ARTICLES & WEB LINKS

Articles about kayaking & canoeing in the Hudson Valley, Pack and Paddle staff and events.

Beacon Dispatch: Kayaks on the Hudson, July 2006, pdf
Beacon Dispatch: Sweep the River Clean, April 2006, pdf
Poughkeepsie Journal: Greenland Kayaking Festival, May 2005, pdf
Beacon Dispatch: Bannerman Island Castle, September 2005, pdf
Poughkeepsie Journal: Go Zero Kayak Race, October 2005, pdf
Beacon NY Getaway, Online: pdf
Adirondack Mountain Club Newsletter: Paddlefest at Plum Point, Summer 2006, pdf
NY Times: Great Swamp, June 2006, pdf
Poughkeepsie Journal: Greenland Fest, May 2004, pdf
Catskill Mountain Region Guide: Outdoor Adventure/Kayak Rolling Class, April 2004, pdf
Poughkeepsie Journal: Snowshoeing, February 2003, pdf

Organizations and web sites
Information on paddling, hiking, camping, skiing, biking, hunting, fishing and outdoor recreational activities in New York State and New England are listed below. Surf On!

Adirondack Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
American Canoe Association
American Whitewater
Atlantic Coastal Kayaker
Backpacker Magazine
Beacon Weather
Biking in NYS
British Canoe Union
Canoe & Kayak Magazine
Connecticut Coastal Access Guide
Connecticut Paddling with ConnYak
Climbing Magazine
Dutchess County Tourism
Freshwater Fishing
FROGS - Friends of the Great Swamp
Greenland Kayaking with Qajaq USA
Greenways & Railtrails
Hudson River & New York State DEC
Hudson River Valley Institute
Hudson River Valley Greenway
Hudson River Watertrail Association
I Love NY
Nature Conservancy
NY/NJ Trail Conference
New York State River Levels
Northeast Paddlers Message Board
Northeast Tide Tables & the Hudson River
Paddler Magazine
Paddle Smart/Boating Safety
Rock and Ice Magazine
Sea Kayaker Magazine
Scenic Hudson
Water Temperature Hudson River
Windspeeds at Newburgh- Iwindsurf.com














Reference Books

Hudson River Watertrail Guide, by Ian Giddy & The Hudson River Watertrail Association
A Kayakers Guide to the Hudson River Valley, by Shari Aber
The Appalachian Mountain Club's Quietwater Canoe Guide Book Series
Quiet Water Guide to New York State
Quietwater Guide to Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island
Quietwater Guide to New Hampshire & Vermont
Quietwater Guide to Maine
Sea Kayaking Coastal Massachusetts, by Lisa Gollin Evans
Sea Kayaking Along the Mid Atlantic Coast, by Tamsin Venn
Sea Kayaking Along the New England Coast, by Tamsin Venn
The Basic Book of Sea Kayaking, by Derek Hutchinson
Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation, by David Burch
NY Exposed, The Whitewater State, Volume 1, Northtern, NY, by Dennis Squires
NY Exposed, The Whitewater State, Volume 2, Southern, NY, by Dennis Squires
Northeastern Whitewater Guide, by Bruce Lessels
Bomb Proof Roll and Beyond, by Paul Dutky

Reference Videos
Sea Kayaking Getting Started
Performance Sea Kayaking, by Kent Ford
SOAR-Skills on All Rivers, (Whitewater Skills), by Ken Whiting
Play Daze, Ken Whiting
White Water Self Defense, (Rescue Techniques)
Grace Under Pressure, (Eskimo Rolling), by Tom Decuir

We stock these and other great books and videos. If you would like to order yours
call or email your order and we will ship it out within 24 hours.

More reference material for hikers, backpackers and climbers comming soon!

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