Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater [Paperback]

Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater is the definitive guide to the best rivers and creeks for kayaking and rafting in Washington and Oregonhome to some of the most fun (and challenging) whitewater in the world. Including over 240 detailed run descriptions from local area paddlers who know these rivers and creeks better than anyone else, this is the only book youll ever need for a lifetimes-worth of paddling in the Pacific Northwest.Includes&?Run descriptions?Shuttle directions?Detailed maps?Min. and max. recommended flows?Scouting advice?Awesome photos?And more!This book has over 90 contributing authors and photographers, a true community project that was quarterbacked by four compiling authors.Nick Hinds?is a Class V kayaker with almost a decade of experience paddling in the Pacific Northwest. He began his career in advertising in 2003 as an intern for?Paddler?magazine in Steamboat, Colo. After being hired on fulltime for four years, he helped start PaddlingLife.net. Nick then moved to?Canoe & Kayak?magazine, where he worked as an advertising executive for three years and was eventually promoted to Advertising Director of?Canoe & Kayak, SUP,?and?Kayak Fish?magazines. Hes written several articles for?Canoe & Kayak, and now runs his own paddlesports advertising agency in Seattle.Ryan Scott has been exploring the Pacific Northwest with his kayak for nearly 20 years. Based in the Columbia River gorge, he has been documenting his travels creatively through writing and film. His contribution to Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater is a nearly complete collection of his favorite pieces of whitewater. Originally from East Tennessee, he made the move to Hood River, Oregon after high school and began to immerse himself in the world of whitewater paddling. Since then he has directed and shot numerous short films as well as a feature documentary, Habitat. His photography and writing has been printed in several whitewater magazines across the country. Now helÓA