Locals browsing for books might do a double take on a very familiar scene if they come across Amazing British Columbia - a book designed to teach kids about the natural history of the province.
The book's cover depicts a scene courtesy of a local student's expedition up the internationally renowned Stawamus Chief during an unexpected afternoon off school.
The book's author, Audrey Owen, saw the shot on the photo sharing website flickr.com, and requested permission to use the image for her publication.
"I could imagine thousands of young people looking at that photo and thinking, 'I could climb up like that,'" Owen said. "I had hundreds of photos to choose from, but Crysler's photo captures some part of youthful adventure."
The photo was taken some years ago when school let out early for Adam Crysler, and he decided to hike the mountain with a friend.
"The closest thing with a decent view that wouldn't be crowded was The [Stawamus] Chief. So we hiked up the backside - no scaling the front, I climb mountains, but not rock walls - and peaked the two main peaks," Crysler told Owen.
Once at the second peak, Crysler took a photo of the Howe Sound with Mount Ellesmere and Foulger Peak in the background.
The 56-page hard cover is organized alphabetically for children to easily reference information and photos of anything from jade to woodpeckers.
Amazing British Columbia is even suitable for tourists and locals alike because it's readability - written for Grade 3 students to understand - but has a ton of information even locals might not know.
After spending seven years researching for the book, Owen said each set back made the end result a better product.
"For example, seven years ago, [Crysler's] photo didn't even exist, and I can't even imagine the book without his photo."
Crysler is currently based in Vancouver where he is an officer on a cruise ship.
Owen lives in Gibsons, 小蓝视频 and this is her first children's book, although she says she has ideas for other books flying around in her head.
The book costs $19.95 and is available online at www.amazingbritishcolumbia.com or in Squamish at The Bookshelf.
