Connecticut River Boating Guide: Source To Sea (Paddling Series) - Softcover

River, Connecticut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762740973 ISBN 13: 9780762740970

Publisher: G03-Falcon Guides, 2007

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Founded in 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, with headquarters in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is the river's primary watchdog and steward "from source to sea."

From the Back Cover

Plan Your Next Adventure Now available in a completely revised edition, The Connecticut River Boating Guide continues to be the classic, authoritative guide for boaters, canoeists, and kayakers on the Connecticut River. This third edition covers the entire waterway from its source at the Canadian border to Long Island Sound, dividing the river into twenty-eight reaches with accompanying GPS-compatible maps. Practical information on boating facilities, ramps, access areas, mileages, difficulty, sources of flow information, and portages makes it easier than ever to plan your next adventure along the river. Featuring: Guaranteed binding -if this binding fails, thepublisher will replace the book for freeGPS-compatible mapsMile-by-mile directions that point out key land-marks, navigational hazards, and optional put-ins and take-outsInformation on camping, fishing, and wildlife-viewing opportunities Sidebars on the river's natural history, human history, flora, and faunaThis book was authored by, and published in cooperation with, the Connecticut River Watershed Council, the river's primary watchdog and steward. Council members John Sinton, Elizabeth Farnsworth, and Wendy Sinton thoroughly revised the guide, basing the new maps and text on their latest survey of the river and on the expertise of numerous local river experts.

Edition details

• Publisher: G03-Falcon Guides
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762740973
• ISBN 13: 9780762740970
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256