(Part 2) Best canoeing books according to redditors
We found 53 Reddit comments discussing the best canoeing books. We ranked the 29 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Deep Trouble and More Deep Trouble are good reads and will give you an idea of what can go wrong and how to prepare for the worst.
I highly recommend reading A Trailside's Guide to Kayaking. I'm also more of a calm water, lake/river kayaker and this book gives great insight into the world of kayaking. The author has a great narrative and the book is color with images and anecdotes to help understand certain concepts.
This book has everything you need to know:
https://www.amazon.com/Canoeing-Kayaking-Ohios-Streams-Backcountry/dp/0881502529/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523364261&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=ohio+canoe+and+kyaking
“This Water Goes North” by Dennis Weidemann. 4 guys decide to paddle from Minnesota to Hudson Bay. https://www.amazon.com/This-Water-North-Dennis-Weidemann/dp/0979685206
http://www.professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverlist.asp?view=TheGoodnessV
Not quite sure how they decide what are 'treats' but that will at least - not a map but it will narrow things down.
There are maps in this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Paddling-Pacific-Northwest-Whitewater-Hinds/dp/1493023063
You could do worse than starting out in Leavenworth and paddling whatever flavor of stuff you prefer in that zone.
I recommend picking up a used copy of Rivers and Rapids the 2000 edition by Ben Nolen or Paddling Texas. I haven't kayaked the DFW area, mainly central Texas.
I overmapped when I did it over 2 trips 4 and 5 years ago lol. I brought the Nat Geo map and the Adirondack Paddler's Guide. Obviously I wasn't paddling but that one shows all the campsites while the Nat Geo map only shows lean-tos.
Also note that the new sections of trail on both ends where it connects to Route 3 are not on either map since those sections were just recently completed to cut off a bunch of the road walk.
I would suggest bringing the Nat Geo map for mileages and such and a paper print out of the one on the CL-50 site since it shows campsites and the new sections.
Some text resources they might be a little dated but they're still great:
Colorado Rivers and Creeks:
https://www.amazon.com/Colorado-Rivers-Creeks-Gordon-Banks/dp/0964539950
Whitewater of the Southern Rockies:
https://www.amazon.com/Whitewater-Southern-Rockies-Stafford-McCutchen/dp/0979264405/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494345565&sr=1-1&keywords=evan+stafford
Head to the library - pick an area and check out some books. Example: BWCA; Tent Camping MN; MN state parks; Hiking MN
Looking on websites for ideas and guidance works for a lot of people, but I need something physical in my hands to page through.