lodge	p. 508
	Watch Belugas Play at Your Feet	p. 510
	Sleep Under the Midnight Sun	p. 512
	Swim in an Arctic Waterfall	p. 514
	ATV to Icebergs and Ancient Ruins	p. 516
	Hike in the Tundra	p. 518
	Paddle a Crystal Clear Arctic Stream	p. 520
	Fish for Arctic Char	p. 522
	National	p. 525
	See Canada from the Canadian	p. 526
	Stay in a Brand Railway Hotel	p. 531
	Shop the Country's Best Urban Markets	p. 534
	Take an Epic Canadian Road Trip	p. 537
	Gaze Upon Canada's Best Waterfalls	p. 540
	More Unusual Landscapes to Explore	p. 543
	Explore More National Parks	p. 546
	Rick Off Canada's Unesco Sites	p. 551
	Epilogue	p. 555
	Acknowledgments	p. 558
	Photo Credits	p. 562

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