Song of the Paddle: An Illustrated Guide to Wilderness Camping

by Bill Mason

Bill Mason's noteworthy adventuring on family canoe trips.

Genres: Outdoors, Reference, Nonfiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sure wish I could've met Bill Mason. I have had opportunity to paddle with his son. Wonderful book.

[Caolan McMahon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bill's writing is informal, relaxed, enthusiastic, and engaging. Perhaps it helps that I watched his (excellent) film Waterwalker beforehand as I could hear his narration throughout. Some of his advice, and certainly his equipment, might be dated now since it was written 34 years ago, but I still thoroughly enjoyed his expedition logs and descriptions of 'living outdoors'. To be honest, I quite enjoyed the 80's camping gear too.

[Ron Crouch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and well worth reading.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is old-school and provides testaments of an outdoor-living family with a philosophy of harmony and adventure. It's a great resource for many things canoeing and camping.

[Eric Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the information, especially on gear is dated, but the writing and the stories are timeless.