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My Favorite Books:

All My Rivers Are Gone by Katie Lee

Arkansas River Guide- 2006 edition by Thomas Rampton

The Big Drops : Ten Legendary Rapids of the American West by Roderick Nash

0816514291.01.TZZZZZZZ (3161 bytes)Breaking into the Current : Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon by Louise Teal

 

 

Canyon by Michael P. Ghiglieri

1580050077.01.TZZZZZZZ (5858 bytes)Canyon Solitude: A Woman's Solo Journey Through the Grand Canyon by Patricia C. McCairen

 

 

0961167866.01.TZZZZZZZ (2901 bytes)Colorado River in Grand Canyon : A Guide by Larry Stevens  THE BEST GRAND GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE.  A must buy for every Grand Canyon boatman, before you launch!  SORRY, OUT OF PRINT : (

 

Colorado River briefs for a trip through the Grand Canyon
by Linda Lou Lindemann

Day Hikes from the River: A Guide to 75 Hikes from Camps on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park by Tom Martin

The Doing of the Thing : The Brief Brilliant Whitewater Career of Buzz Holstrom by Vince Welch, Cort Conley, Brad Dimock

Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley... by Edward Dolnick

Floating the Wild Selway by USFS (Waterproof River Map), 888-246-7523, $4

The Grand:  The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon a Photo Journey by Steve Miller

0966491912.01.MZZZZZZZ (6238 bytes)Grand Canyon River Hikes by Tyler Williams

 

 

 

Guide to the Colorado River by Tom Martin & Duwain Whitis

Handbook to the Middle Fork Salmon River by Quinn's Staff

The Hidden Canyon; A River Journey by John Blaustein; Edward Abbey

Impassable Canyon A Journey down the Middle Fork of the Salmon by Matt Leidecker,  at www.middleforkbook.com

Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm

1560448563.01.TZZZZZZZ (2798 bytes)The Liquid Locomotive : Legendary Whitewater River Stories (Adventure Series)

 

The Lost River by Richard Bangs

Never Turn Back : The Life of Whitewater Pioneer Walt Blackadar by Ron Watters

Middle Fork of the Salmon (Comprehensive Guide) by Matt Leidecker

 

 

 

 

 

Mystery of the Nile:  The Epic Story of the First Descent of the World's Deadliest River by Richard Bangs and Pasquale Scaturro

 

097009731X.01.TZZZZZZZ (2935 bytes)Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon by Michael P. Ghiglieri and Thomas M. Myers

 

 

0967146658.01.MZZZZZZZ (7273 bytes)Peaceful Canyon, Golden River by David Gaskell

 

 

 

RiverMaps (Idaho, Green, Grand, etc...):  Great spiral-bound waterproof maps of your favorite rivers (in big print)!

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River: One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea by Colin Fletcher

 

River of No Return by Cort Conley

River Runners Guide to the History of the Grand Canyon by Kim Crumbo and Edward Abbey

Row Away from the Rocks by George Henry (out of print) call the author at 319-363-5389.

Sunk Without a Sound : The TragicColorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde  by Brad Dimock

We Swam the Grand Canyon : The True Story by Bill Beer

Western Whitewater by Jim  Cassady

Whitewater Adventure : Running America's Great Scenic Rivers by Richard Bangs

0070119627.01.TZZZZZZZ (6105 bytes)World Whitewater: A Global Guide for River Runners by Jim Cassady, Dan Dunlap

 

 

 

087358709X.01.TZZZZZZZ (9380 bytes)Writing down the River; Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Denise Chavez

   

 

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Videos

Video- Whitewater Rafting Videos (short clips) on You Tube

Slambezi from Clavey River Equipment at 800-832-4226

Cataract Canyon- High Water 1997 Canyonlands, 800-840-8978

Rafting the Grand Canyon (1994)  Absolutely one of the best videos of the Grand.

River People:A Whitewater Experience (1997) Artistic fun video of boating people.

Southwest Whitewater (1991) Fun overview of southwestern rivers.

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