Paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (eBook)

Dan Tobyne (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
224 Seiten
Down East Books (Verlag)
978-1-60893-693-9 (ISBN)

Infos

The 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail is the largest inland water trail in the United States. The trail follows the traditional travel routes of Native Americans, including the Wabanaki and Iroquois, as well as their Paleo-Indian ancestors.Beginning in Old Forge, New York, and ending in Fort Kent, Maine, the NFCTencompasses 58 lakes and ponds, 22 rivers and streams, 62 portages totaling more than55-miles. With just over 347 miles, Maine is home to more of the trail than any other state and it is the wildest, least populated section. The Canoe Trail in Maine includes Umbagog, Moosehead, Rangeley, Flagstaff, Chesuncook, and Chamberlain Lakes, as well as the entire 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway.This is a guide for doers, as well as dreamers. Practical information on paddling, gear, safety, plus maps will help you get started; and the beautiful photography will inspire you to prepare and help you stay motivated until it's time to head out.A paddle on the Canoe Trail is a trip through time as canoeists and kayakers discover the rich Native American and forestry history of the region, pockets of pristine wilderness, and an abundance of wildlife, including moose, bear, deer, beaver, bald eagles, and loons. It's the backwoods paddling experience of a lifetime.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2021
• Zusatzinfo: 170 Illustrations including: - 170 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Adirondack Park • Androscoggin • Bears • beavers • Brassau Lake • Brown's Tract • Brown Tract • Camping • camping gear • canoeing • Chazy Reef • Clyde River • Connecticut River • Eagle Island • Errol Dam • Fort Kent • Kayaking • Lake Champlain • Lake Memphremagog • Lake Oseetah • logging camps • Maine • Maynards Sports Camp • Moose • Moosehead Lake • Moose River • Mount Kineo • New Hampshire • New York • Northern Forest Canoe Trail • Outdoor Cooking • Pontook Reservoir • Quebec • Rangeley, ME • Raquette Lake • Saint John River • Saranac Lake • Stark, NH • St. John River • The Fens • Unbagog Lake • Upper Ammonoosuc River • Vermont • wildlife
• ISBN-10: 1-60893-693-7 / 1608936937
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60893-693-9 / 9781608936939