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For the ultimate adventure by canoe or sea kayak, this guide to paddling the Everglades offers detailed information about every significant paddling route in Everglades National Park. These routes cover more than 400 miles of ocean, river, bay, and creek waters, plus the Gulf of Mexico. The 53 designated paddling routes -- including the renowned Wilderness Waterway, the spine of the paddler's pathways -- provide access to Florida's endangered natural paradise, the wide sheet of water that includes pristine beaches, sun-drenched keys, and the world's largest mangrove forest. The routes include day trips, week-long excursions, and many not-so-frequented passages. Molloy provides realistic and instructive information for serious paddlers, casual vacationers, bird watchers, and fishermen.

A PADDLER'S GUIDE PRESENTS
-- a rating system for each route that includes hazards, mileage and paddling time, and physical landmarks;
-- descriptions of every backcountry campsite, from unusual chickees to old Calusa Indian mounds, to beachfront islands;
-- 22 trailmaps adapted from nautical charts and U.S. Geological Survey topography maps;
-- tips on supplies, equipment, navigation, and coping with insects.