Synopses & Reviews
Itís an experience of a lifetime and a book that takes away the worry. 20 Great BWCA Trips is as essential as a sleeping bag and bug spray. It features easy base-camp trips for beginners, several drop-in/no-portage options and more.
Synopsis
This is your all-in-one guide to 20 short, simple trips. With the details you need for planning and enjoying your experience, 20 Great BWCA Trips is as essential as a sleeping bag and bug spray with easy base-camp trips for beginners, several drop-in, no-portage options and much more.
Synopsis
The Experience of a Lifetime, the Book to Get You ThereThe Boundary Waters Canoe Area is a natural landscape largely unchanged by human hands. If you haven't seen it, you're missing a great life experience. The 20 trips in this book are designed to give beginners confidence. They also offer features that even experienced canoeists will appreciate, like easier access points, and manageable routes that lead to great campsites and impressive scenery.
User-Friendly Features
- Easy base-camp trips--even beginners can enjoy the BWCA
- Several drop-in, no-portage options
- Day-trip suggestions for seeing the many wonders of this region
- Scenic and historic variety without marathon canoeing
- Maps, tips, permit information and more
Get ready for a Boundary Waters adventure you'll never forget.
About the Author
Van Jordahl is a Minnesota native with a Masters of Science degree from Bemidji State University and a Sixth Year degree from Mankato State University, both in Educational Administration. He is a retired Minnesota elementary school principal. He has had a lifetime love of fishing and exploring the BWCA and the Superior National Forest. He has planned and guided trips to the BWCA for youth groups, friends and family members for over thirty years. Van is a member of Friends of the Boundary Waters and the Superior Hiking Trail Association.Gerald Strom is a Minnesota native, he attended Hamline University before earning a Ph.D at the University of Illinois in Urbana. He then spent 34 years as a professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. During his teaching career, he would always find time in the summer to explore and fish in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Superior National Forest. In addition to his professional writing, he has written articles for many different publications, including the New York Times and Boundary Waters Journal.