Mike Nash has over 40 years of experience with outdoor and backcountry recreation in Prince George and northern British Columbia and a lifetime total of more than 540 published works.
Mike is the author of Outdoor Safety & Survival published by Rocky Mountain Books (Victoria) in March 2012; The Mountain Knows No Expert - George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero published by Natural Heritage Books and Dundurn (Toronto) in March 2009; Exploring Prince George - A Guide to North Central B.C. Outdoors published by Rocky Mountain Books (Calgary) in 2004 and in 2007; Outdoor Safety and Survival in British Columbia's Backcountry self-published (Prince George) in 2007; and has contributed to three prior books.
Since 1978, Mike has gained a broad knowledge of outdoor recreation resources, particularly relating to backpacking, hiking and walking opportunities in Central and Northern British Columbia. Mike has researched, organized and guided many hiking and backpacking trips, often including historical and natural history interpretation.
Before embarking on his own in 2000, Mike has 20 years of work experience in the Forest Industry in B.C. and 33 years in Information Technology in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. which helped broaden his understanding of community, educational and business needs relative to the shared resources in the north. Prior to moving to BC, while working in the field of telecommunications for the airline and travel industry, Mike gained an appreciation for that industry and of the outdoors in eastern Canada.
