The Kenai Canoe Trails [Paperback]

Daniel L. Quick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1995

Trails is the definitive guide to the vast pristine canoeing system of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. Set aside by Congress as one of on ly two wilderness canoe areas, this is the other Boundary Waters. Every lake and trail is illustrated by aerial photo maps unique to this book and represent the most informative charting yet available of this area. Author Daniel Quick further illustrates the book with outstanding color photographs, personal observations and practical facts -- camp sites, trail lengths, fish species, water profiles (pH, conductivity, alkalinity, hardness). Compiled from over 70 aerial photographs a nd more than 30 years of field notes, this work includes 39 detailed maps and more than 80 color photos. This indispensable field guide is easy to handle in the field and comes with a waterproof laminated cover. Be you casual visitor, an avid paddler, or just an armchair dreamer, you're sure to find this account of the Swanson River and Swan Lake Canoe Trails a most valuable and often reread addition to your adventure library. QUOTE: "The Kenai Canoe Trails is an accurate and informative guide to one of the great canoeing systems and national wilderness treasures of the United States. Mr. Quick has written the definitive work on this pristine area. It is destined to become a classic field guide and planning resource for canoeists, hunters, ice fishermen, Nordic skiers, in fact anyone that travels this system of lakes and trails. I doubt that I will ever enter the area again without having a copy of this book close at hand.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Kenai Canoe Trails is an accurate and informative guide to one of the great canoeing systems and national wilderness treasures of the United States. Mr. Quick has written the definitive work on this pristine area. It is destined to become a classic field guide and planning resource for canoeists, hunters, ice fishermen, Nordic skiers, in fact anyone that travels this system of lakes and trails. I doubt that I will ever enter the area again without having a copy of this book close at hand. -- Rick Johnston--Park Ranger/Pilot, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

About the Author

Daniel Quick has lived on the Kenai Peninsula since 1969. He has explored much of its wilderness area and has spent most of his adult life capturing its beauty on film. Daniel has traveled extensively on all of the trails and waterways described on these pages. He has compiled a unique and interesting record of one of the world's most fascinating canoe systems.

I would like to dedicate this book to my son Matthew (M.J.), who has shared with me many of the adventurous spots described herein. I would also dedicate it to any others who have felt the thrill of the back country and still long to explore what might lie just around the next bend. I know of no better way of doing just that , than having a fine canoe under one's seat, a sleek paddle in one's hand, a little bug dope in your pocket, and a harmonica near the top of your pack. Hope to see you on the trails.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 167 pages
• Publisher: Northlite Publishing Co.; First Printing edition (November 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964780402
• ISBN-13: 978-0964780408
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Nature Travel > Adventure > Canoeing

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide to Alaska's Kenai canoe trails, October 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Kenai Canoe Trails (Paperback)

I've canoed the Swanson Lake system in the Kenai canoe trails for years, and this is by far the most useful guide to this area. I've never met Mr. Quick, but his book offers very detailed information on such matters as the character of each portage trail, the location of campsites on the various lakes, the presence or absence of fish, and so on. The information provided is highly accurate (even if Quick does overlook a campsite or two). One might quibble with some of his recommendations on gear, portaging methods, etc., but such matters tend to be subjective among experienced outdoors people, and this book isn't primarily intended as such a general how-to guide anyway. "The Kenai Canoe Trails" is highly recommended for anyone planning -- or even dreaming of -- a trip into one of the most wild and pristine wilderness canoe systems in North America.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Resource, December 11, 2000

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G.D. Hammond (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kenai Canoe Trails (Paperback)

Your guide book "The Kenai Canoe Trails" was an invaluable resource on my son's and my canoe trip through the Swan Lakes route and out the Moose River. The detailed maps of the campsites and portages were absolutely accurate and very needed on this route. Other tips like, "hip boots recommended" proved wise advice! Thanks for hleping my son and I have a great Alaskan vacation.