Expedition Canoeing
A Guide to Canoeing Wild Rivers in North America
4th Edition
Published on 1. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
332 pages
978-0-7627-3809-0 (ISBN)
Description
Canoeing expert Cliff Jacobson provides advanced techniques for canoeing in the wilderness, presenting the combined expertise of himself and his colleagues. Bursting with rich anecdotal accounts, advanced techniques, how-to illustrations, and source charts, this updated 20th anniversary edition expertly details everything a paddler needs to know to explore North America's legendary wilderness waterways.
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Series
Edition
20th Anniversary ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
50 illustrations plus 100 photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
32 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-3809-0 (9780762738090)
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Person
Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is an outdoors skills instructor and a professional outfitter and guide, a canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on canoeing and camping. Cliff recently retired from teaching middle school environmental science and now splits his time between canoeing and camping, and sharing his love for the sport by writing and teaching about it. In 2003 the American Canoe Association presented Cliff with the Legends of Paddling Award and inducted him into the ACA Hall of Fame.
Content
(1) A Time for Reflection (2) Researching a River (3) Picking a Crew (4) Loose Threads (5) The Wild-River Canoe (6) Outfitting and Customizing Your Canoe (7) Covers Aren't just for White Water (8) Gearing Up (9) The Art of Packing (10) Canoe Tents Are Different (11) The Recipe (12) The Expert's Edge (13) Navigating with Map, Compass, and GPS (14) Portaging (15) The Joy of Solo Canoeing (16) Commercial Carriers and the Long Drive (17) Hazards and Rescue (18) Barren-Land Travel (19) Some Interesting Modern Canoe Trips (20) Mending the Tears (21) Advice from the Experts (22) A Plea for Conscience