A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series) [Paperback]

Johnny Molloy (Author), Elizabeth F. Carter (Author), Lou Glaros (Author), Doug Sphar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2005 | Series: Canoe and Kayak Series

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...reliable manual...does not skimp on details...most important distinction...is its maps...recently updated...clearly superior. -- SweetTea Journal, April, 2006

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (September 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897325885
• ISBN-13: 978-0897325882
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book, you won't be disappointed, December 18, 2006

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Bobo the Hobo "Bobo" (on the road carrying a neckerchief with a stick) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series) (Paperback)

I own this book and it does a great job covering the entire state's top paddling spots. The book breaks the state down into nine geographic sections and cover the rivers and spring-runs in the area with notes, a sketched map(drawn accurately from topo maps) and other info on the waterway being covered. This is the FIRST EDITION and there is a second edition supposedly coming out in April 2007, but I'm pretty sure both books contain the same info.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Florida, August 13, 2006

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Robb Webb (Lecanto Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series) (Paperback)

There are a lot of rivers in Florida and this book does a good job of letting you know where they are and it also includes a short review on each river. I have paddled many of the rivers in the book and I find their reviews are very accurate.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars buy something else, February 25, 2007

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Paddle Cat "PaddleCat" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series) (Paperback)

Maybe if you live in Florida you can make sense of these maps. There are no cities on them. If you're not from Florida, like me, they make no sense at all. Also, the distances he lists are sometimes self-contradictory. One of the maps shows the Pacific ocean. Last time I checked Florida is not near the Pacific. If this were the only fault with this book, it would be one thing, but I think it is just symbolic of the general quality of this book. I have only paddled on one of these rivers, which he lists as good paddling, but it is actually choked with fallen trees - you have to portage about every fifty feet.

If you want to know where you can paddle near some city in Florida this book is useless. You can't figure out what listed rivers are near that city. Even if you can figure out where these rivers are, he doesn't give you enough information to know which one you want to paddle on.