>> Another book previously mentioned is Anne Linea's "Deep Water Passage". >> Her descriptions of paddling Lake Superior are, well, superior. Unlike >> Waterman, she does a great job of mixing in the emotions of her life >> with her journey. [snip] > >Sounds like a good read. I read this book before doing a longer trip on Superior myself, and didn't find much in the way of useful description in it. I was frustrated when reading it because the narrative concentrates, obsessively, on Anne's feelings, rather than the paddling and the scenery. It seems as if she was new to the sport, untrained, and unprepared, and this contributed to her having a scary and unpleasant trip (although she was also unlucky in that the weather that summer was bad). The scenery on the Big Lake deserves better, so if you're interested in a description, check out the McGuffins' "Superior: Journeys on an Inland Sea" or "Lake Superior Images" by Craig Blacklock. Both are written by kayakers, but are more coffee table books with beautiful photos and not much in the way of text. Sarah Ohmann *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Nov 22 1998 - 08:53:36 PST
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