Canoeing the California Highlands: A Quiet Water Guide to Paddler's Paradise

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Summary: Excellent Book that will be used over and over again
Review: Coale goes into just enough details so that you get a feel for the area and its surroundings. He also gives suggestions for where to camp. There are advisories for a variety of items: seasonal accessibility, powerboats, potable water, overcrowding, campground closures, etc. Each lake description also comes with high quality images and a map. The images are very impressive. I don't see any bylines for the photographs, so I'm assuming they were taken by Coale. In the back of the book there is a spreadsheet of all the lakes with the following columns: Natural Lake, Paddle-In Camping, Lakeside Camping, Winter Access, Long distance Paddling, No Motors/Speed Limits, Exquisite Beauty. I have no complaints about CTCH and I think it will be very helpful in designing some 4 day trips this summer. I give the book 5 stars ***** :)

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Summary: the book is beautfully done.
Review: dear john coale-congradulation on creating a book that anyone not even interested in paddling would enjoy. the pictures are breathtaking and succeed in capturing the feelings of the moment,such beautiful scenery. i wish your book great success. sincerly, lia medina,mill valley

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Summary: This book is so easy to follow!
Review: I am not that good with directions, but with this book in hand I thought that I could go anywhere!!

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Summary: Invaluable!
Review: I'm hesitant to leave a review because some of the locations listed in this book are still peaceful and unknown, but this book is so invaluable when hunting for a good paddle spot that I felt compelled to sing it's praises....as long as it's just canoers who purchase this great book and not power boaters! The directions are easy to follow and accurate. The camping information is extremely important when traveling with children, like we do.The lay out of the book is perfect in helping to select drive times and specific locations. I came back to Amazon to purchase the book for a friend but see that it is out of stock. Hopefully this is just temporary. If not, buy it used!!

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Summary: Quality book about California Canoeing
Review: This book is easy to read and has clear reviews and tips on the different locations. A follow up book that would compliment this would be on the topic of river treking with a canoe.

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Summary: This book is great!!
Review: This book is so great, it made me come all the way down to California just to go canoeing! The pictures alone are enough to make one get right out on the water!!!!