Paddler's Guide to the Olympic?
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Topic: Paddler's Guide to the Olympic?
Posted By: AtomicMan
Subject: Paddler's Guide to the Olympic?
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 1:25pm
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Hey, I'm a paddler from CO and I just moved to the Olympic side of the sound. Liking the stuff I can find on this site and in the Bennett Book, but now that the water's flowing I'm itching to explore the Olympics. I've heard the rumors of the Korb book and even sent him a letter (address is in the Bennett Book), but haven't been able to find a copy yet...
Anyone have one they'd be willing to part with, or know where I can get one? Help a newly local paddler out! Thanks 
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 1:47pm
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http://www.amazon.com/A-paddlers-guide-Olympic-Peninsula/dp/B0006FA310 I have a copy but it is currently lost somewhere in the stacks of Berenstain Bears and Thomas the Train Books.I have changed up my reading lately to something more captivating for my attention span. Make sure you hit up a few of the OP boaters on this site too, many that frequent this haunt are out an about a lot but not the most overt in their attempt to relish in hi profile media coverage of the days adventure. |
Posted By: AtomicMan
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 2:07pm
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Nice! I think I stumbled on these a while ago and being the newly employed post-college guy I am, I figured I could probably find one for cheaper than $140. If nobody comes through with one I might spring for it though... If you find that copy somewhere in the pile of Berenstein Bears and Thomas the Train Books and wanted to get a little money for it, let me know!
Yeah, I'm hoping to hit up some OP boaters, or really from anywhere. I'll be around on this site a lot more now Cheers |
Posted By: jalmquist
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 3:04pm
| Keep an eye out at used book stores. A few years ago I found a copy of the 3rd edition in a Poulsbo used book store for $5. Extra credit if you can find a copy of the hand-written first edition. What it lacks in breadth and accuracy is more than made up for in character. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 4:15pm
| Did anyone ever officially de-code the equation to get accurate mileage from Korbs Odometer? |
Posted By: jalmquist
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2015 at 9:24am
| Just like what happens to "the rules", I'm pretty sure Gary kept changing the equation. Not just edition to edition, but run to run. He wanted people to learn to use their sniffer when finding rivers, and experience discovery own their own. Good thing his guides predated the wide-spread use of public GPS, or many of us would still be lost in the OP hills searching out erroneous coordinates. |
Posted By: jonlcrain
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2015 at 9:58am
| Best bet to find this book would be in local used book stores around Kitsap County. My copy also came from a used book store in Poulsbo. |
Posted By: AtomicMan
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2015 at 6:19pm
| Sounds like I'm going to have to start looking through old used book stores. Thanks all. Anyone getting out on the Peninsula this weekend? I'm comfortable reading and running up to IV+, will run/portage V if the crew is willing to scout. Better way to learn a river is to get on it rather than reading about it anyways! |