Newsletter Archive

Poudre Paddlers no longer creates a newsletter, but we have saved many old newsletters which contain a wealth of information about different rivers. Newsletter Archive and Index

Books and DVDs

This library contains books related to canoeing and kayaking.
To check out books, email the librarian, currently Roger Faaborg.
We appreciate donated books. If you are familiar with one of the books, please write a short review and email it to the librarian.

Environmental

Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner
Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law, 4th Edition
Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers
Deadbeat Dams, by Daniel P. Beard
Dead Pool, by James Lawrence Powell
Public Rights on Rivers in Colorado, by The National Organization for Rivers
Rivers of Power - How a natural force raised kingdoms, destroyed civilizations, and shapes our world, by Laurence C. Smith

Epic Journeys

All Things are Possible. The Verlen Kruger Story: 100,000 Miles by Paddle
Anything Worth Doing - A true story of adventure, friendship and tragedy on the last of the West's great rivers, by Jo Deurbrouck
Broke Hungry & Happy:The Life of Extreme Kayaker, Dave Norell
Courting the Diamond Sow
Down the Great Unknown
The Emerald Mile
The Lonely Land
Miracle in the Andes - 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home, by Nando Parrado
On Celtic Tides
Paddlenorth, Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the Arctic Wild, by Jennifer Kingsley
Paddle 'Til Dark, A Yukon River Journey
Paddle to the Pacific by Laurie Case Wilhite
Paddle to the Sea
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Shooting the BOH - A Woman's voyage down the Wildest River in Borneo, by Tracy Johnston
Solitudes, Loon Country by Canoe (VHS tape)
Sunk Without a Sound: The Tragic Colorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde
Taking the Old Highway: A Canoe Journey from Fort Collins to New Orleans
Waterwalker (DVD)
Water's Edge
Yukon Passage, Brave the wild northland, a world of brutal majesty (DVD)

Instructional

​Basic Canoeing
The Basic Essentials of Canoeing
The Basic Essentials of Canoe Poling
Basic River Canoeing, Complete Instructional Guide to Whitewater Canoeing (2 Copies)
Boat Builders Manual
Canoe Handbook, Techniques for mastering the sport of canoeing
Canoe Rig, The Essence and the Art by Todd E. Bradshaw
Canoeing
​Canoeing, A Trailside Guide by Gordon Grant
Canoeing and Kayaking for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Canoeing and Kayaking Instruction Manual
Canoeing Wild Rivers
Canoeist's Q&A
Catch every eddy... Surf every wave
The Complete Wilderness Paddler
Drill Time!, Solo Playboating II (DVD) by Kent Ford
Elegant Paddling (DVD) with Mike Galt, 1988. Donated by Bill Whitaker.
Expedition Canoeing, by Cliff Jacobson
Freestyle Canoeing, Contemporary Paddling Technique
Interpretive Freestyle Canoe Exhibition 1997.(VHS tape) by the ACA Freestyle Committee.
Introduction to Canoeing, Everything You Need to Start Canoeing Today (DVD)
Introduction to Paddling, Canoeing Basics for Lakes and Rivers
Kayak, The Animated Manual of Intermediate and Advanced Whitewater Technique by William Nealy
The Kayaker's Playbook by Kent Ford
The Kayak Roll, Learn, Tune, Teach the Kayak Roll! by Performance Video, (Kent Fort and others)
Kayak and Canoe Games, by Laurie Gullion. This is an American Canoe Association book.
Knots for Paddlers by Charlie Walbridge
Map and Compass by Bjorn Kjellstrom
The New Wilderness Canoeing and Camping by Cliff Jacobson
Open Canoe Roll (This is only on VHS tape and can't be copied to DVD for some reason) by Bob Foote
Path of the Paddle, An Illustrated Guide to the Art of Canoeing by Bill Mason. (Available as a book or DVD)
Performance Kayaking by Stephen B. U'Ren
QuickStart Your Canoe! (DVD) by the American Canoe Association
The River Runner's Edge by Kent Ford (DVD)
Rolling a Kayak by Ken Whiting
1989 Savage Worlds, C-1 Lugbill/Hearn (DVD) (No Picture of this one)
Sea Kayaking by Derek Hutchinson
Solo Canoeing by John H. Foshee
Solo Playboating! Dynamic Whitewater Instruction for Solo Open Canoe Paddlers (DVD) by Kent Ford
Solo Playboating, the Workbook by Kent Ford. This wookbook goes with the DVD listed above.
White-water Sport, Running Rapids in Kayak and Canoe by Peter Dwight Whitney,1960
Wildwater, The Sierra Club Guide to Kayaking and Whitewater Boating,1978
You, Too, Can Canoe by John Foshee, 1977
 
Guide Books

Arkansas
ArKAYAKansas - Whitewater in the Ouachita & Ozark Mountains of the Natural State, by the Arkansas Canoe Club (DVD)
Buffalo National River Guide by Fogle C. Clark

