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Planning Your
Next Trip
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MAnAgeMenT AreA,
ADJACENT TO LAKE
ONTARIO, NEAR PULASKI.
◀ PADDLING PAST SHALE
CLIFFS OF WALHALLA
ROCKS ON THE
SChohArie Creek,
NEAR MIDDLEBURGH.
PHOTOS BY RICH MACHA
New York offers the paddler a mindboggling
variety and quantity of paddling
destinations, from small streams to
big rivers, diminutive ponds to expansive
lakes, and whitewater as well as flatwater.
Fortunately for us these destinations are
well-documented in the plethora of guidebooks
available today. At the cost of a movie
ticket or dinner at a restaurant, a one-time
purchase of a guidebook can bring you many
years of pleasure, whereas the movie or dinner
offer just an hour or two of satisfaction.
If you can’t be out there paddling, you
can at least spend time with some of the following
guidebooks and start planning that
day paddle or weeklong camping trip. In my
comments I will try to give you an overview
of the content as well as my thoughts on
each book’s strengths and weaknesses.
Quiet Water New York by John Hayes
and Alex Wilson – This is perhaps the best
flatwater guide to the whole state with 90
trips listed in an informative, yet relaxed
style. The first edition covered mostly ponds
and small to medium-sized lakes but this
second edition has added a few streams
and is a better representation of what New
York has to offer. There are lots of choices
here from the Adirondacks, plus western
and southeastern parts of the state, but not
much in the Capital District or Catskills.
Canoeing and Kayaking New York
by Kevin Stiegelmaier – This book offers 50
trips primarily on streams and rivers, mostly
flatwater, but also some easy whitewater like
the Delaware River. Many of these paddles
require shuttles and clear directions are
given. There is a striking difference between
such choices as the semi-remote Osgood
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A Guide to
New York
Guidebooks
By Rich Macha
ADIRONDACK
PADDLING
60 Great Flatwater Adventures
Phil Brown’s latest book features
sixty of the finest flat water trips
found in the region. Includes
numerous maps, photos, and GPS
waypoints to make it easy to find the
put-ins and takeouts.
Softcover, 5 1 /2” x 8 1 /2”, $24.95.
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