Canoeing Wild Rivers: The 30th Anniversary Guide to Expedition Canoeing in North America

by Cliff Jacobson

Overview

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.
  
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493014804
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Series:	How to Paddle Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 30th Anniversary Edition ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Why This Book? 1

1 A Time for Reflection 2

2 Researching a River 5

3 Picking a Crew 20

4 Loose Threads 28

5 The Wild-River Canoe 39

6 Outfitting and Customizing Your Canoe 66

7 Covers Aren't Just for Whitewater 79

8 Gearing Up 87

9 The Art of Packing 115

10 Canoe Tents Are Different 127

11 The Recipe 135

12 The Expert's Edge 152

13 Navigating with Map, Compass, and GPS 178

14 Portaging 193

15 The Joy of Solo Canoeing 200

16 Commercial Carriers and the Long Drive 208

17 Hazards and Rescue 224

18 Barren-Land Travel 244

19 Desert and Tropical River Canoeing 258

20 Some Interesting Modern Canoe Trips 267

21 Mending the Tears 286

22 Advice from the Experts 299

23 A Plea for Conscience 312

Appendix A Addresses 314

Appendix B Books and Publications 326

Appendix C Equipment List 328

Appendix D The Medical Kit 330

Appendix E Rapids Ratings and Safety Signals 331

Appendix F Temperature Chart 333

Index 335

About the Author 339

Editorial Reviews

"Expedition Canoeing is a comprehensive resource for your next canoe adventure. Jacobson guides the reader through everything needed for a fun, safe, successful, and enviornmentally sound trip via canoe." —Tim Jackson, former editor, Canoe and Kayak magazine

"Jacobson's knowledge of expedition canoeing runs deppers than the rivers he's paddled. .. " —Eugene Buchanan, publisher/editor-in-chief, Paddler magazine

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