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Close Calls on High Walls

FRIDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2009
Submitted By: Sherwin Mapanoo

Close Calls on High Walls captures the stories of park wardens with passion and humour. Both beautifully written and insightful, Schintz's book stays true to the stories it tells, combining wit with honesty in a compelling story of one man's life in the Canadian wilds.

Not only is Close Calls a moving memoir of a former park warden, but it is also an adventure story with tales ranging from close encounters with grizzly bears and the angry waters of Lake Superior to backcountry escapades with wild horses to dramatic rescues on remote peaks. In addition, it entertains with accounts of the breaking up of pot parties and the evils of demon rum.

This authentic history of Canada's national parks journeys through the he art of Canada's national park system, from Newfoundland to B.C.'s Queen Charlotte Islands.

Featured National Parks:
Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland
Pukaskwa National Park on Lake Superior
Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia
Cabot Trail in Cape Breton
The Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton
Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the west coast of Vancouver Island
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in northern coastal B.C.
( Queen Charlotte Islands )

Mike Schintz grew up along the Highwood River in southern Alberta. His career as a warden with the Canadian Parks Service took him from one end of the country to the other, from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, New Brunswick and Ontario to Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands .

For more details on this book, please visit www.heritagehouse.ca.

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