Canoe & Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon [Paperback]

Philip N. Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

Flatwater guide to northwest Oregon offers 70 outings with river and lake routes for canoe and sea kayak paddlers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An excellent and accurate guide to exploring [Oregon's] backwaters. -- Portland Oregonian

About the Author

An avid paddler, cyclist, climber, and photographer, PHILLIP N. JONES is the co-author of Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon. He lives in Portland, Oregon --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2 edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898865131
• ISBN-13: 978-0898865134
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,742,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A practical book that you'll enjoy if you own a kayak or canoe, July 11, 2006

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Duwayne Anderson (Saint Helens, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canoe & Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon (Paperback)

I live near the Columbia River, and when I bought my new Equinox Kayak (from Eddyline) I went looking for a really good book that would describe trips in Oregon that I might enjoy. Philip's book was just the ticket. It describes dozens and dozens of waterways that can be used for something as short as a day trip to something as long as a week or more. He describes trips on lakes, rivers and bays, with most trips being most appropriate for a sea kayak, though there are plenty of descriptions of trips appropriate for canoes and shorter river kayaks, too.

Jones describes the salient issues associated with each trip, such as where to put in, take out, and hazards/points of interest along the way. He has lots of maps, though not particularly detailed (he has information about where to get detailed maps).

Generally speaking I've found the rout descriptions accurate and detailed enough to make it work. If you enjoy kayaking or canoeing in northwest Oregon, this book really belongs on your bookshelf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for flatwater kayaking!, July 15, 2010

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Lisa Vaughan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canoe and Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon: Including Southwest Washington (Paperback)

I was new to the sport of kayaking when I purchased this book so the information in this book was invaluble. I use it all the time seeking out new routes to kayak in Oregon. It seems most of the kayak books out there are for whitewater, which I have yet to get into, so this book is perfect for me. It offers information on many day trips and some multi-day trips if I remember correctly. It is really helpful when choosing rivers to kayak because it tells you the overall speed of the rivers at certain points. I am eager to try all of the routes the author suggests! It offers coastal routes, routes all along the Willamette, Santiam, Siletz, Columbia River, and many lakes and smaller streams just to name a few.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, February 14, 2010

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Bill Lewey "blewey" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canoe & Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon (Paperback)

I'm sort of a collector of maps and canoe books for the NW since I find the reasources somewhat limited for the queit water paddler. This book as good info and is worth the purchase.