The Middle Klamath River stretches for 190 miles from Iron Gate Dam near I-5 in Northern California to just above Ishi Pishi Falls. This guidebook covers every mile in detail with lots of color maps, color photos, and detailed descriptions of rapids, campsites, and the local flora and fauna. Although this is a canoer's guide written by a canoer, rafters and kayakers will also find Canoer's Guide to the Wild and Scenic Middle Klamath River a very useful resource.

About The Author, Neil Rucker
Neil was born in Childress,Texas. His parents, Troy and Jane Rucker, moved their family to Northern California when he was seven years old. Neil received his BA Degree at Humboldt State University. After graduation Neil his wife Jo Ann and their two girls moved back to their hometown area where he taught at Shasta High School for twenty years. Neil has been canoeing on Northern California waters since he was sixteen years old. Because of his love of the outdoors and teaching, he combined the two in 1977 and started teaching canoeing on the rivers in Northern California. Wanting to share his experiences as well as to introduce others to these rivers, he decided to try his hand at writing about them. Neil hopes that you enjoy this guide to the Middle Klamath River.

"For a writer to capture any river’s story is a huge challenge–the more so for an ancient waterway like the Klamath. Fortunately, the Klamath has found a soulmate in Neil Rucker, whose lifelong passion for canoeing has brought him to this river literally hundreds of times. One of the West’s foremost canoe instructors, his legendary canoeing expertise, native teaching abilities and remarkable talents as a story teller, Neil manages something that precious few guide book writers achieve: an artful blend of fact and story that brings the river truly alive. The whitewater information here is rock solid. The personal anecdotes from a lifetime on the river are priceless. Woven together, they create a seamless, thoroughly enjoyable journey down one of the West’s great rivers. Reading this book you’ll almost feel like Neil is paddling alongside you. Let Neil show you his river. He’ll make sure you have a good time."  --Bill Cross, author, Western Whitewater