The Misadventures of a Cross-America Kayaker

Hank Landau

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English

Koehler Books
25 October 2022

Limnology (freshwater); The Earth: natural history general; Canoeing & kayaking; Travel & holiday guides

The Misadventures of a Cross-America Kayaker is the story of an old man on what would probably be his final adventure. Over a span of seven years, Hank Landau paddled and portaged over 4,700 miles on nineteen waterways and rivers, six of them going upstream. He touched seventeen states and traversed thirty-one dams along a route that started at the Pacific Ocean and ended at the Atlantic.

Alone almost the entire trip, and always under his own power, age and injuries took their toll. Paddling over a diversion dam, run-ins with a charging alligator and a rattlesnake that pursued his kayak, almost being run down by tows and barges, being swept out to sea at an inlet, capsizing in rapids, and becoming lost in a swamp as fire ants invaded his cockpit were some of the perilous, life-threatening, and sometimes humorous misadventures he encountered along the way.

He also had ample time to reflect on the accomplishments of early explorers, including those of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, whose route he followed west of the Tennessee River. Not a day went by that he didn't reflect on the beneficial and detrimental impacts civilization has brought to our rivers and waterways and to the people who now live and once lived along their shores. This is their story, and your story, as well as his.

By: Hank Landau
Imprint: Koehler Books
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 458g
ISBN: 9781646637782
ISBN 10: 164663778X
Pages: 310
Publication Date: 25 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

After spending his youth messing about in canoes and rowboats, Hank Landau attended the US Coast Guard Academy and served as an officer in the US Army during the Vietnam War. His post-military professional career includes a PhD in civil/environmental engineering, forty years of consulting and teaching, and volunteer work as chair of a Washington State science advisory board and in groups promoting human rights and the environment.Hank has given many talks about his voyage and has been featured in five newspaper articles. He speaks and writes about social justice and climate change and has served numerous times as an expert witness on environmental matters.Hank and his wife live in the Pacific Northwest. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.

Reviews for The Misadventures of a Cross-America Kayaker

There is something for everyone in this amazing tale by an extraordinary man. -William Ellis, Retired Minister in Foreign Service An inspirational tale of grit and determination in the face of adventures both alarming and amusing. -Judith Works, author of Coins in the Fountain: A Midlife Escape to Rome