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I randomly chose 5 names from all entries, and the following folks will be receiving a free copy of the book. I expect to be shipping these out around June 10. Congratulations [...]]]> Well, after 271 votes, it came down to the last day. By a mere 17 votes, the cover with most votes is:

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I randomly chose 5 names from all entries, and the following folks will be receiving a free copy of the book. I expect to be shipping these out around June 10. Congratulations to:
Will Beaty
Chris Summerlin
Donna Petherbridge
Tom Williams
Deviled Legs (Carolina Rollergirls)

Preorder Information

The book is now available for preorder at discounted rates.

The Preorder price for the Ebook PDF version (64 pages, full color) will be $5.95. Click here to preorder:

The Preorder price for the paperbook book (60 pages, full color) will be $9.95+shipping. Click here to preorder:

You can also choose to Adopt A Library ($12.95+free shipping). Just add a note to your order form with the library location and any other pertinent info, and I’ll take care of the shipping. Click here to Adopt a Library:

After May 28, the retail price for the printed book will be $12.95, and the Ebook PDF version will retail for $8.95. I expect to ship out preorders around June 10, and I will email the link to download the Ebook at that same time. 10% of the proceeds from all sales will go to the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation.

Thanks again for everything. This has been a blast to put together and (finally) get out into the real world! Feel free to  with your Facebook friends!

Take care,

-John Pugh

I’m randomly selecting one name for every 50 entries, and the winners for the free books will be announced [...]]]> It’s come down to the last day, and with 247 votes there still isn’t a clear-cut leader in the Neuse River Book Cover Contest. Three covers are nearly tied, with one bringing up the rear. Vote Now

I’m randomly selecting one name for every 50 entries, and the winners for the free books will be announced on Wednesday. Pre-orders for both the paper version and ebook versions will be start later this week. Pre-order prices will be $9.95 for the paper version, and $6.95 for the ebook. The book will retail for $12.95 (full-color paper version) and $8.95 (ebook).

The book should be in area stores and on Amazon.com in mid-June. I’ll also be releasing a DVD on the trip later this summer. Vote Now and with your Facebook friends!

Thanks,

-John

Ebook will be start next week. Winners will be announced on May 10.

The book should [...]]]> I’m releasing a photobook about last year’s expedition down the Neuse River and I’m letting Source to Sea readers pick  the cover!  I’ll be drawing names for a free copies of the book, and pre-orders for both the paper version and

Ebook will be start next week. Winners will be announced on May 10.

The book should be on Amazon around mid-June. I’ll also be releasing a DVD on the trip later this summer. Vote Now and Share with your Facebook Friends!

Here’s the rules:
* Only one entry per email address

*Contest will be open from April 28-May 10
*One entry per 100 will be chosen at random to receive a free book
*Email address is required in order to notify the winner(s)
That’s it!

10% of the net proceeds from this book will go to the Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation.

Click on any of the images to be taken to the survey.

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Reams of recipes, tips, and dietary guidelines are spelled out over 280 pages. [...]]]> You’ve got to eat when backpacking and paddling, and one of our favorite outdoor cookbooks is Simple Foods for the Pack. Our copy of this Sierra Club classic is dog-earred, food-stained, and used more and more each time we head out.

Reams of recipes, tips, and dietary guidelines are spelled out over 280 pages. I like the simple layout of the book, with just enough black and white line drawings to break up things. We usually concentrate on the faster-cooking foods when tramping around, but there are also a large selections of breads and other camp foods for the slow-down set. We’ve particularly enjoyed the Chili (p. 176,) Pumpkin Pie Cake (p. 63,) and Alpine Spaghetti (p. 188.)

I’ve eaten more then my fair share of processed rice and noodle meals and just can’t choke them down any more. When I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, my diet consisted of Little Debbie snack cakes, Lipton meals, and peppermint patties. Eating that kind of crap day-in and day-out didn’t cut it, and I felt horrible by the end of the trip. We’ve gone to trying out healthier meals while out on the trail, and I feel 100% better at the end of the day. Simple Foods for the Pack has been a great addition to our outdoor bookshelf.

For more selected Books for Backpackers, check out our Amazon AStore at http://astore.amazon.com/sourctoseapad-20. Proceeds from our Amazon links help defer the cost of this website and are used to further the efforts of the Source to Sea Expedition. Thanks again for your support.

I like cutting-edge techniques and equipment as much as the next guy, but sometimes it pays to go back to the classics. Song [...]]]> “There is one thing I should warn you about before you decide to get serious about canoeing. You must consider the possibility of becoming totally and incurably hooked on it.” -Bill Mason

I like cutting-edge techniques and equipment as much as the next guy, but sometimes it pays to go back to the classics. Song of the Paddle is and update of the earlier Path of the Paddle, one of those kinds of books that brings you back to the old days, where PFD’s were optional, helmets were from the hockey rink, and flannel was the high-tech fabric of the time.

Bill was a lifetime paddler who lived and breathed canoeing and camping. Solo wilderness trips into middle of nowhere, writing, filmmaking, and painting all revolved around the simple canoe. Song of the Paddle is an instructional book first and foremost, with hundreds of photos detailing a myriad of strokes and camping skills. Basic river-reading, ferrying, packing, and other details that take a lifetime to master are thoughtfully laid out.

Song of the Paddle covers alot of ground, including the bare basics of the parts a canoe, simple forward strokes, solo and double paddling, advanced whitewater skills, recoveries, and the skills of wilderness tripping. A beautiful section of color photos highlight his wilderness trips and whitewater days. Bill peppers his prose with numerous stories and anecdotes that adds a dimension rarely seen these days. Yeah, I’m gushing, but man do I like this book. Bill passed away in 1988, but I get the feeling that somewhere Bill’s pulling into an eddy and smiling.

For more selected Books for Backpackers, check out our Amazon AStore at http://astore.amazon.com/sourctoseapad-20. Proceeds from our Amazon links help defer the cost of this website and are used to further the efforts of the Source to Sea Expedition. Thanks again for your support.