Alabama Canoe Rides and Float Trips - Softcover

Foshee, John H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817303340 ISBN 13: 9780817303341

Verlag: The University of Alabama Press, 1986

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John Foshee’s popular and informative Alabama Canoe Rides and Float Trips has been a favorite of canoeing enthusiasts since 1975. it provides a detailed guide to 102 canoe trips on the Cahaba River and 40 other creeks and rivers within the state. The trips highlighted in the book range from 3 ½ to 14 miles in length, with difficulty factors varying from leisurely float trips to Class 4 rapids.

            This handy guide will assist beginning and expert canoeists in the selection of and preparation for a variety of float experiences. The author gives suggestions for river safety and makes recommendations for equipment. In addition, he points out major danger areas and obstacles that might be encountered on the streams and includes information on river access and use of topographical maps. An appendix contains brief descriptions of the rides, including their put-ins and take-outs, and follows the general format of the individual trip descriptions.

 

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John H. Foshee is a photographer, draftsman, log-home builder, and writer. He is the author of numerous outdoor-oriented articles and a “how-to” book, You, Too, Can Canoe.

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A detailed guide to the Cahaba and other creeks and rivers of Alabama plus put-ins and take-outs, and general information about numerous other streams of the state.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The University of Alabama Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1986
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0817303340
• ISBN 13: 9780817303341
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande