Author: Christopher N. Brown Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467104841 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
The Washington Canoe Club has been a landmark on the Georgetown waterfront of the nation's capital for over a century. Its iconic Victorian boathouse, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, has survived floods and fires as well as changing land uses along the Potomac shoreline. The canoe club is best known for its prowess and as a pioneer in national and international paddling competition, from introducing canoeing as an Olympic sport in 1924 to bringing women fully into competitive paddling. But the story is also one of the coming of age of outdoor recreation and social clubs in America's cities, where, post-Civil War, people came to enjoy new leisure time and "physical culture" in a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Author: Willamette Kayak & Canoe Club Publisher: Mountaineers Books ISBN: 1594858713 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 441
Book Description
Soggy Sneakers has been Oregon’s primary source of information for whitewater enthusiasts since 1980. Members of Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club—who have run nearly all of Oregon's rivers—share their expertise and detail rapids and landmarks found on each run. There's something for everyone, from Class 1 (flatwater) excursions to Class 5+ (most challenging) rapid-filled adventures. Headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching kayaking and canoeing skills, promoting water safety, preserving and protecting the free-flowing rivers of Oregon, and developing the camaraderie of their sport. Learn more about them at www.wkcc.org.
Author: W. L. ALDEN Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB ISBN: Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 84
Book Description
IT is a very easy thing for four boys to make up their minds to get four canoes and to go on a canoe cruise, but it is not always so easy to carry out such a project—as Charley Smith, Tom Schuyler, Harry Wilson, and Joe Sharpe discovered. Canoes cost money; and though some canoes cost more than others, it is impossible to buy a new wooden canoe of an approved model for less than seventy-five dollars. Four canoes, at seventy-five dollars each, would cost altogether three hundred dollars. As the entire amount of pocket-money in the possession of the boys was only seven dollars and thirteen cents, it was clear that they were not precisely in a position to buy canoes......
Author: Rich Landers Publisher: The Mountaineers Books ISBN: 1594852618 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
* 112 routes in rivers, streams, lakes, and bays in the Northwest * For paddlers of all skill levels * Maps, safety tips, equipment requirements, and a route comparison chart This uniquely comprehensive Washington paddling guidebook combines the best of three previous books--Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest, Paddle Routes of Western Washington, and Washington Whitewater--into one volume. Detailed locator maps and instructions on safety are included, as well as appendices on equipment, map sources, and a useful route comparison chart for selecting the right trip level for any paddler. Paddling Washington covers water routes in western and eastern Washington, British Columbia, North Idaho, and Montana, and has enough trips to keep northwest paddlers busy for years to come.
Author: Christopher N. Brown
Author: Washington Canoe Club (Washington, D.C.)
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Author: William Livingston Alden
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Author: Willamette Kayak & Canoe Club
Author: W. L. ALDEN
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