Product Description

Pack up your paddles and discover over 75 adventures along the rivers and streams of Kansas. By canoe or kayak, explore diverse routes of the Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas rivers and all the exciting things the land has to offer along the way. Complete with detailed maps for each trip, this guide will teach readers about water conditions and rental options, topographical features, landmarks, flora and fauna, camping information and much more, no matter which journey they choose to take.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #798326 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 173 pages

About the Author
Dave Murphy, a lifelong Kansan, lives in Ottawa, Kansas with his wife JoAnne. They have kayaked, rafted, canoed and hiked thousands of miles around the world from Montana to New Zealand and from Austria to the Philippines. An expert whitewater kayaker and rafter, Dave served as president of the Kansas City Whitewater Club and two terms as president of the Kansas Canoe and Kayak Association. Dave also served as the first Kansas Riverkeeper. He is currently on the board of the Kansas Natural Resource Council.

When not canoeing, kayaking, rafting, hiking or tending to family business, Dave works as a business consultant and dedicates much of his time to the protection and restoration of Kansas rivers and streams.

Customer Reviews

Paddling Kansas - fills the bill
This book really does a fine job with maps and details that can get you onto some the rare publicly accessible rivers in Kansas. Author, Dave Murphy has really put together a fine guide book in a state that has, up to now, not been well known for its rivers.