Canoe Travel

After accelerating their studies and graduating high school early, two teenagers set off from their hometown in Minnesota to embark on a 2,200-mile canoe journey up the heart of North America. Their destination: the permafrost shores of Hudson Bay. Inspired by a passion for the simple life, where gadgets and schedules are replaced by nature and its harsh beauty, the duo found something that many believe is lost: a true adventure.

In this classic from the Lone Star State, John Graves learns that the river he knew and loved as a youth, the Brazos in north-central Texas, is slated to be dammed at multiple points - and he understands that things will never be the same. Goodbye to a River is a poignant narrative of one man's journey by canoe down the river of his memories. Along the way, he describes the colorful Texas landscape and recounts its rich history.

In 1958, while flying from one island to another, Audrey Sutherland sees the remote and roadless northeast side of Molokai, with its spectacular sea cliffs and waterfalls. Always an adventurer, she decides that she must find a way to explore this then inaccessible area. After much study, she determines that the best way for her to navigate these treacherous sea walls is to swim while towing an inflatable kayak. This is the story of fulfilling her dream, of planning then implementing, of launching and advancing, of retreating and reconnoitering, of challenge and success.

Come Race Hawaiian Seas! Follow our intrepid author on his lifelong love affair with Outrigger Canoe paddling. From his learning to swim and first canoe ride at Kalapaki Beach, Kauaʻi to leading his club to Kailua-Kona and “The World’s Largest Long Distance Canoe Race”. A wealth of photos are included as well, from the old, grainy photo of that young boy at Kalapaki to the richly colored images of the breathtaking beauty along the Na Pali coast. Techniques and training, stroke rate and timing, all are discussed. There are also a few priceless quotes from the Coach, the “effortless ...

The Boxcar Children are going on a canoe trip with Grandfather and Aunt Jane. They enjoy paddling across the sparkling lake and camping under the stars. But their trip really gets interesting when they find a mysterious riddle leading them to hidden treasure!

A Minneapolis Reporter follows the boyhood dream to see Where Goes The River. On Memorial Day, 1925, he embarked from the headwaters of the Mississippi River-Lake Itasca, and spent the next 105 days on the river, becoming the first person to have made the complete 2500-mile journey by canoe. Averaging nearly 30 miles per day Tousley and his three separate companions, endured the elements and enjoyed the mighty grandeur of the river in the only way that one can truly experience it. . . by canoe. A 17-foot wood and canvas beauty named Charles H. Curly of St. Paul their canoe bore the brunt of...

From being caught alone in a storm paddling in the lagoon at Bora Bora to racing in the "World's Largest Long Distance Canoe Race", this is the second volume of stories about paddling in Outrigger Canoes. The timeless beauty racing along the Na Pali coast to fighting through gale force winds and heavy seas along the Kohala coast, told by someone who has spent his life around the sea. These are stories anyone who has lived by the sea, and those enthralled by the romance of it, will recognize. Join the crews and experience the excitement, the camaraderie of life on the sea, communing with ...

Canoe Trips are classic stories told by an Algonquin Park guide who heard about them through legend or experienced them personally. The names have been changed to protect the involved. The Booktrack edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!