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This book provides cutting-edge paddlers with a guide to 29 of the most extreme runs in New England, while allowing armchair creekers a glimpse of the steepest stuff from the safety of their living rooms. Steep Creek of New England is sure to become a classic among New England steep creekers. The intentionally brief descriptions, along with technical data on each river, makes this guide ideal for class V boaters looking for their next challenge.
"The perfect companion as you meander down any New England river. The paddlers guide highlights plants and animals that are commonly found while navigating through these waterways."--Massachusetts Audubon Society's website.
Author : Charles W. G. Smith Publisher : Appalachian Mountain Club Page : 0 pages File Size : 15,75 MB Release : 2001-05 Category : Canoes and canoeing ISBN : 9781878239891
These 32 nature tours highlight the wildlife plants and landforms of this vibrant region Many tours include a Boot Print that describes a scenic hiking trail or nature walk near the featured waterway
Completely revised and updated, this is the definitive guide to more than 2000 miles of river in southern New England, making it the ideal resource for whitewater and flat water kayakers and canoeists.
Ken Weber's guide, in print for more than 20 years, has now been completely revised and expanded. Chapters include day trips on flatwater, selected whitewater runs, and suggestions for overnight trips--with 30 trips in all, there's something here for every level of paddler. Each chapter includes information on put-ins and take-outs, distance, water conditions, dams and rapids, portages, what time of year to paddle, and what you'll see along the way. A detailed map and a handy mileage chart for each river make planning easy. New trips in this edition include: In Massachusetts: the Housatonic, Westfield, Deerfield, Blackstone, Taunton, and Nemasket Rivers In Rhode Island: the Pawtuxet River In Connecticut: the Upper Quinebaug and Pachaug Rivers The first edition of this book was titled Canoeing Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. 30 trips in all, 7 new for this edition. All new maps and photographs. Suitable for both canoes and kayaks.
In this completely revised and expanded edition of AMC's best-selling Quiet Water guide, authors reveal 100 spectacular ponds, lakes, and rivers in southern New England ideally suited for canoeing and kayaking. From the marshy coves and inlets of out-of-the-way lakes and ponds to lazy, meandering rivers and estuary channels, this updated guide offers paddlers of all ages and abilities adventure and enjoyment on the water. Each entry includes a detailed tour description--now made even easier to use with the addition of new summaries that detail the time, distance, difficulty, and special features of each area--as well as notes on the flora and fauna readers can expect to see along the way. Beginners and experienced paddlers, birdwatchers and anglers, families with children and active seniors--all will appreciate this user-friendly, comprehensive guide to southern New England's best quiet water. Special features include: 100 spectacular calm-water destinations--nearly twice as many as the previous edition, detailed descriptions and maps of each lake, pond, and river, locator map, new at-a-glance trip summaries open each chapter for easy scanning of tour details, diving, parking, and put-in directions, local camping and picnic spots, photographs of plant life and places of interest.
This is the all-new edition of the Connecticut River Boating Guide, the standard resource for boaters, canoeists, and kayakers. It includes thirty-two GPS-compatible maps that together map the entire length of the river. Data for twenty-eight river reaches include information on mileage, navigability, difficulty, sources of flow information, portages, camping, USGS maps and NOAA charts, special fishing regulations, boating facilities, and more. The narrative text accompanying the maps is a mile-by-mile description of the river with detailed information on landmarks, navigational hazards, conservation, wildlife, and history. The book is authored by, and published in cooperation with, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, the leading organization devoted to management of the river and its watershed.
Champion paddler Bruce Lessels details more than 90 classic whitewater runs from New England to New York, with route descriptions, charts, put-in directions, degrees of difficulty, and more.