Spectacular Canada

It has mountains loftier than any peak in the Alps and wildlife show the rivals East Africa's. It has fjords as dramatic as Norway's,vast fields of grain,and two million lakes within the world's longest coastline. Some of its cities are among the world's most modern,others call to mind the old-world charm of Western Europe,and all are populated by a diverse mosaic of cultures from around the world.Spectacular Canada presents some of the most highlights form land of nearly infinite variety. A perceptive visitor once observed that Canada is not the melting pot that the United States became as a result of its equally rich flow of immigrants. Canada is more of a multicultural tossed salad. A visit to the cobbled streets of Quebec City feels as though one has stepped onto the left Bank of Paris,while the city of Victoria,British Columbia,afternoon tea is still a tradition,is North America's most English setting.The highly cosmopolitan Toronto,meanwhile,features a theater scene third only to those of New York and London,along with the continent's largest Chinatown.Along the coasts are secluded fishing villages whose simple,honest way of life has not substantially changed in over century.And in the far north,the aboriginals Inuit still hunt and fish in a seemingly hostile environment,much as their ancestors did more than eight millennia ago.

Canada's wilderness offers the opportunity to camp beside a trout-filled stream,or to hike through a majestic evergreen forest.Its mountains and moraine lakes are among the world's most magnificent natural scenery,and its forests are inhabited by a delightful array of animals-from beavers and chipmunks,to herons and bald eagles,to caribou,bears and cougars. In Spectacular Canada, Gerald Hall,former travel editor for the Toronto Star,takes you on a photographic tour of the many highlights and intimate quirks of this endlessly varied,fascinating land.With splendid color photographs from some of the Canada's most skilled photographers-including eighteen pages of panoramic gate folds - this book reveals and celebrate Canada's extraordinary scenic beauty and unique national character.