-----Original Message----- From: BijiliE [mailto:BijiliE_at_aol.com] >> I read a wonderful book I learned about from the BASK newsletter: Deep Water Passage: A Spiritual Journey at Midlife by Ann Linnea (1993, Pocket Books), about her journey around Lake Superior, in celebration of her 43rd birthday. Hope others will enjoy it as well. BijiliE Orangevale CA >> ************************************************************************** * Interesting. Last Saturday I listened in on a group of experienced women paddlers, all of whom had paddled Lake Superior, who were discussing the book, and none of them liked it, I think in part because it was more about the author than about either paddling or Lake Superior. In fact, at the local Barnes & Noble, it is shelved among the self-help books rather than the outdoors books. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I read Victoria Jason's book last year, as well as the companion book about one of the same trips, "Paddle to the Arctic" by Don Starkell (appropriately dubbed "piddle to the arctic" by one Paddlewise member). These two books have been making the rounds here and the general reaction seems to be, um, well, unfavorable. After reading them both, I felt as if they made good lessons in how *not* to plan or carry out an expedition. They made about every mistake possible (including some that I had previously thought impossible), a number of which were nearly fatal. To be fair to Victoria, Starkell deserves credit for the most heinous acts of stupidity, and her number one error seems to have been taking up with him in the first place. I second the recommendation for "A Perfect Storm", which has also been passed around; everyone seemed to like this one. I also liked "Kabloona", I think Chuck recommended this one a while back, about a European "ethnographer" who goes to live with the Inuit in the 1930s. A personal favorite, about a couple's two year long wilderness canoe trip, is "Water and Sky" by Alan Kesselheim. I have yet to find a book about a kayaking trip that I really really like, but so far the one I like the most is "A Boat in Our Baggage" by Maria Coffey. 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/ ***************************************************************************
Sarah Ohmann wrote: I have yet to find a book about a kayaking > trip that I really really like, but so far the one I like the most is "A Boat in Our Baggage" by Maria Coffey. > > Sarah Ohmann ______________________________________________________________________ Sarah, Kabloona was a pleasant read. You might want to check out 'Paddle to the Amazon' by Don Starkle. This book provides a good background into the adventerous paddle partner Victoria Jason choose and one you might enjoy reading. It certainly illuminates the character once you understand the context for some of his behavior in the Arctic. 'The Starship & The Canoe by Kenneth Brower is a 270 page book (about George Dyson and his famous Physicist father George Dyson. The Chicago Sun-Times describes it as "the kind of book that seeks you in time. I personally found it a fascinating read for it also spurred me on to build my own baidarka. I would buy the book again. A third book you might find worth reading is 'DEEP WATER PASSAGE' by Ann Linnea who's 65 day 1200 mile aventure paddle around Lake Superior was set in the spiritual context of a midlife reappraisal of everything in her life. Certainly offers some insight into the power or the lake and associated risks venturing out on that body of water. Two of these books tell me there are some pretty damn tough, brave and intuitive women paddlers in this world. I salute them both. Sea Kayaker - Deep Trouble by Matt Broze and George Gronseth is a must read book for all. Best Regards, Philip Wylie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I read a wonderful book I learned about from the BASK newsletter: Deep Water Passage: A Spiritual Journey at Midlife by Ann Linnea (1993, Pocket Books), about her journey around Lake Superior, in celebration of her 43rd birthday. Hope others will enjoy it as well. BijiliE Orangevale CA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Regarding, A Spiritual Journey at Midlife by Ann Linnea (1993, Pocket Books), about her journey around Lake Superior, in celebration of her 43rd birthday. "none of them liked it, I think in part because it was more about the author than about either paddling or Lake Superior." ******************************************************* Maybe that's because it's a spiritual "girls" book, real touchy feely. Maybe it'll help balance out all the hyper-testosterone books that a lot of guys write. Speaking of hyper-testosterone, try reading, "We Survived Yesterday". I forget who it's by, but it's about four guys that paddle the whole length of Baja doing a constant 40 miles a day! Why they held that pace is beyond me. I doubt if they saw much. The book is mostly about busting ass! Don't take me too seriously folks, Ken Mannshardt San Francisco Bay Area *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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