Over 4500 copies sold
Kamloops Backcountry Hikes

 Full colour maps, GPS waypoints, 36 guided hikes, tips for great hiking, 222 full colour water resistant pages,
about Kamloops best hikes
plus a whole lot more!

Hike to these wonders of nature 

Made the Top 20 list of most signed-out adult non-fiction books
of 2021
TNRD Regional Libraries

At Chapter's in Kamloops
#3 January 2020
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At Chapter's in Kamloops
#4 January 5, 2019

Only in Canada, in winter, could a hiking book be on the top seller list!
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The last glacier plus millions of years of volcanic activity left behind 
silt cliffs
hoodoos 
lava bluffs
rock arch
slot canyons
and more
Kamloops Backcountry Hikes is jam packed with photos, maps and information to help your hike be fun and safe. ​

​Below: Sample of a short hike  
​Each trail has four pages of information 
And below are more pages....
Enjoy Kamloops best trails!
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​The authors of Kamloops Backcountry Hikes have been exploring, photographing and documenting existing trails and finding new trails for the purpose of this book since 2009. 
Al has a background in Land Surveying and engineering and Mairi
​is an artist, graphic designer and writer. 
Their mutual love of nature and the outdoors made this book a real labour of love.  



​                                                                          Mairi and Al Budreau


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​CBC Radio Kamloops interview 
air date June 13, 2018 with Shelley Joyce "Daybreak"
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​Kamloops Backcountry Hikes (Atmosphere draw)

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The most comprehensive hiking book for the Kamloops area. 36 hikes within 35 km of the the city of Kamloops, BC Canada

Includes full colour maps, GPS waypoints, contour lines and clear trail information. Hundreds of full colour nature photos, plus geology explaining the unique land forms left by glaciation and volcanic activity millions of years ago.

Tips for safe encounters with wildlife and stewardship for the land. Produced as a labour of love by Al and Mairi Budreau

228 pages, 5.5x8.5 fits in your back pack, water resistant cover and pages, Published June 8, 2018

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Where to buy Kamloops Backcountry Hikes

Kelowna, BC

Chapters in Orchard Park Shopping Centre


​Vernon, BC

Bookland on 30th Ave
​Coles in Village Green Centre

Kamloops, BC

Art Knapps on Nunavut Way
​Brown's Repair, Locksmith on Lansdowne
​Chapters on Hillside Dr. 
Legends Used Books Hillside Drive
Market Fresh Foods Dallas Dr.
​Save On Foods, Sahali
Save On Foods, Valley View
​Surplus Herby's on Tranquille
​The Art We Are on Victoria St.
The Pond, Barnhartvale
The Smorgasbord Deli on 7th Ave
True Outdoors on Notre Dame Dr.
Wild Cave Gifts, Victoria St.