Trails and Tribulations: Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder
Autor Hap Wilson Ilustrat de Ingrid Zschogneren Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2009
In an age when "survival" shows permeate the media, noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. Wilson knows better than most how to live in the woods. As park ranger, canoe guide, outfitter, trail builder, and environmental activist, he learned from firsthand experience that nature can neither be beaten or tamed.
Trails and Tribulations takes the reader on a journey with the author through natural settings ranging from austere to mysterious and breathtaking. Contents include animal attacks, bush fires, the threat of hypothermia, and vision-quest sites, to name but a few.
Trails and Tribulations takes the reader on a journey with the author through natural settings ranging from austere to mysterious and breathtaking. Contents include animal attacks, bush fires, the threat of hypothermia, and vision-quest sites, to name but a few.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781554883974
ISBN-10: 1554883970
Pagini: 214
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
ISBN-10: 1554883970
Pagini: 214
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
Recenzii
Trails and Tribulations is the story of an expert outdoorsman familiar to many Canadians. It bursts with energy, honesty and surprisingly good storytelling.
Notă biografică
Hap Wilson has paddled over 50,000 km from coast-to-coast and is the recipient of the Bill Mason Award. He is the author of numerous books including Canoeing, Kayaking and Hiking Temagami. During the making of the Attenborough movie "Grey Owl," Wilson worked as actor Pierce Brosnan's personal outdoors-skills trainer. He lives in Rosseau, Ontario.
Descriere
Noted northern traveller Hap Wilson shares accounts of his lifelong involvement with wilderness living within the Canadian Shield. A park ranger, canoe guide, and environmental activist, Wilson takes the reader on a journey through natural settings ranging from austere to mysterious and breathtaking.