Did you say "Count me in as swell?" Sure, another paddler...another lump on the horizon! :-) Hey, back to this guidebook rant thingy, on the flip side of the flip side, wouldn't the omnibus book be a better value if all one wants to do is to accomplish cutting out an excessive plethora (and cost) of having to have a swack of guidebooks for a given geo? Also, if guidebooks have a proven value vis a vis conservational/heritage/hazard/heads-ups, wouldn't the omnibus book give you the better value for alerting you to the salient factors while giving you a broad brushstroke coverage? Sure, it would be like hunting mice with a shot gun (kinda like these heart ablation procedures I keep having), but then you could read the more detailed guidebooks for a given area, those being loaned out from the library for those with Scottish heritage. Hey, for that matter, I've got a heck of a collection of them for the west coat here, you can have them cheap before I burn them! :-) Doug Lloyd (who's all-time favourite west coast guidebook has always been "Kayaking Canada's West Coast" by John Ince - what dreams of adventure and exploration that book has spawned and helped realize over the decades). > At 06:59 PM 02/02/2005 -0800, you wrote: > >>Bart said (snip): >>>we had to make a run for a takeout with a brewing storm, and it was >>>either make it, or be dashed on the cliffs. In these cases, the >>>coordinates of campsites and takeouts would aid in knowing how far the >>>next potential take out would be.< >> >>Now, that sounds like fun kayaking. Can I come with you next time? >> >>Doug Lloyd >>Victoria BC >> >>Count me in as well. > > Gordin Warner > Victoria BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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