The Best Book Out There!

      It sounds to good to be true, but this is the best book out there and has been ever since it was first published. And as it is revised has only become better. It is a must have for anyone who has taken or plans to take a white-water rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. It leases nothing out and calls your attention to many things you might miss since there is so much to see.
      I have taken three trips and counting and this guide has been indepensable! And the fact that it is waterproof, yet you can still write on the pages is awesome. Truly a guide/book you cannot do without!

Las Vegas Critic 8/12/08

This Belknap Waterproof got a real test in the river

      On the second day of our rafting trip through the lower Grand Canyon we got to far to the left on rapid 231 and our raft overturned dumping eight of us in the water along with our gear. I had Belknap’s Waterproof Grand Canyon River Guide in my day pack which I though was secured, but the strap securing it broke and the pack went through the rapids, along with most of us, and was later fished out by one of the other boats. When I got it and checked it out it was fine other than the water causing the pages to stick together somewhat. But, it was in very good shape and proved to be a very useful guide throughout the four day trip.
      I highly recommend this book if you are planning a trip down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon. Besides being an excellent guide to the entire canyon experience and the rapids encountered, it also gives interesting historical information and many pictures of things you’ll want to see for yourself. It’s not a book for river guides, but is great for the rest of us.

B. L. Ward 6/27/09

River Guide Review

     We just retuned from an 8 day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon and found the guide invaluable. The maps and the pictures seemed very accurate; the wildlife sections and the historical sections were also very helpful. The guide also was truly waterproof. Ours got wet every day; I never dried it out page by page like it suggested and it was always fine the next day.

TB Shelton 6/22/09

      "Chef Kominsky, helped by Blake and Lint, adds gourmet touch to meals on 1923 U.S. Geological Survey party." "Horse hangs after kicking out of Bass Cable cage, 1917." "Girls grill golden brown pork chops where Powell party stretched meager rations." "New Zealander Jon Hamilton drives jet boat up Lava Falls, 1960." Since 1969, Buzz Belknap and Westwater Books, along with Belknap Photographic Services and Loie Belknap Evans, have been providing these and other memorable photo captions within their Powell Centennial Grand Canyon River Guide. The "Buzzmap", which had its waterproof field test in the back of a pickup truck during a rainstorm, has been continuously in print for almost forty years.

      Updated in 1989 as "New Color Edition," Westwater Books has recently published an All New Edition of their waterproof Grand Canyon River Guide, with an additional 16 pages. The latest edition features highly detailed, easy-to-read maps,

      Westwater Books also publishes waterproof map guides covering the entire Green and Colorado River systems. These include Canyonlands, Dinosaur, and Desolation. Now in color, these new editions have been fully updated with new information and photographs. Order online from www. Westwaterbooks.com or call toll free at 800-628-1326. They offer discounts to GCRG members, so order yours today. No ammo can or river history bookshelf should be without an informative "Buzzmap" guide, or more, for your river of choice (why not collect the set?!).

C.V. Agydus, Boatman’s Quarterly Review winter 2007-2008