Comments on: Books for Paddlers – Song of the Paddle http://sourcetosea.net/books-for-paddlers-song-of-the-paddle/ Paddling the Mississippi River and Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail Wed, 26 May 2010 10:57:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Adams http://sourcetosea.net/books-for-paddlers-song-of-the-paddle/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Jim Adams Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:34:42 +0000 http://sourcetosea.net/wordpress/books-for-paddlers-song-of-the-paddle/#comment-329 All of Bill's books are wonderful reads. There is Path of the Paddle Flatwater, Path of the Paddle Whitewater, Song of the Paddle and his son's book, Thrill of the Paddle. The paddling instructionals (flat water and whitewater cover both solo and tandam paddling. Song does indeed cover wilderness canoe tripping and Thrill covers more modern advanced whitewater canoeing techniques. The videos available by the same names are also very good but I do believe that if you can only see or purchase one of them, order Water Walker. It is Bill's last film before his passing and also his best...a timeless classic. Another great read is Raffin's biography of Bill titled Fire In The Bones Bill died of bone cancer at an early age but the title also describes his love of the wilderness. Enjoy Jim Adams All of Bill’s books are wonderful reads. There is Path of the Paddle Flatwater, Path of the Paddle Whitewater, Song of the Paddle and his son’s book, Thrill of the Paddle.
The paddling instructionals (flat water and whitewater cover both solo and tandam paddling. Song does indeed cover wilderness canoe tripping and Thrill covers more modern advanced whitewater canoeing techniques.
The videos available by the same names are also very good but I do believe that if you can only see or purchase one of them, order Water Walker. It is Bill’s last film before his passing and also his best…a timeless classic.
Another great read is Raffin’s biography of Bill titled Fire In The Bones Bill died of bone cancer at an early age but the title also describes his love of the wilderness.
Enjoy
Jim Adams

]]> By: Phreon http://sourcetosea.net/books-for-paddlers-song-of-the-paddle/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Phreon Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:06:14 +0000 http://sourcetosea.net/wordpress/books-for-paddlers-song-of-the-paddle/#comment-189 I must humbly submit that you are in error in stating "Song of the Paddle" is an update of "Path of the Paddle". "Path of the Paddle" is an instruction guide about canoing technique interspersed with Bill's philosophical musings. "Song of the Paddle" is specifically about wilderness tripping/camping or as Bill put it, the difference between "roughing it" and "outdoor living". Though of course they are related, the two books cover distinctly different subject matter. Thanks, Phreon I must humbly submit that you are in error in stating “Song of the Paddle” is an update of “Path of the Paddle”. “Path of the Paddle” is an instruction guide about canoing technique interspersed with Bill’s philosophical musings. “Song of the Paddle” is specifically about wilderness tripping/camping or as Bill put it, the difference between “roughing it” and “outdoor living”. Though of course they are related, the two books cover distinctly different subject matter.

Thanks,
Phreon

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