Knack Canoeing for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Selecting the Gear, Learning the Strokes, and Planning Your Trip (Knack: Make it Easy) - Softcover

Gray, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599215241 ISBN 13: 9781599215242

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2009

Synopsis

Here is the first full-color, step-by-step book on all aspects of canoeing! With a gear-buying guide and hundreds of color photos, this is the clearest, most accessible instructional guide available―for paddling on ponds, lakes, rivers, or oceans. It covers choosing and transporting a canoe, paddling techniques, accessories, and safety and offers a range of recreational ideas, including day, weekend, and expedition-level trips.

About this title

About the Author

Freelance writer Daniel A. Gray first learned to canoe 30 years ago in the Boy Scouts. As an Urban Adventures Coordinator, he has led hundreds of participants, most with little previous paddling experience, in trips on the Milwaukee River, and is experienced in providing instruction for students of all ages and backgrounds, including “at risk” youth and the disabled. He has been a board member of Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers since 2003 and helped develop the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail. He is also a regular contributor to the Urban Ecology Center newsletter and presenter at its public programs. Photographer and writer Stephen Gorman uses his rare combination of skills --writing, photography, and wilderness travel expertise-- to portray the spirit of America's land and people. His large-format, color photo-essay books include Thoreau's New England (University Press of New England, 2007), Wild New England (Voyageur Press, 2006), Northeastern Wilds: Journeys of Discovery in the Northern Forest (Appalachian Mountain Club, 2002), and The American Wilderness: Journeys into Distant and Historic Landscapes (Rizzoli-Universe, 1999). Throughout his career Gorman has also worked on assignment for national magazines such as Men's Journal, National Geographic publications, Discovery Channel publications, Sports Illustrated, The Boston Globe Magazine, Sierra, Outside, and Yankee, among others.

From the Back Cover

A canoe, a paddle, a body of water--it's nice to think that's all it takes. Whether for fishing, nature watching, a wilderness adventure, or just a bit of exercise, canoeing is in fact a simple pleasure only after you've acquired the knowledge to make it so. Enter Knack Canoeing for Everyone, the first idea-packed, picture-driven guide to present, step by step, all the tools you need to make sense of the mind-boggling array of canoes and gear on the market. And you'll find out how best to use this equipment--on ponds, lakes, rivers, or oceans. This essential resource also offers a whole host of recreational ideas, including day, weekend, and expedition-level trips. Inside you'll find: 450 full-color photosSelecting a Canoe * TransportationPaddles, PDFs, and Other GearLakes * Rivers * OceansLaunching & LandingBasic Strokes * Day Trips Longer Trips * Portaging SafetyFirst Aid

Edition details

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1599215241
• ISBN 13: 9781599215242
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256