It’s impossible to thank all the people who provided information, suggestions, and support while I was researching and writing this edition of Moon Vancouver & Canadian Rockies Road Trip, but I’d like to give a special shout-out to the following individuals and organizations.
I’m grateful for the assistance and advice I received from Destination BC, especially from Sabrina Robson and Heather McGillivray; Tourism Vancouver; Heather McEachen and Darsey Batchelor, Tourism Vancouver Island; Kyle Taylor and Avi Gill, Destination Victoria; and Lynda Kaye, Tourism Tofino. Thanks to Evelyn Koops and George Gates for the delicious dinner, to Shawna Gardham for all the suggestions, and to Sheenah Duclos for guiding me to the gnarly trees.
Many thanks to Tania Sear, Mary Zinck, and the Tourism Whistler team; Heather Kawaguchi and Lesley Weeks, Tourism Squamish; Monica Dickinson and Carmen Ruiz, Tourism Kamloops; Rachel Roberts, Tourism Sun Peaks; Stephanie Molina, Tourism Wells Gray; Jennifer Widmer, Tourism Kelowna; Thom Tischik, Tourism Penticton; Jackie Frederick, Destination Osoyoos; and the Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association. For great wine, fine food, and good conversation, I’m grateful to Harry McWatters, Lisa Lalonde, and Ingrid Jarrett.
Heidi Korven at Kootenay Rockies Tourism once again provided a wealth of information and contacts across eastern British Columbia. Meghan Tabor, Tourism Revelstoke; Andy Brown, Tourism Golden; Tyson Newell, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort; Christine Grimble and Jikke Gyorki, Tourism Fernie; Dianna Ducs and Janneke Guenther, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism; András Lukács, Tourism Rossland; Momoko Ito, Paula Cravens, and Bruce Woodbury in New Denver; and Marilyn and Robert Patenaude and the staff at the Cross River Wilderness Centre were all generous with their time, as were Gordie Sebastian, Donald Sam, and the staff at Ktunaxa Interpretive Centre at St. Eugene Resort.
I appreciate the support I received from the Travel Alberta team, especially Michelle Seto and Jeremy Dirksen; Tanya Otis and Michelle Gaudet at The Pursuit Collection; Carolina Novotny, Tourism Jasper; Lorèn Lailey-Irvine and Lindsay Gallant, Tourism Calgary; Lonna Hoggan, Canadian Badlands Tourism; and Nancy Gordy and Meredith McLennan, Edmonton Tourism. Thanks, too, to Estelle Blanchette for the Jasper intel and delicious eating.
I’d like to thank the countless helpful Parks Canada staffers who offered advice and information, particularly Guy Thériault, Eric Magnan, Crystal Bolduc, Amélie Goulet-Boucher, and Karin Smith. Thanks also to Marisa Cuglietta and the staff at Hawksworth Communications, Samantha Geer and the Avenue PR crew, Kate Colley, Krista Lochhead, Summer Dhillon, Leeann Froese, Amy Chen, Wendy Underwood, Kate Rogers, Avril Matthews, Brian Cant, Nancie Hall, and Noelle Aune. Extra kudos go to the ever-helpful Morgan Sommerville and Laura Serena.
Many thanks to the excellent team at Avalon Travel, including Kristi Mitsuda, Albert Angulo, Rue Flaherty, Kevin McLain, Nikki Ioakimedes, Ravina Schneider, Kathryn Ettinger, and Darren Alessi.
Special mention goes to Audrey Heller and Ken Heller for gamely walking on glaciers, chasing waterfalls, enduring train “robberies,” and especially for letting me be their Canadian Rockies guide.
Finally, a million thanks to my team at home: to Talia for being my ferocious vegan road-trip buddy from Whistler to Calgary; to Michaela for climbing another Via Ferrata and hunting for cookies in Squamish; and to Alan, for wine tasting, cycle touring, and always understanding when I need to hit the road.