Mark Colvin wrote: > > A co-worker wants to buy her father a birthday present. He lives in New > Hampshire and could get to Maine coast . Is there a guide book available for > the coastal trail? thanks ahead of time Mark Colvin > > Ps I' ve also suggested Kayak Navigation as another suggestion Either choice would be good but why not both? I can't imagine ever having gotten started in paddling without the Kayak Navigation book by Burch even if I had been a boater, which I was not. It's her dad, afterall. As for Maine, there is a Maine Island Trail that has been around for at least a decade. I can't remember its website but you can get the lowdown on water trails at http://www.heritageworks.com/nawt.html The site lists all the watertrails in the US and Canada (the webhost is Canadian) and does have, I believe, a link to the Maine Island Trail, also known as MITA. NAWT is the North American Water Trails, a group devoted to promoting and coordinating watertrails. It was founded about 8 or 9 years ago with its first meeting co-sponsored by the watertrail I belong to, the Hudson River Watertrail. To get directly in touch with MITA for the Maine information, contact MITA at 207 761-8225 or FAX to 207 761-0657. The guidebook is terrific and comes only with a membership in the organization. I forget the membership fee but it will get the person's father, as a member, the right to camp on a number of private islands included in the trail. Maybe Jackie already has a link between the PaddleWise page and NAWT or some of the individual trails. best, ralph diaz > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 11 2000 - 03:43:35 PST
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