A book for both new and experienced explorers, Wilderness Canoe Tripping will help you make the most of any canoeing adventure. Beginning with the basics gear and food lists, tips on packing and choosing your team the book then turns to the...

Ducks and frogs, swallows and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads?a multitude of wonders enchant the child narrator in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. A tribute to those fragile, wild places that still exist, In the Red...

I clearly remember my first time in a kayak. It was also the first time I paddled one of my own hand made wood strip kayaks. I rushed out early one spring after completing an 18ft cedar sea kayak, I just could not wait to try out this boat I had...

From powerful whitewater to calm runs, this book profiles trips for paddlers of all levels. Paddle some of the state's most alluring rivers-85 great trips on 32 Wisconsin rivers, including Black, Chippewa, Grant, Illinois Fox, Kickapoo, Milwaukee,...

A new guidebook made as a companion to the Adirondack Paddler's Map. The new 250 page, 3rd Edition of the Adirondack Paddlers Guide available starting April 25, 2015. This edition is completely updated throughout with new info and pictures. New...

Paddling Wisconsin pulls together 40 excellent paddling adventures, offering destinations evenly spread throughout the state. The focus is on recreational paddling and so all trips avoid complicated put-ins, portages, and dangerous expert...

The book gives detailed directions on walk-in wading spots as well as places to launch a kayak or other small boat. It covers Sabine Lake and the Galveston Bay system, down to the Brazos River. Satellite photos, aerial photos, and site photos are...

Now anyone can make their own, custom-built canoe guaranteed to draw raves on land and water alike. The Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building is a comprehensive, detailed guide to the process of contructing a high-quality wood strip...

With tongue pressed firmly in cheek and a gentle but penetrating eye for human foibles, Patrick F. McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in the recreations of camping, hunting, and...

Manitoba is a canoeist's paradise with more than 100,000 lakes and rivers flowing through rolling prairie, boreal forests, delta marshlands, rugged Precambrian shield country and northern tundra. Wilson spent four years traversing 2,500 miles of...

The Aldens find clues to a hidden treasure at Timberwolf Lake! But before they can begin the hunt, their camping gear is stolen. Is someone trying to get to the treasure first?The Aldens find clues to a hidden treasure at Timberwolf Lake! But...

The sport of kayak fishing is catching on like wild fire. In this book, Chris takes you on a tour of the sport of kayak fishing, how he got into it, and the gear and techniques needed to make it a fun day on the water.You'll read about the pros...

In the heartland of America rise the Ozark Mountains, teeming with cascading, free-flowing streams. Situated astride the Missouri/Arkansas border, the Ozarks represent a canoeing and kayaking wonderland. Still a comprehensive, accurate and...

In Kayak Girl, a young child learns to cope with serious loss through the keen love of her grandfather's hand and heart. After Jana's mother dies, she becomes withdrawn and uninterested in playing outside with her friends, and helping her father...

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A skills guide for Sit-on-Top and Sit-Inside kayaks covering: ---Over 120 photo illustrations ---Basic equipment, outfitting and boat control techniques ---An in-depth chapter on paddle strokes ---Rescues for Sit-on-Tops and Sit-Insides...

This newly updated and expanded guidebook contains everything readers need to know to plan a short or long paddling trip. It features detailed information on more than 30 kayak routes and covers the skill levels required, trip duration, hazards,...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a natural landscape largely unchanged by human hands. If you haven't seen it, you're missing a great life experience. The 20 trips in this book are designed to give beginners confidence. They also offer...

In 1604, when Frenchmen landed on Saint Croix Island, they were far from the first people to walk along its shores. For thousands of years, Etchemins?whose descendants were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy?had lived, loved and labored in Down...

Canoe Country Camping is a complete, entertaining, and up-to-date guide that gives you the information you need for a safe and enjoyable canoe trip.First-time campers will find answers to all their questions about where to go, how to pack,...

Whether you want to paddle gently through a stretch of cool pines, meander through marshland or navigate raging rapids, Paddling Northern Wisconsin will help you find the appropriate river. Every type of canoeing and kayaking opportunity is...