California
The New School Guide to Northern California Whitewater by Dan Menten

Colorado
River Runner's Guide to Brown's Canyon, Arkansas River, Buena Vista to Salida, Colorado, by Thomas G. Rampton
Dinosaur National Monument, by Duwain Whitis and Barbara Vinson, Yampa and Gates of Lodore
Dinosaur River Guide, by Belknap
The Floater's Guide to Colorado, by Doug Wheat
Wild and Scenic Cache La Poudre River, by Bryan Greene Maddox
 
Florida 
A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to the Streams of Florida, Volume 1, North Central Peninsula and Panhandle
West Florida Canoe Trail Guide by John O. deLorge
 
North and South Carolina 
Carolina Whitewater, A Canoeist's Guide to the Western Carolinas by Bob Benner
Nantahala River (Great American Rivers Flip Map Series) by Ron Rathnow
 
Illinois 
Illinois Canoeing Guide by the Illinois Department of Conservation
 
Minnesota
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Volume 1, Western Region, by Robert Beymer
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Volume 2, Eastern Region, by Robert Beymer
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageur Maps 5, 7, and 8 
A Boundary Waters Fishing Guide, by Michael Furtman
Exploring the Boundary Waters - A trip planner and guide to the DWCAW, by Daniel Pauly
Minnesota - Canadian Wilderness Area Map 
 
Missouri
Missouri Ozark Waterways by the Missouri Conservation Department
 
Montana
Montana's Wild & Scenic Upper Missouri River, by Glenn Monahan
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Boaters' Guide, by the BLM
Floating the Upper Missouri by BLM
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument by BLM
 
New Mexico
New Mexico Whitewater, A Guide to River Trips by The New Mexico State Park Division

New York
Adirondacks Paddling Guide
Adirondacks Fishing Guide

Texas
An Analysis of Texas Waterways by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Caddo Lake Map by Tammy Bennett
The Devils River by Louis F. Aulbach
The Great Unknown of the Rio Grande by Louis F. Aulbach
A Guide to Texas Rivers and Streams by Gene Kirkley
The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande by Louis F. Aulbach and Joe Butler
The Lower Pecos River by Louis F. Aulbach
River Guide to the Rio Grande by John Pearson
Rivers and Rapids, of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
Running the Rio Grande by Mary E. Humphrey
Texas Rivers and Rapids, Canoe and Backpack Guidebook, Volume VI, 1983, by Ben M. Nolan
Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel
The Upper Canyons of the Rio Grande, by Louis F. Aulbach
 
Utah
Boater's Guide to Lake Powell by Michael R. Kelsey
Desolation and Gray Canyons River Guide by Thomas G. Rampton
Desolation River Guide by Buzz Belknap
Dinosaur National Monument, by Duwain Whitis and Barbara Vinson
Dinosaur River Guide, by Belknap
Guide to the Rio Chama by Duwain Whitis and Barbara Vinson
San Juan Canyons, A River Runner's Guide by Don Baars, Gene Stevenson, and W.L. Chesser
San Juan River Guide by Lisa Kearsley
San Juan River, Third Edition by Duwain Whitis and Tom Martin

West Virginia
Canoeing White Water River Guide by Randy Carter
 
Wisconsin 
Whitewater; Quietwater, The Wild Rivers of Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and NE Minnesota by Bob and Jody Palzer
 
Wyoming
Paddle and Portage, The Floater's Guide to Wyoming Rivers by Dan Lewis
 
Canada
Canadian Rockies Whitewater, by Stuart Smith

New Zealand
New Zealand Whitewater, 100 Great Kayaking Runs by Graham Charles
 
Safety

A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine, by Eric A. Weiss, M.D.
The Best of the River Safety Task Force Newsletter ,Edited by Charles Walbridge, Chairman Safety Committee, American Canoe Association
Canoeing Safety and Rescue, A Handbook of Safety & Rescue Procedures for Lake and River Canoeists by Doug McKown
Cold, Wet, and Alive (DVD) by the American Canoe Association
Heads Up! River Rescue for River Runners (DVD) by Russ and Alison Nichols, American Canoe Association
High Angle Rescue Technique, by Tom Vines and Steve Hudson
Medicine For Mountaineering, Edited by James Wilkerson, M.D.
Mountaining Medicine - A Wilderness Medical Guide, by Fred T. Darvill, Jr., M.D.
River Rescue by Les Bechdel and Slim Ray,1989
River Safety Anthology, Accounts of Rescue and Tragedy On North American Rivers by Charlie Walbridge and Jody Tinsley
River Safety Report, 1982-1985, 1986-1988, 1989-1991 1992-1995 and 1996-1999 by Charlie Walbridge
River Signals by William McGinnis
Ropes Knots and Slings for Climbers, by Walt Wheelock
Swiftwater Rescue, by Slim Ray
Swiftwater Rescue Technician I by Jim Segerstrom, Mike Croslin, and Barry Edwards
Whitewater Rescue Manual by Charles Walbridge and Wayne A. Sundmacher Sr.
Whitewater Self Defense (DVD) by Kent Ford and others
Wilderness Medicine - Beyond First Aid, by William W. Forgey, M.D.