Essential Sculling: An Introduction to Basic Strokes, Equipment, Boat Handling, Technique, and Power
by Daniel J. Boyne
from The Lyons Press
Floating & Recreation on Montana Rivers
by Curt Thompson
from Falcon Publishing
A river users comprehensive Milepost Guide to all 81 river in Montana. Includes whitewater, fishing, recreational, camping, photography, disabled, and search & rescue information.
Fun on Flatwater: An Introduction to Adirondack Canoeing
by Barbara McMartin
from North Country Books
McMartin's guidebooks are a must for both the newcomer and the experienced outdoors person. This guide to Adirondack flatwater canoeing on lakes, ponds, and quiet streams and rivers is the second in her series geared to both the young adventurer and the adult novice. It contains descriptions of places to learn to canoe and covers all the flatwater stretches on Adirondack rivers and streams, except those that require camping or long carries.
The Ultimate Canoe Challenge: 28,000 Miles Through North America
by Brand Frentz
from iUniverse, Inc.
Verlen Kruger and Steve Landick came up with the idea of a canoe trip that would surpass all others, and they did it. Paddling their canoes or carrying them on the connecting land passages, they toured North America, from Montana to Manhattan, from New Orleans to the Arctic Ocean, from Baja California to home in Lansing, Michigan.
They mastered wild storms on the ocean, often paddled 75-100 miles or more in a day, shot through deadly rapids going downstream, and paddled up several major rivers, reaching the climax by going up the Grand Canyon. Again and again they were warned, "It can't be done" or "You'll never make it", but each time they rose to the challenge and kept going, finally completing a canoe trip of 28,000 miles that lasted three and a half years and was appropriately named The Ultimate Canoe Challenge. This is the story as Verlen lived it.
Beyond the Paddle: A Canoeist's Guide to Expedition Skills : Poling, Lining, Portaging and Maneuvering Through the Ice
by Garrett Conover
from Tilbury House Publishers
This is the first book to provide clear, precise, and detailed explanations of techniques for all wilderness canoeists, written by a North Woods master: "There is no doubt that upstream travel, portaging, and lining up or down difficult rapids is work. Yet it can be a rewarding and pleasurable experience when done well."
Canoe Trips British Columbia: The Essential Guidebook for Novice & Intermediate Conoeists & Kayakers
by Jack Wainwright
from Summit Productions
Canoe Country Camping: Wilderness Skills for the Boundary Waters and Quetico
by Michael Furtman
from University of Minnesota Press
The Lure of Faraway Places: Reflections on Wilderness and Solitude
The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl's words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways alone. Austrian-born Herb Pohl died at the mouth of the Michipcoten River on July 17, 2006. He is remembered as "Canada's most remarkable solo traveller."
While mourning their loss, Herb Pohl's friends found, to their surprise and delight, a manuscript of wilderness writings on his desk in his lakeside apartment in Burlington, Ontario. He had hoped one day to publish his work as a book. With help and commentary from best-selling canoe author and editor James Raffan, Natural Heritage is proud to present that book, Herb's book, The Lure of Faraway Places. "There's nothing like it in canoeing literature," says Raffan. "It's part journal, part memoir, part wilderness philosophy and part tips and tricks of the most pragmatic kind written about parts of the country most of us will never see by the most committed and ambitious solo canoeist in Canadian history."
Basic River Canoeing
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