Exploring the Big Salmon River: Quiet Lake to the Yukon River
Details
By: Karpes, Gus
ISBN: 0-88839-422-5
Binding: Trade Paper
Size: 8.5" X 5.5"
Pages: 62
Photos: 8
Illustrations: 19
Publication Date: 1998
Description
PR Highlights: The History of the Big Salmon River Area.
PHOTO Highlights: B/w photos & sketches thoughout.
Description: This is the ultimate guide book for riverboat enthusiasts. Full of maps, camping tips, fishing hints and local history.
Take a trip back in history along the Big Salmon River and revisit one of the routes that led fortune seekers to the Kondike gold rush. Author Gus Karpes introduces readers to this exhilarating and challenging wilderness river as he explains all one needs to know about travelling the river and local history, this is the ultimate guide book for riverboat enthusiasts.
Author Biography
Gus Karpes and his partner Irene Pugh are the authorities on travelling these Yukon rivers, having spent more than twenty-five years meandering the northern water courses. From their rustic home on Lake Laberge, Gus has written a number of guide books sharing his extensive knowledge with fellow travelers.