Books by Michael Haynes

From the mind (and feet) of Canada's foremost trail authority comes Hiking Trail of Montréal and Beyond, a fresh and comprehensive guide to the trails within the city of Montréal and beyond its borders. Featuring 50 routes within 150 km of the city, including trails in Laval, in the adjacent Lanaudière, Laurentian, and Montéregie regions, and the Eastern Townships, this handy guide is, without question, the choice hiker's companion to the region. Trekking from the slopes of Mont Royal to the summit of Mont Sutton, from le circuit TransTerrebonne to les sentiers du Mont Rigaud, Michael Haynes has assembled an invaluable guide to some of the most enjoyable and challenging hikes in Western Québec. Included in the book are detailed maps, trail descriptions, and GPS coordinates, as well as information on time, length, difficulty, and facilites available. Rounding out the experience are hiking tips, Haynes's own photographs of interesting vistas, and sidebars on historical, cultural, and natural subjects as well as a glossary of common hiking terms for non-French speakers.

Grab your hiking boots, water bottle, and a healthy snack and hit the trail! This new edition of Hiking Trails of Cape Breton profiles forty routes, from Money Point to Ghost Beach. In addition to providing instructions for locating each route and in-depth descriptions, Hiking Trails of Cape Breton includes detailed maps and synoptic information on length, time, difficulty, facilities, and the correct topographical map to use. Also found in this edition are trailhead GPS listings for all hikes, and, for those who carry cellphones as safety devices, information about the often-uncertain reception in Cape Breton's mountains and woodlands. Enhanced by dozens of images of the magnificent scenery, this edition features informative sidebars on plants, animals, historic sites, and other appealing features of the trails. Whether you're planning a family stroll or venturing deep into the Highlands, Hiking Trails of Cape Breton contains all the information needed to make the journey both entertaining and educational.

30 routes. 900 km of trail. 6 provinces.Here at last: the essential guide to the eastern half of Canada's national trail.Beginning at Cape Spear and ending on the shores of Lake Huron, Michael Haynes follows The Great Trail through the remote interior of Newfoundland, the coastlines of the Maritimes, the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, the lakes and farmlands of Southern Ontario, and the cities of Québec, Montréal, Ottawa, and Toronto. In this authoritative guide for adventurous hikers and cyclists, Michael Haynes uses beautiful colour photographs and detailed maps to punctuate his comprehensive trail notes, offering a connoisseur's sampling of the best of The Great Trail in eastern Canada.

This book will make you a better coach. It will help you identify what you need to teach. It will help you identify how to teach. Most importantly of all, it will ensure that you do not fall into the trap that most coaches fall into and even experienced coaches don't recognise - not emphasising the fundamentals!Written by a coach educator with over 25 years of experience, this book will help novice and experienced coaches alike.

Zen and the Art of Golf is a sports humor book regarding a round of golf played the Zen way. To play great Zen golf, you need to have good balance, great determination and sublime faith in your own ability. Of course you should also always keep your head down and your eye on the ball. The occurrences and performances indicated in the story contain certain truths. The events portrayed, however are semi-factual. Because the intent is more so to entertain rather than enlighten, any enlightenment that is obtained, while it may be viable, in truth is purely coincidental.