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by Herb Pearce (Author)
This is a book of lessons learned from whitewater wilderness canoeing, especially canoe camping, mostly on Maine rivers. with one trip on the Rio Grande in Texas. It's a book about my river experiences, canoe technique, suggestions to make your canoe trips more enjoyable, survival skills, and what the river and whitewater can teach you. This book is a mixture of practice advice, personal stories, poetry, history, autobiography, a journal, an advocacy for canoeing, with lots of tips and lessons learned from the river on how to live a more enjoyable life. It includes hundreds of canoeing and nature photographs I've taken on the river over the last 25 years.
Author Biography
Herb Pearce has been whitewater canoeing and camping for 25 years. Learn about his experiences on all of Maine's whitewater camping rivers - The St. Croix, Allagash, Moose, St. John, E. Penoscot, Sebois and others, and also the Rio Grande in Texas. Lessons from the River contains hundreds of photographs from his experiences. Includes practical tips for whitewater canoeing, camping, nature experiences, how to set up a trip, and whether to go with a large or small group or go solo. Herb Pearce is a psychotherapist from Arlington, MA. His specialty is using the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs personality typing systems to work with personality types and conflicts in relationships, with a highly experienced ability to understand and negotiate differences. He works with individuals, couples and families. Herb is the author of Enneagram Basics, Enneagram Beyond the Basics, The Caregiver's Enneagram and Herb's Tips for Living.
