Step-by-step instruction with great illustrations

Building Snowshoes

Gil Gilpatrick

Allagash - the name itself evokes a sense of awe and adventure that only this wilderness area can convey. In Allagash, Gil Gilpatrick skillfully weaves fact and fiction to whisk you back through time on this legendary waterway. The fact in this exciting book is based on careful research - the fiction is based on facts that are known combined with careful speculation of what could have happened.  In Part One you are guided through the present-day Allagash region by Gilpatrick who has been a Master Maine Guide for over 40 years and has guided more than 100 trips through the Waterway. Significant historic and natural sights are highlighted and these points of interest are punctuated with anecdotes of personal experiences.  In Part Two you will learn about Maine’s colorful lumbering industry going back to the middle of the 1800’s. You will be impressed at what a sophisticated, well engineered operation it was back then. Like the western cowboy, the lumberjack’s life has always seemed rugged and adventurous - it was romanticized. The fact is, the lumberman’s life was filled with hard labor and countless life-and-death situations from sunup to sundown. You will be introduced to lumberjack characters like Mushrat Murphy, and be taken to lumber camps and onto the river to experience the life of the river driver.  Part Three is about the Bear Clan of the Wabnaki. The Native American’s use of the Allagash has been traced back to the end of the last ice-age. The account of their life along the river is literally sprinkled with colorful lore and legend. You will be introduced to the Great Spirit, or Manitou and to Gluscabe, a tribal hero. The beautiful Allagash was not untrodden wilderness. "It was a region that gave life to a people who husbanded its resources for thousands of years."

Allagash

Gilpatrick,gIL

The Outdoor Leader’s Handbook will be an indispensable guide for the beginning outdoors person, but it is especially written for those people who are experienced in the out-of-doors, but are faced with the prospect of leading others afield. Gilpatrick has been a Master Maine Guide for over 40 years and has guided commercially for much of that time. In this book you get the benefit of his experience as well as that of other guides and outdoor professionals who have contributed their advice and expertise. The reader is taken through each step in the planning, packing and conduct of an outdoor expedition. Special emphasis is placed on the safety and well being of those people for whom the leader is responsible. 
The clear writing and fresh approach makes this book a classic among guides to the outdoors and it will be the textbook for professional guides for years to come.

The Outdoor Leaders Handbook

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Allagash - the name itself evokes a sense of awe and adventure that only this wilderness area can convey. In Allagash, Gil Gilpatrick skillfully weaves fact and fiction to whisk you back through time on this legendary waterway. The fact in this exciting book is based on careful research - the fiction is based on facts that are known combined with careful speculation of what could have happened. 
In Part One you are guided through the present-day Allagash region by Gilpatrick who has been a Master Maine Guide for over 40 years and has guided more than 100 trips through the Waterway. Significant historic and natural sights are highlighted and these points of interest are punctuated with anecdotes of personal experiences. 
In Part Two you will learn about Maine’s colorful lumbering industry going back to the middle of the 1800’s. You will be impressed at what a sophisticated, well engineered operation it was back then. Like the western cowboy, the lumberjack’s life has always seemed rugged and adventurous - it was romanticized. The fact is, the lumberman’s life was filled with hard labor and countless life-and-death situations from sunup to sundown. You will be introduced to lumberjack characters like Mushrat Murphy, and be taken to lumber camps and onto the river to experience the life of the river driver. 
Part Three is about the Bear Clan of the Wabnaki. The Native American’s use of the Allagash has been traced back to the end of the last ice-age. The account of their life along the river is literally sprinkled with colorful lore and legend. You will be introduced to the Great Spirit, or Manitou and to Gluscabe, a tribal hero. The beautiful Allagash was not untrodden wilderness. "It was a region that gave life to a people who husbanded its resources for thousands of years."

If you are thinking about taking an Allagash canoe trip then The Allagash Guide is for you. You will find information about what to take, how much time you will need, where to start, what to do about your vehicle, campsites and much, much more. You will start your first trip with information that would take years to accumulate on your own. The equipment and food lists in the book are extensive and will allow you to make up your own lists with the confidence that nothing needed will be left behind. The lists evolved over many years and will cover a variety of tripping situations. This book, along with Gil’s book Allagash, will make you an Allagash expert the first time out.

The Allagash Guide

Travel

United States

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Building Snowshoes

Allagash

The Outdoor Leaders Handbook

Allagash

The Allagash Guide