A mom and her young son's peaceful canoe trip to Big Island to pick blueberries is disturbed when Miles, the family dog, spots a mother loon and its two chicks, and decides to give chase.
Four men set out for a remote river on a white-water canoeing adventure that turns to a nightmare when they are forced to struggle against man and nature for survival.
Fifteen-year-old Jessie and the other rebellious teenage members of a wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader, hijack his boats, and try to run the dangerous white water at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Although he reluctantly agrees to accompany his little brother on a canoe trip, eighteen-year-old Eric finally gains new respect for this younger sibling whose ingenuity rescues him.
This book is an introduction to white-water rafting, canoeing, and kayaking, describing river ratings, equipment, safety practices, rules, training, and competitions.
Houndsley likes canoeing and his friend Catina likes bicycling, but each has to help the other learn to enjoy these activities in order to do them together.