America's great river journeys : 50 canoe, kayak, and raft adventures

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America's great river journeys : 50 canoe, kayak, and raft adventures

Title remainder

50 canoe, kayak, and raft adventures

Statement of responsibility

text and photographs by Tim Palmer ; foreword by Richard Bangs

Title variation

Fifty canoe, kayak, and raft adventures

Creator

• Palmer, Tim, 1948-

Contributor

• American Rivers (Organization)
• Bangs, Richard, 1950-

Author

• Palmer, Tim, 1948-

Photographer

• Palmer, Tim, 1948-

Subject

• Cours d'eau sauvages et panoramiques -- États-Unis
• Guidebook
• Guidebooks
• Guidebooks
• Guides touristiques
• Illustrated works
• Illustrated works
• Canoes and canoeing
• Kayak touring -- United States
• Loisirs de plein air
• Outdoor recreation
• Outdoor recreation
• Ouvrages illustrés
• Pictorial works
• Rafting (Sports)
• Rafting (Sports) -- United States
• Rafting -- États-Unis
• Randonnée nautique -- États-Unis
• Rivers
• Rivers -- Recreational use
• Rivers -- United States
• SPORTS & RECREATION -- Canoeing
• United States
• Wild and scenic rivers
• Wild and scenic rivers -- United States
• illustrated books
• travel guidebooks
• Kayak touring
• Canoes and canoeing -- United States
• Cours d'eau -- États-Unis

Genre

• Illustrated works
• Ouvrages illustrés
• Pictorial works
• illustrated books
• travel guidebooks
• Guidebooks
• Guidebook
• Guides touristiques

Language

eng

Summary

An inspirational bucket list for anyone interested in rafting, kayaking, or canoeing -- from armchair traveler to recreational paddler to hard-core white-water enthusiast. From the Penobscot to the Potomac, the New to the Suwannee, the Colorado to the Snake, America's Great River Journeys entices people to experience America from its free-flowing waterways. Vivid descriptions of our nation's fifty finest river trips are complete with stunning photos of each leg of each journey, an engaging narrative, and practical tips about the length of trips, seasonal preferences, difficulty of white water, joys of camping along the shores, availability of professional outfitters, and other details. Through beautiful photography and compelling writing, America's Great River Journeys is a celebration of the best rivers for canoeing, kayaking, and rafting -- from Alaska to Florida -- along 7,000 miles of our nation's spectacular waterways in twenty-eight states. --

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Literary form

non fiction

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