Five Hundred Miles to the Sea: Adventure Canoe and Kayak Camping Book 1 (English Edition)

Next time you drive across that bridge on your way to work look down at the river below and ask it where did it come from and where is it going. Then ask yourself if you would like to thru-paddle that river from beginning to end and see first it hand for yourself, with all of its mysteries and all of its adventures. If the answer is yes, or even maybe, you will enjoy reading Five Hundred Miles to the Sea.

The author paddled and camped over 500 river miles on the Jackson, Cowpasture and James Rivers from the mountains of western Virginia to the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Ocean and he tells you how you can do it, too. Follow his well-well-practiced advice and you will have an unfair advantage over other trippers.

How to find the river or chain of lakes or grand lake or bay of your dreams. Whether you want a weekend trip or a weeks-long or months-long expedition there is a place where you can paddle beginning to end and join the burgeoning interest in adventure paddle camping.

How to buy the best canoe or kayak for your type of paddling trip. The author argues persuasively for using a plastic touring kayak for thru-paddling rivers, but an equal argument can be made for choosing a canoe.

How to sleep like a baby every night, even in poor campsites. Choose between hammock camping or tent camping. The language of hammock camping is new to most people, but the author candidly points out the many advantages. Better sleep, less fatigue and pain and easier to find campsites that are ideal for stealth camping.

How to choose food that saves you half the price, half the weight and half the space in your food bag or bear canister. Enjoy the same homemade meals you are used to at home. In camp they are easy to prepare, delicious to eat and fast and easy to cleanup.

You may want to do a source to sea trip, or headwaters to the sea trip, or circumnavigate a large lake or bay, or thru-paddle a chain of lakes or a series of rivers. You may want to paddle solo or with a partner, or with a group.

You may want to plan your journey in the canoe country and lake country of the north, or on one of the many rivers in the interior of the US, or island-hopping in the Caribbean. There are tens of thousands of possibilities.

Whatever paddling adventures you desire, you will find answers to many of your questions and many solid tips and tricks to make your journey easier, safer and more fun in Five Hundred Miles to the Sea.