Kayaking the Keys

Fifty Great Paddling Trips in Florida's Southernmost Archipelago

Kathleen Patton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2002
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-2579-7 (ISBN)

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Spanning the 200-mile reach of the Florida Keys, this field guide to the island chain highlights 50 paddling adventures, many for canoeists as well as kayakers. Trips include short paddles for beginners and children, half-day trips and day-long and overnight excursions. The author provides an overview of the region's environment, describing its terrestrial and marine habitats. She covers equipment needs, safety concerns, weather patterns and adapting tide tables for specific areas. Trips are arranged geographically, beginning near Miami at the top of the Keys in Biscayne National Park and stretching 73 miles past Key West to Dry Tortugas National Park. Each profile includes directions to the launch site, estimated paddling time, kayak rental availability, a detailed itinerary and a route map. Icons mark each route's particular strengths: for example, great snorkelling, historical interest, camping and appropriate trips for canoeists and for children. Patton also directs paddlers to the best reefs, swimming holes and pristine sandbars for wildlife viewing - birds, manatees, dolphins, tropical reef fish, coral heads, sponges, sea stars and huge spotted eagle rays. Clear, concise trip descriptions and detailed maps mean the guide is suitable for paddlers of all ages and abilities who want to explore the only tropical waters in America that are accessible by car.

Kathleen Patton is program coordinator for Florida Keys Discovery, a nonprofit community education project. She is a resident of Key West and paddles the waters there every week.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.2002
Zusatzinfo	21 maps, 9 b&w photographs, index
Verlagsort	Florida
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	348 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
ISBN-10	0-8130-2579-6 / 0813025796
ISBN-13	978-0-8130-2579-7 / 9780813025797
Zustand	Neuware