Fifty places to paddle before you die
Subtitle: kayaking and rafting experts share the world's greatest destinations
By: Chris Santella ; foreword by Zachary Collier
Series: Fifty places; Fifty places
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781617691256
Subjects: Canoes and canoeing; Guidebooks; Kayaking; Rafting (Sports)
Other titles: 50 places to paddle before you die
Description: In Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die, the newest addition to the Fifty Places series, Chris Santella explores the best destinations for the diverse sport of paddling. The book features the world's top spots for kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and stand-up paddleboarding. Destinations include the Grand Canyon, Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Baja California, Indonesia's Komodo Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula, as recommended by paddling experts. Compelling travelogues are complemented by beautiful and vibrant photographs of the locations and travel tips to help readers experience the destinations for themselves.
Table of contents: title: Alaska: Kenai Fjords / David & Wendy Doughty; title: Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula / Al Bakker; title: Arizona: Grand Canyon (Colorado River) / Breck Poulson; title: Australia: Tasmania (Southwest Coast) / Mark Grundy; title: Belize: Ambergris Caye / Lori-Ann Murphy; title: Bhutan: Paro Chhu and beyond / Zachary Collier; title: British Columbia: Johnstone Strait / Graham Vaughan; title: British Columbia/Yukon/Alaska: Tatshenshini/Alsek Rivers / Melanie Siebert; title: California: Tuolumne River / Nelson Mathews; title: Chile: Chiloé: Chiloé Archipelago / Francisco Valle Gomez; title: Chile: Palena: Futaleufú River / Robert Currie; title: Ecuador: Galápagos / Morag Prosser; title: Figi: Upper Navua River / George Wendt; title: Florida: Florida Keys / Captain Bill Keogh; title: Greece: Crete: Crete (the South Coast) / Keith Heger; title: Greece: Milos: Milos / Rod Feldtmann; title: Hawaii: Na Pali Coast / Josh Comstock; title: Honduras: Rio Plátano / Dr. Christopher Begley; title: Iceland: Hornstrandir (and beyond) / Rúnar Karlsson; title: Idaho: Middle Fork of the Salmon / Al Bukowsky; title: Idaho/Nevada/Oregon: Owyhee River / Peter Grubb; title: Indonesia: Komodo Islands / Peter Miller; title: Italy: Elba / Barbara Kossy; title: Laos: Mekong River / Brad Ludden; title: Maine: Bristol: Greater Damariscotta River / Tom Armstrong; title: Maine: Princeton: St. Croix River / Rob Scribner; title: Mexico: Campeche: Campeche / Michelle Bowman; title: Mexico: Loreto: Sea of Cortez / Nancy Mertz; title: Minnesota: Boundary Waters / Bill Forsberg; title: Montana: Upper Middle Fork Flathead River / Mike Cooney; title: New Zealand: Abel Tasman National Park / Jack Kelly; title: Northwest Territories: Nahanni River / Neil Hartling; title: Ontario: Cape Gargantua (Lake Superior) / Joanie McGuffin; title: Ontario/Quebec: Ottawa River / Jim Coffey; title: Oregon/Idaho: Hells Canyon / Paul Arentsen; title: Oregon: Rogue River / Brad Niva; title: Panama: San Blas Archipelago / Javier Romero Gerbaud; title: Peru: Tambopata River / Ken Johnson; title: Quebec: Magpie River / Eric Hertz; title: Russia: Kaa-Khem River / Vladimir Gavrilov; title: Scotland: The Shetland Islands / Angus Nicol; title: Texas: Devils River / Marc McCord; title: Thailand: Phang Nga Bay and beyond / David Williams; title: Tonga: Ha'apai & Vava'u / Sharon Spence; title: United Kingdom: South Georgia Island / Rick Sweitzer; title: Vietnam: Ha Long Bay / Patrick Morris; title: Washington: Cook: Little White Salmon River / Nicole Mansfield; title: Washington: Friday Harbor: San Juan Islands / Tom Murphy; title: West Virginia: New and Gauley Rivers / Rick Johnson; title: Zambia/Zimbabwe: Zambezi River / John Berry.