Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia: Edition 3
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Wet your paddle—and whet your paddling appetite—with Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia, the definitive guide to whitewater, smoothwater, and everything in between. From the Chattahoochee River Watershed in the west to the Savannah River Basin along the eastern border, this is your complete resource for paddling the creeks and rivers of the Peach State. Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia covers 3,700 miles of paddling in more than 80 profiles of rivers and creeks. They range in difficulty from pleasant and uncomplicated runs for beginners, such as the Chattooga River Section II, to whitewater runs in the Tallulah Gorge.
Expert paddlers Suzanne Welander and Bob Sehlinger utilize the latest technology, along with good old-fashioned experience, to make your canoe and kayak adventures easy to enjoy. The book has been revised and updated, with maps and important details like access points, river gauges, mileages, contact information, and GPS coordinates for every put-in and takeout. Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia is useful for paddlers of all skill levels. It is the resource you need to find where to float, no matter what type of boat you paddle.
Inside you’ll find
- New maps plus GPS coordinates
- More than 80 river and creek profiles, divided into 8 sections
- Waterway recommendations for beginners, families, campers, and more
- Easy-to-reference descriptions of Georgia’s developed Water Trails
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Author Suzanne Welander canoes Georgia’s rivers—from swamps to mountain whitewater. In addition to Georgia, her adventures include multi-day, self-supported canoeing trips in Alaska, Montana, Canada, Arizona, and more than 100 laps on Tennessee’s Ocoee River. She writes about wilderness, food, and farmsteads from her home in Atlanta that she shares with her husband, their son, a flock of chickens... and an ever-growing fleet of canoes.
Veteran paddler Bob Sehlinger has led canoeing trips throughout eastern North America and is the former president of the Eastern Professional River Outfitters Association. He is the creator of the Unofficial Guide travel series and a recipient of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for journalistic excellence. Founder and publisher of Menasha Ridge Press, Sehlinger lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where he enjoys mountain biking and playing the drums.
