Paddle Routes Of The Inland Northwest: 50 Flatwater And Waterwater Trips For Canoe & Kayak Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
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Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books; 1st edition (February 8, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0898865565
ISBN-13: 978-0898865561
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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This was a refreshing change from the majority of canoe guide books. No class V in this one, just fun floats for everyone, and all close to Spokane. Kudos to the Authors.
First let me say this is not a book about the North West, the focus of this book is Washington and Idaho with a few rivers in BC and Montana. The Grande Ronde in the Northern Oregon is the only route in the book to forage south. This is a very basic guidebook. It gives minimal put in information with a very limited overview of the rivers. The river maps provided shows general locations of rapids on the rivers but no detail of landmarks when approaching the hazard to let you know in advance where you are on the river. Although the book does not deliberately show rivers that have rapids above class 2, be aware these can easily turn into class 3 rapids with higher flow levels. A class 3 rapid can easily swamp a boat if you are not prepared for them. I can comfortably say this as a former whitewater river guide for over 20 years. I would not rate this as a stand alone book. Expect to do additional research into these routes before you commit to running them.
I have used this guide since published and it is an accurate overview of the many paddling opportunities in the Inland Northwest - Eastern Washington, North Idaho, Western Montana and even Canada. I had already tried many of the lakes and rivers but more were identified including some that I had never even considered in my 25 years in Spokane. Most of the paddles are appropriate for families. Put-ins and take-outs are well described. Great value that will save you time and money - even for the experienced paddler.
we live in spokane which is the center point for all the trips. What we do is take a trip out of this book and go do it one at a time and it has a total of 50. This book will be an adventure for years lol we use cosco kayaks for all our adventures
Would get 5 stars but the one trip I wanted to look up wasn't listed (Pend Oreille River, Newport to Cusick)
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