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An inspirational bucket list for anyone interested in rafting, kayaking, or canoeing - from armchair traveler to recreational paddler to hard-core white-water enthusiast. From the Penobscot to the Potomac, the New to the Suwannee, the Colorado to the Snake, America's Great River Journeys entices people to experience America from its free-flowing waterways. Vivid descriptions of our nation's fifty finest river trips are complete with stunning photos of each leg of each journey, an engaging narrative, and practical tips about the length of trips, seasonal preferences, difficulty of white water, joys of camping along the shores, availability of professional outfitters, and other details. Through beautiful photography and compelling writing, America's Great River Journeys is a celebration of the best rivers for canoeing, kayaking, and rafting - from Alaska to Florida - along 7,000 miles of our nation's spectacular waterways in twenty-eight states.
About the Author
Tim Palmer is the award-winning author and photographer of twenty-nine books about the American landscape, conservation, adventure travel, and rivers. For his photography work, he has received the Sierra Club's prestigious Ansel Adams award. He has also received the National Wildlife Federation's Conservation Achievement Award and the Lifetime Achievement award from American Rivers. His recent photo books include "America's Great Mountain Trails," and "America's Great River Journeys." Paddler Magazine recognized Palmer as one of the 10 greatest river conservationists of our time and one of the 100 great paddlers of twentieth century. His "Field Guide to Oregon Rivers" won the National Outdoor Book Award and the INDIEFAB adventure book of the year. "California Wild," won the Benjamin Franklin Award for the best book on nature and the environment. Palmer wrote the text for the Yosemite Association's "Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness", which received the Director's Award from the National Park Service as the best book of the year in 1997. With his wife, author Ann Vileisis, Palmer has traveled extensively through America's mountains, and on rivers in his canoe and whitewater raft.For more about Tim, check out his website: www.timpalmer.org
