Life of the Trail 2: Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho National Park follows the trails of fur traders La Gasse and Le Blanc, the Palliser Expedition, Tom Wilson, J.J. McArthur, Professor Jean Habel, Walter Wilcox, C.S. Thompson, David Thompson, Jimmy Simpson and Jack Brewster. Along the way, the reader will journey past pristine lakes and glaciers that have become legendary throughout the world, discovering the stories behind routes through the mountain towns of Lake Louise and Field; over Howse, Amiskwi, Bow and Burgess passes; and along Yoho, Emerald and Castleguard rivers.

EMERSON SANFORD, originally from Nova Scotia, first visited the mountains of western Canada in the summer of 1961. Eleven years later, he moved to Alberta, and has been hiking ever since. After beginning to backpack seriously with his teenaged daughters in 1990, he began to wonder who cut the trails and how their routing had been determined. Since then, not only has he delved through printed material about the trails, he has also solo hiked every historic route and most long trails between Mount Robson and the Kananaskis Lakes - over 3000 km in the past five years! Emerson now lives in Canmore with his wife, Cheryl.

JANICE SANFORD BECK is the author of the best-selling No Ordinary Woman: the Story of Mary Schäffer Warren (Rocky Mountain Books). She has also written the introduction to the latest edition of Mary T. S. Schäffer's Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies (Rocky Mountain Books) and, with Cheryl Sanford, recently researched the Mary Schäffer Warren portion of the Glenbow Musuem's new permanent exhibit, Mavericks. Janice is presently masquerading as a flatlander, making her home in Saskatoon with her partner, Shawn, and their two children.