Canadian Mountain Parks Companion at Mac App Store analyse

Welcome to the Canadian Rockies. Allow us to present to you the mountains, lakes, and points of interest that surround you while you’re in Canada’s Rocky Mountain National Parks. Featuring five of Canada’s most spectacular national parks – Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho, and Waterton Lakes – and the magnificent Kananaskis Country. Youll also find Mount Robson Provincial Park, for convenience, has been included within the Jasper National Park section. “Way more than what you could find in any conventional guide book…” Included in this free app are: Banff Townsite - Tunnel Mountain Drive - Cascade Gardens - Mount Norquay Drive - Vermilion Lakes - Parks Canada content (exclusive to Parks Companion) - and more… Jasper Townsite - Yellowhead Museum - The Whistlers - Saturday Night Lake Circuit - Pyramid Lake - and more… Waterton Townsite - The Waterton Lakes - Cameron Falls - and more… Radium, British Columbia (Kootenay NP) - Sinclair Canyon - Redstreak Mountain - Radium Hot Springs - and more… Field, British Columbia (Yoho NP) - Emerald Lake - Mount Stephen and the Stephen Nose Tunnel - and more… Kananaskis Lakes - Panorama Picnic Area - Mount Indefatigable - Boulton Creek Trailhead - and more… -- includes more than 140 points of interest, mountains, and lakes -- contains more than 325 pictures and 17 audio podcasts -- plus free (downloadable) Parks Canada videos Our In-App purchase options allow you to extend the experience throughout the parks. - Lake Minnewanka Loop Drive - Bow Valley Parkway - Johnston Canyon - Mount Robson - Castle Mountain - Lake Louise - Moraine Lake Drive - Icefields Parkway - Columbia Icefields - Sunwapta Pass - Maligne Lake and Medicine Lake - Yellowhead Highway - Marmot Basin - Kootenay Ranges - Vermilion Pass - Yoho Valley and Takakkaw Falls - Spiral Tunnels - Lake O’Hara - Van Horne Range and Wapta Falls - Cameron Gorge - Red Rock Canyon - Maskinonge Lake - and more, and more, and more… -- adds more than 1,300 points of interest, mountains, and lakes -- with over 2,300 pictures -- and more audio and videos “The focus is on the national park rather than on commercial activities such as gondola rides and taverns… Highly recommended if your interest is hiking, walking, sightseeing the natural panorama...” THE MOUNTAINS AND LAKES Detailed information and photos of the hundreds of peaks and the lakes you’ll see as you drive through the parks. THE PLACES TO STOP Several hundreds of spots where you can safely stop to enjoy views, hike, picnic, camp, and learn about the landscape. At each of these locations, we’ll provide all the interpretive information and photos you’ll need to understand what you’ll be seeing and we’ll suggest short walks and hikes as well. PARKS CANADA INFORMATION Under an official partnership agreement with Parks Canada, we are pleased to be able to provide information, photos, audio, and video information that they have developed related to current ecological research and management issues in the parks. OFF THE GRID Requires no "network" or "wireless" connection for full functionality. All information, photographs, and maps are integrated into the app itself. DIRECTION FINDING Select a mountain and the app will identify it for you and we’ll tell you which direction to look and how far away it is. AUDIO COMMENTARY AND VIDEO CONTENT Featuring Canadian Rockies authors Ben Gadd, Chic Scott, and Michael Kerr as well as Parks Canada guides. THE AUTHOR Dave Birrell is accredited as a Professional Interpretive Guide by the Interpretive Guides Association. The app gives you full access to the knowledge and photos he acquired as he has travelled by car, on foot, on skis and on horseback through most of the valleys in the Canadian Rockies and to over a hundred of their summits. Dave is also the author of two books on the Canadian Rockies and www.peakfinder.com.