Canoeing and Kayaking Library
This library contains books related to canoeing and kayaking.
To check out books, email the librarian, currently roger@rff.com.
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
Epic Journeys
All Things are Possible. The Verlen Kruger Story: 100,000 Miles by Paddle
Broke Hungry & Happy:The Life of Extreme Kayaker, Dave Norell
Courting the Diamond Sow
Down the Great Unknown
On Celtic Tides
Paddle 'Til Dark, A Yukon River Journey
Paddle to the Sea
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
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)
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
Canoeing
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.
(No picture for this one, on VHS tapes) by the ACA Freestyle Committee.
Donated by Bill Whitaker.
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 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
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
Donated by Bill Whitaker.
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
1989 Savage Worlds, C-1 Lugbill/Hearn (DVD) (No Picture of this one)
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
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
Dinosaur River Guide, by Belknap
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
A Boundary Waters Fishing Guide, by Michael Furtman
Missouri
Missouri Ozark Waterways by the Missouri Conservation Department
Montana
Montana's Wild & Scenic Upper Missouri River, by Glenn Monahan
New Mexico
New Mexico Whitewater, A Guide to River Trips by The New Mexico State Park Division
Texas
The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande by Louis F. Aulbach and Joe Butler
Texas Rivers and Rapids, Canoe and Backpack Guidebook, Volume VI, 1983, by Ben M. Nolan
Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel
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
San Juan River Guide by Lisa Kearsley
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
Safety
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
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
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
To check out books, email the librarian, currently roger@rff.com.
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
Epic Journeys
All Things are Possible. The Verlen Kruger Story: 100,000 Miles by Paddle
Broke Hungry & Happy:The Life of Extreme Kayaker, Dave Norell
Courting the Diamond Sow
Down the Great Unknown
On Celtic Tides
Paddle 'Til Dark, A Yukon River Journey
Paddle to the Sea
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
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)
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
Canoeing
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.
(No picture for this one, on VHS tapes) by the ACA Freestyle Committee.
Donated by Bill Whitaker.
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 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
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
Donated by Bill Whitaker.
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
1989 Savage Worlds, C-1 Lugbill/Hearn (DVD) (No Picture of this one)
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
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
Dinosaur River Guide, by Belknap
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
A Boundary Waters Fishing Guide, by Michael Furtman
Missouri
Missouri Ozark Waterways by the Missouri Conservation Department
Montana
Montana's Wild & Scenic Upper Missouri River, by Glenn Monahan
New Mexico
New Mexico Whitewater, A Guide to River Trips by The New Mexico State Park Division
Texas
The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande by Louis F. Aulbach and Joe Butler
Texas Rivers and Rapids, Canoe and Backpack Guidebook, Volume VI, 1983, by Ben M. Nolan
Texas Whitewater by Steve Daniel
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
San Juan River Guide by Lisa Kearsley
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
Safety
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
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
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