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A PADDLER'S GUIDE TO SOUTHERN GEORGIA, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Bob Sehlinger (Author), Don Otey (Author)
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May 1, 1995
When veteran paddlers Bob Sehlinger and Don Otey set out to write a canoeing and kayaking guide to the streams of Georgia, they discovered that the project was beyond the scope of the average paddling guide. The result of their explorations, therefore, is not a single, comprehensive, detailed and authoritative guidebook to the streams of Georgia, but two such books.

Each guide is immense in scope and self-contained, with extensive introductory chapters that provide an easy-to-read overview of Georgia's diverse wildlife, geology, climate and water quality, as well as illuminating explanations of stream formation and hydrology. Each book contains sections on the legal rights of paddlers and emergency procedures, and is illustrated with drawings and photographs.

Together, the guides cover thousands of miles of paddling streams which range in difficulty from scenic floats to whitewater runs. Each stream is detailed with a description that conveys the flavor and difficulties of the run in non-technical terms. This description is supplemented with a data sheet that contains an abundance of information. Rounding out each description are detailed river maps showing access points, shuttle routes, and mileages.

A detailed guide to the streams of Georgia's western Peidmont and Coastal Plain, with special chapters on the Okefenokee Swamp and the Georgia sea coast.



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When veteran paddlers Bob Sehlinger and Don Otey set out to write a canoeing and kayaking guide to the streams of Georgia, they discovered that the project was beyond the scope of the average paddling guide. The result of their explorations, therefore, is not a single, comprehensive, detailed and authoritative guidebook to the streams of Georgia, but two such books. Each guide is immense in scope and self-contained, with extensive introductory chapters that provide an easy-to-read overview of Georgia's diverse wildlife, geology, climate and water quality, as well as illuminating explanations of stream formation and hydrology. Each book contains sections on the legal rights of paddlers and emergency procedures, and is illustrated with drawings and photographs. Together, the guides cover thousands of miles of paddling streams which range in difficulty from scenic floats to whitewater runs. Each stream is detailed with a description that conveys the flavor and difficulties of the run in non-technical terms. This description is supplemented with a data sheet that contains an abundance of information. Rounding out each description are detailed river maps showing access points, shuttle routes, and mileages. A comprehensive guide to the streams of the Cumberland Plateau, Blue Ridge Mountains, and eastern Piedmont regions of northern Georgia. (8 1/2 x 11, 190 pages, maps, charts, b&w photos)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 293 pages
  • Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 2nd edition (May 1, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0897321359
  • ISBN-13: 978-0897321358
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Bob Sehlinger, a Lowell Thomas Award winning journalist, is best known as the creator and producer of the Unofficial Guide Series published by Wiley Publishing Inc. and sold worldwide.

He is credited with being the first to apply research techniques from the fields of operations research and statistics to travel guides. Among other projects, he was able to develop mathematical models that could save theme park patrons more than three hours of standing in queue in a single day.

Sehlinger and his research team (pictured) have had numerous adventures and developed some unusual methodologies. Here's a sampling from research for The Unofficial Guide To Walt Disney World:

"We've slept in every Disney resort multiple times and more than 80 Orlando-area properties. Only once did we wake up covered in bugs. (It was a non-Disney hotel.)"

"We test hotel room soundproofing using a sophisticated digital sound meter and a copy of The Who's Greatest Hits."

"The first time we did Orlando spa reviews, one of our researchers had an eyebrow burned off during a waxing that went horribly awry."

"We once logged more than 700 miles in one week on buses to test Disney's transportation system, and never left Disney property. The bus drivers got so used to us being on board that one forgot we were there and took us back to the bus garage when his shift ended."

"We test pillow fluffiness using a measurement process we invented. We intended to use a fake human head as part of the test, but worried about getting it through airport security. We settled on a gallon jug of water, which is about the same size and weight as an average adult's noggin."

"When we test counter-service restaurants, we order at least one of everything on the menu, and break up in to small teams to sample each thing. We've tried every counter-service food item in every American Disney theme park."

"Our crowd prediction models take in to account everything from the day of week and time of year, to the vacation schedules of the fifty largest school districts east of the Mississippi, to weather phenomena including temperature, rainfall and humidity."

Bob Sehlinger is founder and co-owner of Keen Communications, a book publishing company that includes Menasha Ridge Press in Birmingham, Alabama; Clerisy Press in Cincinatti, Ohio; and Wilderness Press in Berkeley, California. The author of twenty-seven books, Sehlinger is a past president of the Publishers Association of the South, and has served at the invitation of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Information Service on educational missions for publishers in Hungary, Romania, and Russia.

Before becoming involved in writing and publishing, Sehlinger was CEO of SAGE, inc., a wilderness arts teaching and expeditional company that produced courses in kayaking, rock climbing, survival, and backpacking (among others) for high schools and universities in a 7-state area. During this period Sehlinger served as president of the Eastern Professional River Outfitters Association. Sehlinger makes his home in Birmingham, Alabama where he continues to be an avid river runner and mountain biker.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, highly detailed guide to south Georgia canoeing., June 29, 1998
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Excellent, highly detailed guide to south Georgia canoeing. Includes road and river mileage between public landings throughout south Georgia. Gives typical water characteristics on each stretch of river. Quality of each landing described in detail, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars best buy, December 9, 2008
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I've used Bob Sehlinger and Don Otey's "A Paddler's Guide to Southern Georgia" since the early 80s. The thirty-four southern and central Georgia river maps and stream descriptions inspired me to venture into a whole new world of canoeing. The chapter on river difficulty ratings and hazards gave me the knowledge and confidence to canoe safely. Sehlinger describes the spirit of Georgia's streams in his Introduction, "To know the streams of southern and central Georgia is to love them, not just for their variety, but also their pristine beauty, exotic uniqueness, their wilderness flavor an tranquil remoteness. Almost every stream is protectively cradled in a forested wilderness corridor." Many of the rivers have large white sandbars that are excellent for overnight canoe-camping. There's nothing like being serenaded by cacophony of chirping, peeping, and bellowing frogs under star-studded skies. Or listening to cicadas or owls while sipping tea in the honey-dipped morning sun. Slipping the canoe into the river and surrendering to its pace brings peace. Sometimes it takes awhile to adjust your internal clock to the river's rhythm. But "river time" does come.
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5.0 out of 5 stars informative, August 16, 2009
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Very well written and illustrated. Seller over charged for book, but was worth the price as I needed it immediately.
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