A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series) - Softcover

Molloy, Johnny; Carter, Elizabeth F.; Glaros, Lou; Sphar, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897325885 ISBN 13: 9780897325882

Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press, 2005

Florida’s water resources are among its most significant assets, and exploring the rivers and streams is one of the best ways to experience the state’s diverse natural resources. A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida is the premier guide to paddling the waterways of the Sunshine State. The comprehensive guide features: detailed river maps, thorough river profiles, and photographs. At-a-glance information includes critical river data such as river classification, river gauge, water level, water velocity, gradient, and ratings for scenery. With over 60 detailed profiles of the best canoeing and kayaking waterways in Florida, this guide is almost as indispensable as the paddle and life jacket. From the exciting and beautiful runs of the Panhandle’s Econfina to slower paddles through wildlife-rich Everglades National Park, A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida details the best paddling experiences the state has to offer.

From the Back Cover:

Wet your paddle and whet your paddling appetite with the authority on paddling the scenic waterways of Florida - A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida. Completely revised, it combines volumes I and II, of A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida and includes new river maps, new and
updated river profiles, and new photographs.

New At-a-Glance Information includes critical river data such as:

River Classification
River Gauge
Water Level
Water Gradient
Ratings for Scenery
Time to paddle

With over 60 detailed profiles of the best canoeing and kayaking waterways in Florida, this guide is as indispensable as the paddle and life jacket. From the exciting and beautiful runs of the Panhandle's Econfina to slower paddles through wildlife-rich Everglades National Park, A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida details the Sunshine State's best paddling experiences.

About the Author:

Johnny Molloy is an outdoor writer based in Tennessee. He has averaged over one hundred nights in the wild per year since the early 1980's, backpacking and canoe camping throughout our country. He has written numerous hiking, camping, and paddling books covering much of the U.S. from Florida to Wisconsin to Colorado and articles for magazines and Web sites.

All veteran paddlers, Elizabeth F. Carter and John L. Pearce wrote Volume I: North Central Peninsula and Panhandle, and Lou Glaros and Doug Sphar wrote Volume II: Central and South Peninsula, that have been definitive guides to the waterways of Florida for almost twenty years.