Terry Rudnick
Foghorn Outdoors
Avalon Travel Publishing
Emeryville, CA
2000
U.S.$19.95 / CAN $30.05

If a water-based vacation in the State of Washington is on your agenda, Terry Rudnick’s “Washington Boating and Water Sports” should be on your bookshelf. This is a well-written, comprehensive guide, with just enough “attitude,” and made more enjoyable by a style that is comfortable and articulate.

Rudnick divides the state into ten sections, using a standard grid format. Each of the ten sections represents a chapter, which includes all boating spots found in that area. Taken as a whole, the volume covers all of the best water recreation spots in the Evergreen State, and it provides a wealth of information for water enthusiasts of all sorts, from power boaters to anglers to kayakers, and everything in between. [Read more...]