The 10th-anniversary, 3rd Edition of Paddling the Payette by Idaho author Steve Stuebner was released to bookstores in Boise and throughout the West on Thursday. The book retails for $12.95. It's available now in most local paddling stores such as Idaho River Sports, Alpenglow Mountainsport and REI and at Payette River outlets.

Popular chain book stores such as Barnes & Noble, Borders and B Daltons booksellers will have the book available for sale in the coming days.

The 112-page all-new edition features a 10-page fully illustrated chapter on the best park-and-play holes in the Payette River Basin, including popular spots like "the Gutter," "Climax Hole," "Airtime Hole," "Bennett's Hole" and the "Training Hole," among others. Boise paddler Michael Leeds performs multiple aerial maneuvers as captured in digital images in the park-and-play chapter and on the book cover.

Paddling the Payette provides a detailed guide to nine whitewater day trips and 15 canoeing trips on the North, South, Middle and Main Forks of the Payette River. It also contains historical tidbits about the Payette River, including a chapter on Francois Payette, the French-Canadian fur trapper who put his name on the river in the early 1820s, according to Hudson's Bay maps.

Reviews

This 10th anniversary edition of Paddling the Payette is a viable and important guide to the entire Payette River system. Without a doubt, it has the best maps I have ever seen for this stretch of river."
- Tom Long, Cascade Raft and Kayak

"Pick up a copy of Paddling the Payette, and you'll find out what the Payette River system truly has to offer! You'll find great people, world-class whitewater, really fun kayak play spots and lots of sunshine during the endless Idaho summer."
- Michael Leeds, expert play boater

"Steve's new version of Paddling the Payette is an excellent guidebook for paddlers looking to explore scenic Class I-II water, play boaters looking for primo play spots and everything in between. The easy-to-read river maps and concise mile-by-mile descriptions make this book an invaluable reference. We highly recommend it."
- Stan Kolby and Jo Cassin, Idaho River Sports