Whitewater paddlers, here it is: the best guide to Northeastern whitewater available. Champion paddler Bruce Lessels details more than 90 classic whitewater runs, with route descriptions, charts, put-in directions, degrees of difficulty, and more. A vital guide for novice and expert paddlers looking for the best water throughout New England and New York. Inside you'll find a river chart for trip planning; safety tips, gear, and paddling techniques; detailed maps for each run showing access points, rapids, and river features; class rating, river level, average and maximum gradient, and use of gauges; and Internet resources for updated river information.
Index of rivers covered in this book:
New York
- Beaver River
- Black River
- Boreas River
- Esopus Creek
- Hudson River
- Indiana River
- Moose River
- Sacandaga River
New Hampshire
- Ammonoosuc River
- Androscoggin River
- Ashuelot River
- Bearcamp River
- Blackwater River
- Cold River
- Contoocook River
- Ellis River
- Gale River
- Mad River
- Mascoma River
- Pemigewasset River
- Saco River
- Smith River
- Souhegan River
- Sugar River
- Swift River
- Warner River
Vermont
- Big Branch River
- Black River
- Deerfild River
- Green River
- Lamoille River
- North River
- Roaring Branch River
- Rock River
- Waits River
- Wardsboro River
- West River
- White River
- Winhall River
- Winooski River
Maine
- Dead River
- Kennebec River
- Megalloway River
- Mettawamkeag River
- Penobscot River
- Rapid River
Massachusetts
- Chickley RIver
- Cohasset River
- Cold River
- Concord River
- Deerfield River
- Farmington River
- Green River
- Millers River
- North River
- Quaboag River
- Westfield River
Connecticut
- Bantam River
- Blackledge River
- Farmington River
- Housatonic River
- Salmon River
- Shepaug River
Rhode Island
ISBN: 1878239635 |