Canoeing The Delaware River

Author : Gary Letcher
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813524511
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canoeing the Delaware River written by Gary Letcher and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canoeing the Delaware River provides a mile-by-mile account of the Delaware's course from where the East and West Branches meet in Hancock, New York, two hundred miles downstream to tidewater at Trenton, New Jersey. The book describes rapids, access areas, and points of interest in detail. It is an invaluable resource to both the novice out for an afternoon paddle and the adventurer on a ten-day trip. This completely revised and updated edition provides new maps, guides to river outfitters, campgrounds, information sources on river conditions, and new photographs.In addition to guiding the way, Canoeing the Delaware River portrays the people, places, and events associated with the river from its colorful past through present times. Gary Letcher also includes information on canoe safety and environmental concerns.-- A mile-by-mile guide to the Delaware River for canoeists and other river users, with maps and photographs.-- Describes historical and present-day points of interest, and provides suggestions for activities within easy reach of the river.

Author : Gary Letcher
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813552095
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Paddler's Guide to the Delaware River written by Gary Letcher and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Henry Hudson explored the Delaware River in 1609, he dubbed it “one of the finest, best, and pleasantest rivers in the world.” Today, those same qualities make the Delaware one of the most popular rivers for recreational use in the United States. Although in places a near-wilderness, the Delaware is easily accessible to millions of residents. On any summer day there may be thousands of people rushing down its exciting rapids or lazing through its serene eddies. A Paddler’s Guide to the Delaware River is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to experience the Delaware River in a kayak, canoe, raft, or tube—or, for that matter, an automobile or an armchair. Reading the book is like travelling down the river with an experienced guide. It charts the non-tidal Delaware 200 miles from Hancock, New York, to Trenton, New Jersey, describing access points, rapids, natural features, villages, historical sites, campgrounds, outfitters, and restaurants. The Delaware comes alive as the author introduces some of the people, places, events, and controversies that have marked the river from earliest times to the present day. Completely revised, the third edition offers: An overview of the river including watershed, history, place names, paddlecraft, safety, and fishing. The River Guide: ten sections that can each be paddled in one day (about 20 miles), with a mile-by-mile account of rapids, access, natural features, historic sites, and other features. All new maps, with names for virtually every rapid, eddy, and other river feature, plus detailed diagrams for routes through even the most severe rapids. Features in the River Guide highlight the people, events, natural history, and communities that define the river experience, such as Tom Quick, the infamous “avenger of the Delaware”; the mysterious migration of eels, the battle over Tocks Island Dam; and many others. Appendices of Important Contacts, Outfitters and Campgrounds, River Trip Checklists, and more. Whether you are a novice out for an afternoon float, a seasoned adventurer on an overnight expedition, or a resident fascinated by the lore of the Delaware Valley, this book is an invaluable guide.

Author : Gary Letcher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813510774
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canoeing the Delaware River written by Gary Letcher and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canoeing the Delaware River provides a mile-by-mile account of the Delaware's course from where the East and West Branches meet in Hancock, New York, two hundred miles downstream to tidewater at Trenton, New Jersey. The book describes rapids, access areas, and points of interest in detail. It is an invaluable resource to both the novice out for an afternoon paddle and the adventurer on a ten-day trip. This completely revised and updated edition provides new maps, guides to river outfitters, campgrounds, information sources on river conditions, and new photographs. In addition to guiding the way, Canoeing the Delaware River portrays the people, places, and events associated with the river from its colorful past through present times. Gary Letcher also includes information on canoe safety and environmental concerns.

Author : J. Wallace Hoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River written by J. Wallace Hoff and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rick Van Noy
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150177512X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Borne by the River written by Rick Van Noy and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a near-fatal stroke and a separation, amidst a global pandemic, Rick Van Noy decided to go for a paddle. In Borne by the River, he charts the story of discovery, and healing that came from this solo canoe journey. Paddling two hundred miles on the Delaware River to his boyhood home just upriver from Trenton, New Jersey, Van Noy contemplates his fate and life, as well as the simple joy of sitting in a small boat floating down a large river with his dog, Sully. Deftly combining memoir, natural and local history, and engaging reportage of his encounters with other paddlers and river enthusiasts, including members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, Van Noy reveals deep and shifting layers of environmental, historical, cultural, and personal significance of the Delaware. Borne by the River reckons with the way that rivers braid into one's own life—thrilling rapids, eddying pauses, and life-changing rifts and falls. Van Noy rediscovers and shares how river journeys can scatter anxieties, wash away regrets, and recreate the spirit in its free-flowing currents.

Author : Edward Gertler
Publisher : Seneca Pr
ISBN 13 : 9780960590810
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maryland and Delaware Canoe Trails written by Edward Gertler and published by Seneca Pr. This book was released on 1983-12-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Wallace Hoff
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230012599
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River; a Canoe Cruise from Its Headwaters to the Falls at Trenton written by J. Wallace Hoff and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...as best we could until through. From shore to shore the current swept resistless, apparently of uniform depth, broken and riffied from countless causes. Ve dubbed it Lost Channel Rift. During the day's journey the channel led us under immense rocky cliffs, rising first from one side of the river and then from the other, the Pennsylvania side, however, being the more precipitous. Scraggly pine trees covered the hillside. Mongaup Falls 37 The rifts we found very shallow, and with sharp descents, winding up at the foot in chop cross-currents with turbulent waves. Thus we traveled, encountering in some places two or three descents in quick succession. The bends, too, were sharper and more frequent. At ten o'clock we were skirting the canal wall at Pond Eddy. just beyond the village, Allen obtained a fine picture, the rock-bound ending of a rolling mountain range. Two miles further down the river, and we heard a heavy booming that caused us to train our eye-sight ahead. In the distance we could see a narrow, rocky channel, down which the foam-lashed volume poured with such force that waves six feet in height were formed. And this is Mongaup Falls. It is not long, but it is very juicy, what there is of it, and, as the boy said, there is lots of it, such as it is. The river and town of the same name lay on the right. Our experience at this point proved a rough teacher. Ve had grown so familiar with "rifts " that we welcomed them merely as helps in our journey. Ve had as yet no thought of recurring to our lap covers, not having met with currents sufficiently heavy to swamp us. However, we were destined to grow familiar with sterner things. The heavier body of water obliterated the rifts, and falls were now to engage our combined tact...

Author : J. Wallace Hoff
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016171618
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River: A Canoe Cruise From Its Headwaters to the Falls at Trenton; With an Historical Appendix written by J. Wallace Hoff and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : J. Wallace Hoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783337629212
Total Pages : 196 pages
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Download or read book Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River written by J. Wallace Hoff and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. Wallace 1867 Hoff
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372859007
Total Pages : 210 pages
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Download or read book 200 MILES ON THE DELAWARE RIVE written by J. Wallace 1867 Hoff and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.