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Dustin Lynx
    freelance web designer,
IT consultant, and author

the bestselling author...

Of the first and only guidebook to Canada's longest wilderness backpacking trail.
The Great Divide Trail Association credits this work as being responsible for the revival and re-emergence of Canada's greatest hiking route.

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Exploring and writing about the Great Divide Trail is my life's work. In addition to writing the guidebook and keeping it updated, I've undertaken several other writing projects. I co-owned a publishing house for eight years - Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. My friend and I had the lofty dream of rediscovering the white spaces on the map by developing and publishing fictional stories and activity books based on mountain culture. While it was a success in many ways, we decided to close the doors on the enterprise and move on to other projects. Click on the book covers below to see purchasing options or more info.

print portfolio

Cover image of the Dustin's rock climbing guidebook available on Amazon.com, called An Aid Climber's Guide to the Back of the Lake

Author

Self-published guidebook to rock climbing routes in Lake Louise, Alberta. Click on the image to learn more or purchase on Amazon.

The cover image of Canadian Mountain Mazes, second edition

Designer & publisher

Published through Imaginary Mountain Surveyors, this activity book transformed notable mountains into engaging mazes. Out of print.

Cover image of Letter's from Chamonix novel by David Stevenson

Copy editor & publisher

David Stevenson's first novel won the award for best mountain fiction and poetry at the 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. Click on the image to learn more or purchase a copy.

Cover image of the novel, Above the Reich, by David Chaundy-Smart

Copy editor & publisher

David Smart's first novel, published through Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. Click on the image to learn more or purchase a copy.

Cover image of the novel, Cinema Vertigo, by David Smart

Publisher & copy editor

David Smart's second novel published by Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. Click on the image to learn more or purchase a copy.

Cover image of the novel, A Jazz Guide to Banff and the universe by Mike Lauchlan and Jerry Auld

Copy editor & publisher

A collaboration between two authors, published through Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. Click on the image to learn more or purchase a copy.

A cover image of the short story collection by Jerry Auld, Short Peaks, 33 brief mountain tales

Publisher & Copy editor

Collected works of VERY short fiction by author, Jerry Auld. Published through Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. Click on the image to learn more.

Cover image of the anthology of Jeff Long short stories entitled Too Close to God

Publisher & copy editor

The first anthology of New York Times' bestselling author, Jeff Long. Published through Imaginary Mountain Surveyors. Click on the image to learn more or purchase a copy.