Selkirks Spectacular: A Journey on the International Selkirk Loop

A photographic journey encircling the spectacular Selkirk Mountains of northern Idaho, eastern Washington and southeastern British Columbia, Selkirks Spectacular features amazing images by photographers Jerry Pavia and Tim Cady. More than 300 images along with chapters by Canadian Ross Klatte on the history, geology, communities, natural features, attractions, and the flora and fauna showcase this beautiful corner of the earth.

Selkirks Spectacular celebrates the International Selkirk Loop, which promotes the awesome beauty surrounding the Selkirk Mountains through a 280-mile scenic route named by Rand McNally as one of five Best of the Roads.

But you don t need to drive the International Selkirk Loop to appreciate its unique splendor. Spend a few minutes or hours with Selkirks Spectacular to see everything from Lake Pend Oreille to Kootenay Lake and endangered woodland caribou to ruffed grouse. Enjoy a generous selection of historic photographs highlighting the area s native and ethnic cultures, mining and logging legacy, and boomtowns.

Selkirks Spectacular is a unique reversible book with two covers, one for the U.S. side and one for the Canadian side. Organized into Canadian destinations and U.S. destinations around the Selkirk Loop, Selkirks Spectacular includes photographers descriptions of each photo and journal notes that tell more of the story behind some of the images they captured. Pavia and Cady s photographic odyssey had them exploring every corner of the loop over the course of years in all four glorious seasons. The Selkirk Mountains are a place of forested hillsides, wildflowers, sparkling waterfalls, snowcapped craggy peaks and wildlife. Waterfowl by the thousands stop for respite on their journey through the Pacific Flyway. Moose, deer, elk and even caribou inhabit the Selkirk Mountains, along with grizzly and black bear and many others.