There are few places on the planet that still offer true wilderness paddling. Northern Saskatchewan is one of them. Wilderness adventurer Laurel Archer takes us on 15 trips down 15 rivers: the well traveled and the less traveled. With detailed route descriptions, maps, sage advice on rapids, hazards, campsites, and special attractions, as well as notes on the recreational, historical, and wilderness value of each river.

A guide to 15 true wilderness rivers in Northern Saskatchewan, including detailed route descriptions, maps, advice on rapids, hazards, campsites, special attractions, as well as the historical and wilderness value of each river.

Acknowledgments

Introduction About This Book About Canoeing in Northern Saskatchewan What You Need to Know to Go

How to Use This Guidebook Finding the River For You Locating the Rivers The Logistics: Length, Maps, Access and When to Go Difficulty Ratings: Is This Trip for You? Character of the River and Region: Rapids, Rocks and Trees Local History Solitude Wildlife Fishing Special Equipment Recommendations Trip Notes: Your Detailed Guide to the River's Features

The Rivers at a Glance: A Comparative Chart

The Trips Sturgeon-weir River Montreal River Churchill River Paull River Foster River Haultain River Clearwater River Wathaman River Geikie River Cree River Waterfound River Fond du Lac River MacFarlane River Carswell and William Rivers Porcupine River

Directory of Services

References and Suggested Readings

International Scale of Rapid Classification

No-Trace Camping and Wilderness Ethic

Place Index

Provides important detailed descriptions, maps and sage advice ... this book in format, content and style has a lot going for it.

Detailed ... a keen sense of what real life paddlers -- as opposed to macho endurance heroes -- want out of a wilderness trip.

Will be appreciated by serious paddlers planning multi-day trips into the rugged, pre-Cambrian wilderness of northern Saskatchewan... filled with route descriptions and practical details... Best of all, Archer references her descriptions to map coordinates.

Archer has painstakingly documented the rivers and generously shared her notes about rapids and campsites; her writing is organized, consistent and reliable.