- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. (1 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0070251991
- ISBN-13: 978-0070251991
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.8 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,804,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"""This book is inviting with sound instructional
sequences. Excellent balance in the presentation of the sport and recreation of paddling."""
Dave Harrison
Editor in Chief, Canoe magazine
"""A great beginner's book. . . . Enjoyable and memorable."""
James R. Abel, MD
Wilderness canoe guide, Senior staff physician, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"""Canoeing will help bring the activity of canoeing into the 21st century."""
Kim P. Whitley
Outdoor specialist, instructor, Department of Kinesiology, The College of William and Mary
" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"""This book is inviting with sound instructional
sequences. Excellent balance in the presentation of the sport and recreation of paddling."""
Dave Harrison
Editor in Chief, Canoe magazine
"""A great beginner's book. . . . Enjoyable and memorable."""
James R. Abel, MD
Wilderness canoe guide, Senior staff physician, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"""Canoeing will help bring the activity of canoeing into the 21st century."""
Kim P. Whitley
Outdoor specialist, instructor, Department of Kinesiology, The College of William and Mary
" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Laurie Gullion, expert canoeist, teaches women how to get on the water with little frustration. This comprehensive guide includes learning the basic strokes...problem-solving tips...solo strategies...planning river trips...transporting the boat...and more. Add the personal stories of women canoeists, and "Canoeing" is guaranteed to increase the reader's confidence and pleasure in the sport.
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I can still see the tiny log cabin as clearly as the narrow brook that runs past its front porch, although I have not returned to that special corner of the North Maine Woods in 17 years. Read the first page
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This book taught me everything I know...about canoeing, anyway.
30 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
In 1999 and 2000--as a young, adventure-crazed hippy--I spent six-and-a-half months circumnavigating the entire 1,960-miles shoreline of Lake Powell, in Utah and Arizona, in a beat-up Old Town-Tripper. I canoed the shores of every river arm, every bay, every canyon, and every cove. I lived mainly on brown rice, experienced terrifying waves and windstorms, spent weeks of the winter in crushing solitude, and months of the summer dodging drunken jet-skiers.
For over six months, canoeing was my life, and this book was my only instructor. I had no clue what I was doing, but in a matter of days, studying this book and following its advice, I was able to meet every challenge nature could offer.
My next planned trip is a long kayak paddle along the entire chain of Aleutian Islands...and I'll be taking a Laurie Gullion book with me then, as well. Probably her book on coastal sea kayaking--and next time I'll practice more.
If you're interested in canoeing, get this book. It will tell you all the basic strokes you need to know, and give you good advice on safety and equipment.
For over six months, canoeing was my life, and this book was my only instructor. I had no clue what I was doing, but in a matter of days, studying this book and following its advice, I was able to meet every challenge nature could offer.
My next planned trip is a long kayak paddle along the entire chain of Aleutian Islands...and I'll be taking a Laurie Gullion book with me then, as well. Probably her book on coastal sea kayaking--and next time I'll practice more.
If you're interested in canoeing, get this book. It will tell you all the basic strokes you need to know, and give you good advice on safety and equipment.
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