Lost in the Everglades and Other Florida Kayaking Adventures

by Ken Weyand

Overview

Ken Weyand discovered kayaking late in life, but it added a world of fun (and occasional excitement) to his retirement. For the past several years he has spent winters in Florida, where opportunities for flat-water paddling on rivers, creeks and estuaries are plentiful.

Each year he explores new paddling areas, occasionally with fellow kayakers, but usually alone. A newspaperman by trade, he has kept a journal of most of his kayaking adventures – including one lowlight that turned out to be on the scary side.

The book contains plenty of highlights as well, including sharing Florida waterways with gators, manatees, and more dangerous creatures – humans in powerboats. It also includes stories of Old Florida, paddling tips, and many photos that show the beauty of the state as seen just above the waterline.

If you’re a paddler or would like to be, you’ll enjoy this informative and entertaining look at Florida kayaking.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940152561494
Publisher:	Ken Weyand
Publication date:	01/06/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

After receiving a degree in Journalism at the University of Missouri, Kenneth Charles Weyand worked ten years for the "Kansas City Star", becoming Advertising Copy Chief. Later he published several publications, including "Discover North", a monthly history and travel newspaper. After expanding the distribution from a single county to more than nine states, Weyand sold the publication in 2001, but continued to write for the paper, renamed "Discover Vintage America". For the past ten years, he has written a monthly history and travel column, “Traveling with Ken.”

"Fiddling with Friends in the 1920s: A Chautauqua Trouper’s Story" is Ken's first book, capturing the life of his mother who, as a young woman, left her small town behind for a great adventure and a chance to get a first-hand look at a changing America in the early 20th Century. A much larger book, "An Unlikely Love Story," tells the unique story of two people from vastly different backgrounds who overcame great odds to begin a new life in the country during the depths of the Depression.

The author's own remembrances of a country life are recounted in "Dirt Road Diary: Recalling a Country Childhood." It picks up where “An Unlikely Love Story” leaves off, and includes a lot of country-style memories. Both books will be published in the near future.

Another book, "Early-Day Flying in Kansas City", based on a similar history published in 1970 and including material not in the original book, was released in October 2015.

Weyand’s passion is kayaking, particularly in Florida. He is currently working on two eBooks on kayaking, both non-fiction, and plans to release them in the near future.

"Lost in the Everglades and Other Florida Paddling Adventures" recalls a harrowing experience, but is balanced with other experiences that were equally adventurous but more successful. If you’re a paddler or would like to be, you’ll enjoy reading this one.

"A Florida Paddling Bucket List" is currently being compiled for paddlers (and would-be paddlers) looking to make the most of their free time on Florida rivers, creeks and estuaries, with helpful tips on where to launch and take out, and what to expect at each location. Factoids of local history are included.

Contact Ken at [e-mail].