Guides to the West
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The Mountain States (Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.)
The Southwest (New Mexico and Arizona, the Grand Canyon.)
The Pacific States (California, Oregon, and Washington.)
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Dolores River Guide by DeVries and Maurer. Complete river guide, wildlife, history, photos, and detailed strip-maps showing rapids and campsites. This is a beautiful redrock canyon near the Colorado-Utah border. Covers from McPhee Dam to the confluence with the Colorado River, several different multi-day trips, some with moderate whitewater and others more advanced, 183 miles total. 70 pp. $14.95
Arkansas River Guide by Rampton. Mile-by-mile guide from Granite to Canon City, over 100 miles of different day trips. Photos, maps, 96 pp. $13.75
Paddling Montana by Hank Fischer. Covers 26 rivers throughout Montana for all types of river runners, from long, leisurely canoe trips to short, steep whitewater runs. Complete trip info, photos, maps, hydrographs.(Revised edition of The Floater's Guide to Montana.) 160 pp. $14.95
Idaho River Tours by John Garren. Covers Idaho's most popular overnight wilderness whitewater trips, which are among the best in the nation: The Selway, Middle Fork Salmon, main Salmon, lower Salmon, and Snake River in Hell's Canyon. These rivers have class III to V whitewater and great Idaho scenery. Includes guide and river log, maps, and photos. 125 pp. $12.95
Dinosaur River Guide by Evans and Belknap, Westwater Books. Popular strip-map guide, with historic photos and anecdotes, to theGreen and Yampa rivers through Dinosaur National Monument, on the Colorado-Utah border, a favorite class III and IV multi-day canyon trip. Also covers the Green from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to the Monument. Waterproof flip-map book, 64 pp. $16.95
The Canyons of Dinosaur by Bob Gernant and others. A complete guide to the Green and Yampa rivers in Dinosaur National Monument, with geologic explanations, flora and fauna, campsites, rapids, mile-by-mile notes, and detailed strip maps. Photos, illus, 96 pp, waterproof flip-map book. $15.95
Desolation and Gray Canyons River Guide by Rampton. A guide to the rapids, camps, hikes, and geology of the Green River, from Ouray to Green River, Utah, a wilderness multi-day class III whitewater trip, with Indian pictographs. Maps, photos, 68 pp. $9.95
Desolation Canyon River Guide by Evans and Belknap, Westwater Books. Popular strip-map guide, with historic photos and anecdotes, to the Green River through the canyons of central Utah. Waterproof flip-map book. $16.95
Canyonlands River Guide by Belknap, Westwater Books. The Green and Colorado rivers through Canyonlands, and Westwater Canyon of the Colorado. Waterproof flip-map book, 80 pp. $16.95
Guide to Wild and Scenic Rio Chama by Stephen Maurer. Complete guide to this popular, scenic 30-mile overnight class III trip in northern New Mexico. Detailed strip-maps show rapids, campsites, and points of interest. 28 pp. $6.95
Wild & Scenic Rio Grande River Guide by DeVries and Maurer. Covers 81 miles of day and overnight trips in northern New Mexico, including the remote Ute Mountain run, the class IV-VI Upper Box, the popular Lower Box, and the County Line run. Different sections of this river are good for beginners, intermediates, and experts. Includes history, river lore, trip logistics, photos, and maps. Spiral bound, waterproof, photos, 79 pp. $15.00
(The Colorado River flows nearly 300 miles through the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This spectacular canyon river trip takes a week or more, with dozens of big rapids.)
Grand Canyon River Guide by Belknap, Westwater Books. Popular mile-by-mile strip map, with many historic photos. Covers natural history, river lore, and geology. New edition in color. Waterproof flip-map book. $18.95
Guidebook to the Colorado River, Part 1 by W. Kenneth Hamblin and J. Keith Rigby. Geology guide to the first half of the Grand Canyon, Lee’s Ferry to Phantom Ranch. 84 pp. $5.00
Guidebook to the Colorado River, Part 2 by Hamblin and Rigby. The second half of the Grand Canyon. 128 pp. $5.00
Guidebook to the Colorado River, Part 3 by Hamblin and Rigby, et al. Geology guide to the river through Canyonlands National Park, Moab to Hite. 91 pp. $5.00
California Whitewater, A Guide to the Rivers by Cassady and Calhoun, third edition. Mile-by-mile guide to 47 popular rivers of California, from class II to V, plus river stories and anecdotes. Maps, photos, 300 pp. $19.95
Paddling Oregon by Keller. Covers many rivers throughout Oregon for all types of river runners, from steep mountain creeks to arid canyons. Water levels, river profiles, photos, and maps showing major rapids and access points. 256 pp. $18.95
Soggy Sneaker's Guide to Oregon Rivers by Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club. New edition, covering hundreds of river runs throughout Oregon, for all types of river runners, as well as coastal surf kayaking. 302 pp, photos, maps. $18.95
Oregon River Tours by John Garren. Covers 23 popular river trips, day and overnight, easy to expert whitewater for all types of river runners, including the Deschutes, Rogue, Illinois, John Day, Hells Canyon of the Snake, Owyhee, Clackamas, etc. 270 pp, maps, photos, river logs. $19.95
Canoe and Kayak Routes of Northwest Oregon by Phillip Jones. Covers 70 day trips on flat rivers, lakes, and along the coast, in northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. An excellent guidebook for any paddler living in the area from Eugene to Portland. Detailed descriptions with many maps and photos. 204 pp. $14.95
A Guide to the Whitewater Rivers of Washington by Jeff Bennett. Covers over 325 river runs for all skill levels. For each run, gives all the basic facts plus description and logistics. Numerous raft and kayak photos. 304 pp. $24.95
Washington Whitewater by Douglass North and Lynn Connant. Complete coverage of 34 popular rivers, class II to V. Detailed maps, river log, hydrographs, campsites, photos. 320 pp. $18.95
A Paddler’s Guide to the Olympic Peninsula by Gary Korb. Covers 69 scenic river runs, class I to VI, on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Maps, photos, 216 pp. $14.95
Paddle Routes of Western Washington by Huser. Covers 50 flatwater river trips in the western part of the state, on the Lummi, Snohomish, Skykomish, Humptulips, Cowlitz, and other rivers. Descriptions, logistics, photos, maps. 240 pp. $14.95
Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest by Landers and Hansen. 50 trips for beginning and intermediate paddlers in eastern Washington and neighboring states. Trip logistics, photos, maps. 256 pp. $14.95
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