Canoeing for Everyone: A Guide to Selecting the Gear, Learning the Stroke and Planning Your Trips »

Daniel A. Gray first learned to canoe thirty years ago in the Boy Scouts. As a high school teacher he led groups on canoe trips to the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota, and as an Urban Adventures Coordinator he has led hundreds of participants on trips on the Milwaukee River. Gray helped develop the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail.

Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds and The American Wilderness. His work has also appeared in Knack Car Camping, as well as numerous national magazines, including Outside and Audubon.

With a gear-buying guide and hundreds of color photos, this is the clearest, most accessible instructional guide available—for paddling on ponds, lakes, rivers, or oceans.