Description
Book SynopsisExplore the beautiful beaches, bays, harbors, marshes, and ponds of Cape Cod and Martha''s Vineyard from your kayak.
Twenty-five exciting trips cover the entire Cape from Falmouth to Provincetown, including renowned Cape Cod National Seashore. Five more trips are devoted to the island of Martha''s Vineyard. The scenic routes range from short paddles suitable for families with children to all-day excursions for adventurous kayakers. Along the way you will be thrilled by the wonderful landscape, native plants, and bird life that attract millions of visitors yearly to Cape Cod and Martha''s Vineyard from around the world. You can even camp under the stars on Washburn Island, accessible only by boat.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
- Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard
- Using This Guidebook
- Where to Get More Information
PART I: CAPE COD
Chapter 1: Barnstable
- Trip 1—Barnstable Harbor to Sandy Neck
- Trip 2—Cotuit, West, and North Bays
Chapter 2: Bourne
Chapter 3: Brewster
- Trip 4—Cliff and Little Cliff Ponds
- Trip 5—Walkers Pond and Upper Millpond
Chapter 4: Chatham
- Trip 6—Fish Pier to Crows Pond
- Trip 7—Oyster Pond to Little Mill Pond
Chapter 5: Dennis
- Trip 8—Sesuit Harbor to Quivett Creek
Chapter 6: Eastham
- Trip 9—Great Pond
- Trip 10—Nauset Marsh
Chapter 7: Falmouth
- Trip 11—Waquoit Bay and Washburn Island
Chapter 8: Harwich
- Trip 12—Herring River
- Trip 13—Long Pond
Chapter 9: Mashpee
- Trip 14—Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds
- Trip 15—Popponesset Bay and the Mashpee River
Chapter 10: Orleans
- Trip 16—Little Pleasant Bay
- Trip 17—Town Cove to Nauset Beach
Chapter 11: Provincetown
- Trip 18—Provincetown Harbor and Long Point
Chapter 12: Sandwich
Chapter 13: Truro
- Trip 20—Pamet River and Harbor
Chapter 14: Wellfleet
- Trip 21—Duck Creek
- Trip 22—Great Island
- Trip 23—Gull, Higgins, and Williams Ponds
- Trip 24—Lieutenant Island and Blackfish Creek
Chapter 15: Yarmouth
- Trip 25—Lewis Bay and Great Island
PART II: MARTHA’S VINEYARD
Chapter 16: Martha’s Vineyard
- Trip 26—Cape Poge Bay
- Trip 27—Edgartown Great Pond
- Trip 28—Katama Bay
- Trip 29—Sengekontacket Pond
- Trip 30—Tisbury Great Pond
Appendix 1—Selected Reading
Appendix 2—Information Sources
Index
