10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAFTING»
Discover the use of
rafting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rafting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Whitewater Rafter
This book has everything you need to become adept at river running."--Doug Tims, President, Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association "The rafting community has been waiting a long time for a book like The Complete Whitewater Rafter.
Rafts and gear, essential paddling techniques, safety and rescue, destinations. Full-color photos and illustrations.
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Whitewater
Rafting Manual: Tactics and Techniques for Great ...
Includes choosing equipment, controlling and propelling the raft, reading water, recognizing potential hazards, information on rigging, maintenance, repairs and first aid.
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Whitewater
Rafting in North America: More Than 100
Rafting ...
Whitewater Rafting in North America is a nontechnical guide for both first-time
and frequent rafters. The book details the enjoyable, exciting, and sometimes
even daring sport of whitewater rafting. It also describes several relaxing float
trips ...
Lloyd Dean Armstead, 1997
Alit About Rafting Rafting is one of the oldest forms of transportation in the world.
People have used rafts for thousands of years. A raft is a flat object that floats.
People tied wood together to make the first rafts. People used rafts to float food, ...
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Seaworthy: Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of ...
Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of Rafting T. R. Pearson. the coast and
then northwest as the A ge Unlimited drove nearly two hundred miles south of
Isabela Island, the largest of the Galapagos group. Sure now to avoid a spiraling
...
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Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review
Herein the general principles of rafting are described and how they contribute to
population connectivity. Rafting dispersal has particular characteristics, which
may differ substantially from those of species with planktonic larval dispersal.
R. N. Gibson, R. J. A. Atkinson, J. D. M. Gordon, 2006
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Rafting Days in Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Rafting Surpassed Other Streams By JOHN H. CHATHAM*
RAFTING was at one time a great business on all the large streams of
Pennsylvania. It was a prosperous business for many years on the Delaware,
Schuylkill, ...
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Rafting on the Mississip'
Charles Edward Russell. name for it. To work it in perfection the operator must
watch like a hawk. Immediately after the line straightened up taut and hard with
the first pull of the raft, there came a slight easing of the pressure as the
momentum ...
Charles Edward Russell, 1928
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAFTING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rafting is used in the context of the following news items.
Tennessee rafting guide saves orphaned bear cub from river
Rafting guide Danny Allen is used to seeing wildlife during his trips down the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, but until recently, they've largely been observed at ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
Swollen Colorado rivers force rafters to seek calmer waters
But the deaths haven't dampened the attraction of the state's whitewater rafting industry, which drew about half a million people last year and had an economic ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
Boy's body found in Arkansas River in Chaffee County
Authorities, however, have not definitively confirmed whether the body is that of the Golden boy, who fell from a raft during a commercial rafting trip. Sheriff John ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
Rafting death a reminder of need for caution
Smith said he didn't know that this was the same spot where emergency workers were unable Saturday to revive an Illinois man who fell in the river while rafting, ... «Aspen Times, Jun 15»
2 die in rafting accident on Colorado River
MOAB, Utah — Two men have died while whitewater rafting on the Colorado River near Utah's eastern border with Colorado, a sheriff in Utah said Friday. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jun 15»
Bozeman man dies in Gallatin River rafting accident
"There were seven other people in the raft, nine with the river guide. The raft did go over just north of House Rock and the individual passed away," said Gallatin ... «KBZK Bozeman News, Jun 15»
Woman killed in rafting accident on Clear Creek
A woman is dead after a rafting accident Friday morning on Clear Creek just east of Idaho Springs. The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said Michelle Math, ... «The Denver Post, May 15»
Company halts plans for rafting trips through Oso slide zone
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A rafting company says it's reconsidering its plans to offer sightseeing trips through the zone of last year's devastating Oso landslide. «KOMO News, Mar 15»
Browns Canyon in Chaffee County to be designated as a National …
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. - A popular fishing, rafting and hiking spot is about to become Colorado's newest National Monument. Senator Michael Bennet said ... «The Denver Channel, Feb 15»
Lynnwood man dies after rafting accident on Yakima River
A Lynnwood man died overnight after falling off a raft into the Yakima River near Cle Elum. Kittitas County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Clayton Myers said that ... «Q13 FOX, Jan 15»
