The Allagash Guide: What You Need To Know To Canoe This Famous Maine Waterway/ Winner Of "Legendary Maine Guide" Award Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
A book so extensively detailed about canoeing the Allagash River in Maine, by expert outdoorsman Gil Gilpatrick, it's like having him along for the trip.
Paperback: 104 pages
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing (January 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 156523488X
ISBN-13: 978-1565234888
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Good read. Valuable info, especially for first-time river canoeists.Circled some of the recommended camp sites on my map but wound up not staying overnight at any of them.Although I had lunch at 2 or 3 sites, I didn't notice any reason for them to have been recommended. Except for a couple of sites that were near streams and inundated with swarming mosquitos, the vast majority of the sites (recommended or not) that I saw were very good locations. (We went in early September.)(The best camp site was Hosea-B as it overlooked a gorgeous bend in the river and we saw 3 or 4 moose cross the river a couple times each the next morning.)For new canoeists, heed the warning about strong winds while paddling the bigger lakes. (I met a young couple on their honeymoon who almost called it quits after just 2 hours paddling against the wind on Chamberlain Lake. Waiting a while on the shore for the wind to settle down saved their trip.) I'm a strong guy and canoeist but found the smaller lakes below Churchill Dam to be a good workout.Having canoed rivers before (but none like the amazing Allagash), the book reassured me that I could safely do the trip with my husband who is an almost complete novice -- by ourselves, without an outfitter guide.Best time to go: normally early September.
Excellent book if you plan on doing the Allagash Wilderness waterway in Maine. Tips on everything from planning the trip to transportation. We took it with us and found it to be a helpful guide picking out campsites.
Very light read basic camping info not much about the Allagash that you could not find online. If you are someone who has never canoe or camped this would be a brief explanation of camping and canoeing but it would not be enough information to do it
Clear, concise, understandable. It's like having a conversation with an expert guide. And if you need additional information Gil tells you where you can find it, including providing his personal contact information
This was a informative book if you have never been out in the outdoors. I think this could be more detailed then it was. I would just look up stuff online and read it there if I have anymore questions. Waste of money just, research online.
Good: Descriptions of campsites, tips on when to go, history and descriptions of historic sites.Bads: Food recommendations
I thought I was buying a comprehensive guide to the Allagash. There is a little information on the history and the river, but there is a lot on how to camp etc. Not even a cursory map in the book, though of course you will want to buy a map if you are going out on the river. Not terrible, but not great.
very general and very very basic. Little useful information
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