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9781929173730

Quiet Water New York Canoe & Kayak Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9781929173730

  • ISBN10:

    1929173733

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-05-01
  • Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books
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Summary

This completely revised edition of AMC's best-selling Quiet Water guide-the first new edition in 10 years-reveals more than 100 spectacular ponds, lakes, and rivers ideally suited for canoeing and kayaking. From the Adirondacks to the western plateau and south to Long Island, the waterways described in this updated guide offer access to unique water adventures for beginners and experienced paddlers, birdwatchers and anglers, families with children and active seniors. Each easy-to-read trip description features a map and photograph of the destination, plus details of the suggested paddling route and the flora and fauna to be seen along the way.

Author Biography

Alex Wilson is an avid canoeist and naturalist. He is the publisher of Environmental Building News. John Hayes has spent years exploring the quiet waters of New England and New York. Together Alex Wilson and John Hayes have written Quiet Water paddling guides for New Hampshire/Vermont, Massachusetts/Connecticut/Rhode Island, and Maine.

Table of Contents

Key to Mapsp. xi
Forewordp. xiii
Preface to the Second Editionp. xv
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Introduction to Quietwater Paddlingp. xix
How to Use This Bookp. xxv
Stewardship and Conservationp. xxvii
Southeastern New York
Acabonack Harborp. 2
Hallock Bay (Long Beach Bay) and Little Bayp. 6
Sebonac Creekp. 10
Flanders Bay Tributaries and Peconic Riverp. 15
Carmans Riverp. 18
Stony Brook Harborp. 22
Nissequogue Riverp. 25
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refugep. 29
Harriman State Park Lakesp. 33
Mohansic Lake and Crom Pondp. 50
Constitution Marshp. 54
Canopus Lake and Stillwater Pondp. 58
Chodikee Lakep. 63
Tivoli Marshes-North Bayp. 67
Lake Taghkanic and Rudd Pondp. 70
Catskill Creek and Ramshorn Marshp. 75
Basher Killp. 78
Rio Reservoirp. 82
Mongaup Falls Reservoirp. 85
Cliff Lakep. 91
Toronto Reservoirp. 95
Lake Superiorp. 99
Morningside Lakep. 103
Central New York
Grafton Lakes and Dunham Reservoirp. 107
Fish Creek (Saratoga Lake)p. 112
Susquehanna Riverp. 116
Ninemile Swamp (Sangerfield River)p. 121
Dryden Lakep. 125
Old Erie Canalp. 128
Fish Creek to Oneida Lakep. 132
Gifford Lake/West Branch Fish Creekp. 138
Salmon River Reservoirp. 142
Adirondack Park and Environs
Canada Lake and West Lakep. 147
West Branch Sacandaga Riverp. 151
South Bayp. 155
Northwest Bay of Lake Georgep. 160
Putnam Pondp. 165
Ausable Marshp. 169
Davis Lake and Salmon Riverp. 174
Taylor Pondp. 178
Moose Pondp. 181
Lake Kushaqua and Rainbow Lakep. 185
Osgood Pond, Jones Pond, and Osgood Riverp. 197
Deer River Flow and Horseshoe Pondp. 202
Meacham Lake and Osgood Riverp. 206
St. Regis Lakes and Spitfire Lakep. 211
St. Regis Canoe Areap. 216
Fish Creek Loopsp. 230
Middle Saranac Lakep. 237
Lower Saranac Lakep. 241
Raquette Riverp. 244
Lows Lake (Bog River Flow)p. 249
Lake Lilap. 256
Little Tupper Lake, Round Lake, and Rock Pondp. 260
Long Lakep. 265
Harris Lake and Rich Lakep. 269
South Pondp. 274
Forked Lakep. 277
Blue Mountain, Eagle, and Utowana Lakes and Marion Riverp. 280
Lake Durant and Rock Pondp. 286
Cedar River Flowp. 289
Indian Lakep. 298
Eighth Lake (Fulton Chain)p. 303
Limekiln Lakep. 307
Moss Lakep. 311
Stillwater Reservoirp. 314
Beaver River Canoe Routep. 319
Long Pond, Round Pond, and Oswegatchie Riverp. 326
Oswegatchie Riverp. 331
Cranberry Lakep. 337
Five Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Blake Falls Reservoirsp. 345
Coles Creekp. 350
Western New York
Crooked Creekp. 355
Red Lake and Indian Riverp. 359
Black River Bayp. 363
Lakeview Wildlife Management Area-North and South Colwell Ponds, Goose Pond, Floodwood Pond, and Lakeview Pondp. 366
Deer Creek Marshp. 371
Sterling Valley Creek/The Pondp. 375
East Bayp. 379
Howland Island (Seneca River)p. 386
Clyde Riverp. 390
West Riverp. 394
Hemlock Lake and Canadice Lakep. 397
Mendon Pondsp. 402
Genesee River Gorgep. 406
Buck Pondp. 409
Salmon Creek and West Creekp. 413
Oak Orchard Creekp. 416
Tonawanda Creekp. 419
Allegheny Reservoirp. 423
Nature Essays
Snapping Turtle: Hidden Dweller of the Pondp. 47
Bald Eagle: Our National Bird Back from the Brinkp. 88
The Playful River Otterp. 136
Adirondack Parkp. 191
The Loon: Voice of the Northern Wildernessp. 254
Black Flies and Mosquitoes: Scourges of the Northp. 292
Carnivorous Plants: The Table Is Turnedp. 341
The Beaver: Resident Wetlands Engineerp. 379
Camping and Cabin Information, New York State Parks, and New York State Forest Preservesp. 427
Bibliographyp. 438
About the Appalachian Mountain Clubp. 440
Alphabetical List of Bodies of Waterp. 442
About the Authorsp. 445
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