Expedition Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeing Wild Rivers in North America
Author:   Cliff Jacobson
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   20th Anniversary ed
ISBN:  

9780762738090


Pages:   332
Publication Date:   01 July 2005
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Expedition Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeing Wild Rivers in North America


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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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Author:   Cliff Jacobson
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Globe Pequot Press
Edition:   20th Anniversary ed
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.032kg
ISBN:  

9780762738090


ISBN 10:   076273809
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   01 July 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

(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

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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.

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