Temagami Canoe Routes [Paperback]

Hap Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

The author is a freelance writer, photographer, and wilderness artist living in the Temagami region of northern Ontario. He has included extensive information on wildlife, vegetation, topography, preparation, fishing, camping, equipment and techniques. Large fold-out map included as well as detailed information on various routes and how to choose the best ones for your trip.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Northern Concepts (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0969325819
• ISBN-13: 978-0969325819
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Temagami Canoeist's Bible, March 9, 2000

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Skip Tickle "Sto-man" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Temagami Canoe Routes (Paperback)

I give Hap Wilson's "Temagami Canoe Routes" five stars largely because there isn't any other book to compare it with. Anyone who ventures into the Temagami canoe country without this valuable reference must be ignorant of its existence, incredibly arrogant, or just plain stupid.

Each route is thoroughly shown and annotated on hand-drawn, accurate, maps which show only the detail of the route itself. Larger-scale insets describe difficult or confusing sections of the routes. The route descriptions lend themselves to photocopying (and laminating for waterproofness) for easy reference whilst in the canoe.

Hap guides the canoeist through tricky spots in lakes, gives sane warnings where trouble can lurk, and advises the reader on the safest way to navigate rapids: if Hap says, "DO NOT RUN!" this rapid, you'd be crazy to try. This book has a very nice how-to section on canoeing and canoe-camping, and sound advice on what and what not to bring with you. He discusses paddling techniques and demonstrates how and when you use them

Although the routes he describes change but little over the years, some inaccuracies have crept in, due largely to natural changes in topography. Rivers change their appearance, water levels alter rapids, beaver dams come and go, and some campsites have disappeared while others have been made since Hap gathered his information. "Temagami Canoe Routes" should have a mechanism to permit fellow trippers the opportunity to contribute their observations on the conditions of the routes, and have them incorporated into future revisions. The book is almost timeless as it is, but it could stand some minor updating.