Title: The Allagash Guide : What You Need to Know to Canoe This Famous Maine Waterway/ Winner of Legendary Maine Guide Award
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 156523488X
ISBN 13: 9781565234888
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
Weight: 0.531 pounds

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The Allagash Guide is like having a legendary Maine guide in your canoe!

Are you thinking about taking a canoe trip on the Allagash River? Then you will want this guide filled with information about what to take, how much time you will need, where to start, what to do about your vehicle, campsites, and much, much more!

These 104 pages are so extensively detailed about canoeing the Allagash River in Maine that it's like having expert outdoorsman Gil Gilpatrick along for the trip! With this guide, you'll start your first trip with information that would take years to accumulate on your own.

Inside, you'll find extensive equipment and food lists that evolved over many years and will help you be prepared for a variety of tripping situations. Explore all these subjects in detail:

Pre-Planning Your Trip
When to Go
Things to Do in Advance
Emergencies
Packing Up and Getting Underway
What to Eat
Cooking
Equipment
Lists
Getting There
A Visit to Allagash Lake
Your Itinerary
How Much Time
A Sample Itinerary
Where to Start
On the Waterway
Think Safety
Dealing with the Wind
Dealing with Bugs
Allagash Wildlife
Fishing
Canoeing with Children
Get Going Early
Camping
Campsites
The Campfire
Safe Water for Drinking and Cooking

Inside, you'll also find a brief history of the Allagash, informative appendices of sources and recipes, and a FAQ that addresses common concerns about parking, bears, pets, snakebites, watercraft, and more.

Feel like an Allagash expert your first time out, with The Allagash Guide!

About the Author

Gil Gilpatrick has been a Master Maine Guide for more than 40 years and has spent more than 30 of those years guiding parties on the Allagash and other of Maine's wilderness rivers. His experience on the Allagash has been gleaned from more than 100 trips through the Waterway, guiding people from all walks of life. Gil was also an instructor of Outdoor Resources at the Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center, where he helped young people to learn to live in and love the outdoors. A prolific writer with several outdoor books to his credit, Gil also writes a monthly column for Maine's Northwoods Sporting Journal.

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