Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River
by
Robin Cody
On the morning of June 18, 1990, high up in the Canadian Rockies, Robin Cody pushed his sixteen-foot, forty-seven-pound Kevlar canoe through tall grass and mud to launch it on peaceful Columbia Lake, the nominal source of the river that heaves more water into the Pacific Ocean than any other in North or South America: the Columbia. For the next eighty-two days, Cody would...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
January 11th 2002
by Sasquatch Books
(first published 1995)
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
100)
If you’re looking for the best book to read about the Columbia River, this may be it. And even if you’re not, I highly recommend Robin Cody's book for anyone interested in understanding this vital artery of the environment, ecology & economy of the Pacific Northwest.
For some reason in the mid 1990s, there was a spate of books published about the Columbia River and over the years I have been trying to determine which one to read, which one offered the perspective I sought whenever I’ve spent...more
For some reason in the mid 1990s, there was a spate of books published about the Columbia River and over the years I have been trying to determine which one to read, which one offered the perspective I sought whenever I’ve spent...more
Jul 22, 2011
Paula
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Riff
Recommended to Paula by:
Joshua, I think-
I was a bit aprehensive about reading this book, just because I thought that it may be a bit dry. Instead it was a completely delightful read and really interesting. I loved the way the author eased his way into the actual canoe trip by giving the reader a background of his family and his Dads love of the river. Robin Cody gives a wonderful history of the Columbia river and the dam's that provide the Pacific Northwest with power, as well as colorful accounts of his trip and the characters he mee...more
This book is wonderfully written. He connects you with the esthetics of the river along with history and environmental impacts of the dams. He does so through facts, interviews and is not judgemental though it would be difficult to igore the conclusions of man's impact.
If you are interested in more info on the whole water in the west history Cadillac Desert is an excellent book. It turns out this wasn't done so much for the people but for the politicians. what a surprise!!!
If you are interested in more info on the whole water in the west history Cadillac Desert is an excellent book. It turns out this wasn't done so much for the people but for the politicians. what a surprise!!!
Paddling from source to mouth of the Columbia with Robin Cody gives you a great look at geography, culture, wildlife and stories. Great Northwest read.
It was enjoyable and easy to read. The history of the river and people and especially the dams on the river was a good part of the book.
really entertaining until he gets to the gorge and just kind of wants to be home...
Fantastic! For anyone who would like to know more about the adventure of navigating a large river, or how human development has changed the face of the river over time. Read this just after seeing "Grand Coulee Dam" on The American Experience.
This story really made me want to jump in my canoe and get out on the water. The tale gets a little boring after Hanford, but the river above sounded really interesting. Lots of history on the Columbia.
Cody takes us on a meandering canoe journey from the source of the Columbia river to the sea. Somewhat dated and a little self-indulgent but still interesting. Sasquatch Books gets negative points for the book falling to pieces in my hands as I read it.
Compelling and sobering. Cody travels the length of the Columbia River from Canadian headwaters to Astoria, reporting the both the beauty of the land and river, as well as the degradation of the environment.
i learned a lot about the damming of the columbia and the people and land it has effected. you should read it. seriously.
Apr 21, 2013
Ian
marked it as to-read
Apr 06, 2013
Octopusturtle
marked it as to-read
Mar 23, 2013
Moni Smith
marked it as to-read
Feb 25, 2013
Scott Bischke
added it
Feb 20, 2013
Jim Bronec
is currently reading it
Feb 18, 2013
John V
added it
Jan 18, 2013
Lisa
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
An Oregon native, Robin Cody is the author of Ricochet River and Voyage of a Summer Sun, both of which appear on the Oregon State Library's "150 Oregon Books for the Oregon Sesquicentennial" list. Voyage of a Summer Sun won the Oregon Book Award for literary nonfiction. Cody has worked as an English teacher, a dean of college admissions, a baseball umpire, and a school bus driver. He lives in Port...more
More about Robin Cody...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
“The harder the dick the funner the sex”
—
2 people liked it
More quotes…
