
Canoeing Wild Rivers
Cliff Jacobson(Author)
Falcon Guides (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 1. May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4930-0825-4 (ISBN)
Description
The 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic Expedition Canoeinghas long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers.
Outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide Cliff Jacobson draws on his thirty-plus years of river running to give you sound advice, fresh new ideas, and advanced techniques for canoeing in the wilderness. Completely updated and revised, inside you'll find dozens of full-color photos, how-to illustrations, source charts, canoeing and camping tricks, a chapter full of hard-won advice from more than twenty-five of Jacobson's fellow canoeing experts, and a brand new chapter devoted to paddling desert and swamp rivers.
Look inside to find:
?How to pick a crew
?Route and trip planning
?Canoeing and camping gear
?Navigating by map, compass, and GPS
?How to deal with dangerous bears
?Canoe hazards and rescue
?Barren-land travel
?Preparation and skills are everything when canoeing wild rivers. Take along this guide on all of your canoeing adventures.
Outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide Cliff Jacobson draws on his thirty-plus years of river running to give you sound advice, fresh new ideas, and advanced techniques for canoeing in the wilderness. Completely updated and revised, inside you'll find dozens of full-color photos, how-to illustrations, source charts, canoeing and camping tricks, a chapter full of hard-won advice from more than twenty-five of Jacobson's fellow canoeing experts, and a brand new chapter devoted to paddling desert and swamp rivers.
Look inside to find:
?How to pick a crew
?Route and trip planning
?Canoeing and camping gear
?Navigating by map, compass, and GPS
?How to deal with dangerous bears
?Canoe hazards and rescue
?Barren-land travel
?Preparation and skills are everything when canoeing wild rivers. Take along this guide on all of your canoeing adventures.
More details
Series
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
30 Color Illustrations, 80 Color Photos, 5 Recipes
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-0825-4 (9781493008254)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Cliff Jacobson
Canoeing Wild Rivers
The 30th Anniversary Guide to Expedition Canoeing in North America
E-Book
03/2015
5th Edition
Falcon Guides
€27.68
Available for download
Person
Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is a canoeing consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.