Banff poet Gordon Burles stops by the studio to speak with Shirley about puberty, poetry and growing up in Banff.

http://parkradio.ca This week on Alpine Authors host Allan Buckingham talks with the author of 'The Raven's Gift' Jon Turk. Join them for a conversation about how ones experiences in the outdoors can lead to the exploration of mysticism. 

For more information on Jon Turk check out http://www.jonturk.net/

This week, Michelle chats with Donna Cook about hot springs in the Rockies. Doug Kerr also drops by to talk about avalanches and highways. We also get some behind-the-scenes insight from the most recent snow choas, or as Michelle calls it, Snowmaggedon.

This week, Shirley sits down with Lance Woolaver, local playwright.

This week, Michelle Macullo speaks with Leslie Campbell about the twinning project of the Trans-Canada Highway. Then she speaks with Jesse Whittington about, you guessed it, caribou in Banff National Park.

http://ParkRadio.ca 2010 Banff Mountain Book Festival winner for Best Book - Adventure Travel, 'Running Dry' examines the Colorado River from its source in Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado, all the way to the Sea of Cortez, a location the river doesn't actually reach any more. Host Allan Buckingham talks with author Jonathan Waterman about his journey, and what it was like writing this book. 

Find out more about Jonathan Waterman at http://jonathanwaterman.com/