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Author : Wayne H. McAlister
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Guadalupe River Valley (Tex.)
ISBN : 1603443851
Author : Shane Townsend
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493016350
From the canyons of Big Bend to the cypress swamps of Pine Island Bayou, the waters of Texas have something for most every type of paddler and every paddling mood. One might float the diminutive Comal River, argued to be the shortest river in the world. Another might dig deep and follow the four-day, 260-mile route of the Texas Water Safari, which Canoe & Kayak Magazine referred to as “The World’s Toughest Canoe Race.” Whitewater is here too. Lakes are as well. And, the Texas Gulf Coast is home to sandy beaches, knobby mangroves, and sea grass flats. Meanwhile, Texas is home to some of the fastest growing cities in America. And, paddling is the fastest growing outdoor sport in the country. “Paddling Texas” is a guide for those who are new to either and all those who love both. Featured trips offer easy access, secure environments, good facilities, great fishing, superb wildlife viewing, and beautiful scenery. “Paddling Texas” gives recreational paddlers and anglers all the information they’ll need to paddle many of the best trips in Texas.
Author : David Ellzey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2017-03-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781544197654
Probably the most popular river destination in Texas, the Lower Guadalupe River between Canyon Lake and New Braunfels is renowned for its cool water, exciting rapids and great trout fishing. In the summer people flock to the river to enjoy tube floating, rafting and paddling. In the cooler months it is the southernmost trout fishery in North America. This Lower Guadalupe Pocket Guide has all the detailed information you need to prepare a leisurely family weekend, a whitewater adventure or a day of fly fishing for trout. It is designed with a full-color visual layout that allows you to meticulously plan out your trip, aid you with navigation and track your progress down the river.
Author : Stephen Hartley Daniel
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1603446532
Texas and whitewater. Who knew? According to veteran paddler Steve Daniel, one doesn't have to be an outdoors expert to find whitewater fun and adventure in the Lone Star State. Sometimes all that's needed is a little rain and perseverance - and this handy guide to Texas rivers and creeks with the greatest prospects for whitewater.
Author : John Graves
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 31,97 MB
Release : 2010-11-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0307773353
In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth. Goodbye to a River is his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river’s people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication, Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.
Author : Jim Kimmel
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 29,47 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781585445424
The San Marcos springs have flowed for around ten million years. In this ode to the river they form, Jim Kimmel brings us a picture of a watercourse brimming with life, past and present. Native, non-native, prehistoric, and modern-day plants, animals, and people have inhabited the river and its banks. Kimmel touches on them all with the affectionate and knowledgeable voice of one whose own life has been closely linked to the San Marcos. As readers journey with Kimmel from the river's headwater springs to its junction with the Guadalupe River, The San Marcos: A River's Story will capture the imagination and provide valuable information about the river and its crucial role in the ecological health of Texas. Original photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel add a sense of the beauty and complexity of the river.
Author : Gina Donovan
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781603441384
Maps of towns, roads, parks and other landmarks along nearly 360 miles of the river's course.
Author : Wes Ferguson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 23,61 MB
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1623490375
Growing up near the Sabine, journalist Wes Ferguson, like most East Texans, steered clear of its murky, debris-filled waters, where alligators lived in the backwater sloughs and an occasional body was pulled from some out-of-the-way crossing. The Sabine held a reputation as a haunt for a handful of hunters and loggers, more than a few water moccasins, swarms of mosquitoes, and the occasional black bear lumbering through swamp oak and cypress knees. But when Ferguson set out to do a series of newspaper stories on the upper portion of the river, he and photographer Jacob Croft Botter were entranced by the river’s subtle beauty and the solitude they found there. They came to admire the self-described “river rats” who hunted, fished, and swapped stories along the muddy water—plain folk who love the Sabine as much as Hill Country vacationers love the clear waters of the Guadalupe. Determined to travel the rest of the river, Ferguson and Botter loaded their gear and launched into the stretch of river that charts the line between the states and ends at the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Author : Wes Ferguson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 41,45 MB
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1623495105
For eighty-seven miles, the swift and shallow Blanco River winds through the Texas Hill Country. Its water is clear and green, darkened by frequent pools. Wes Ferguson and Jacob Botter have paddled, walked, and waded the Blanco. They have explored its history, people, wildlife, and the natural beauty that surprises everyone who experiences this river. Described as “the defining element in some of the Hill Country’s most beautiful scenery,” the Blanco flows both above and below ground, part of a network of rivers and aquifers that sustains the region’s wildlife and millions of humans alike. However, overpumping and prolonged drought have combined to weaken the Blanco’s flow and sustenance, and in 2000—for the first time in recorded history—the river’s most significant feeder spring, Jacob’s Well, briefly ceased to flow. It stopped again in 2008. Then, in the spring of 2015, a devastating flood killed twelve people and toppled the huge cypress trees along its banks, altering not just the look of the river, but the communities that had come to depend on its serene presence. River travelers Ferguson and Botter tell the remarkable story of this changeable river, confronting challenges and dangers as well as rare opportunities to see parts of the river few have seen. The authors also photographed and recorded the human response to the destruction of a beloved natural resource that has become yet another episode in the story of water in Texas. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Author : Wayne H. McAlister
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 1603446419
"When Wayne and Martha McAlister moved to Matagorda Island, a wildlife refuge off the central Texas coast, they anticipated staying perhaps five years. But sent to take up duties with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wayne McAlister fell under the island's spell the moment he stepped out of his aging house trailer and met his first Matagorda rattlesnake. Seven years later, the McAlisters were still observing the flora and fauna of Matagorda. Except for the road and some occasional fence posts, the island appears untouched by humans. In Life on Matagorda Island, Wayne McAlister shows what life was like amid such isolation."--Jacket