Alaska On Foot
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Alaska On Foot
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Author : Erik Molvar
language : en
Publisher: Countryman Press
Release Date : 1996
Alaska On Foot written by Erik Molvar and has been published by Countryman Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Sports & Recreation categories.
One of the last great wildernesses in the world and a backpacker's paradise, Alaska is also a land of extremes. Before you head out to this last frontier, there are some important things to know: how to prepare and plan for your trip, how to decide where to go, and how to safely make the most of the experience. The guide contains information on: map and compass skills; cross-country travel techniques; leave no trace camping practices; stream crossings; bear encounters; and tips on finding edible plants, locating salmon runs, and interpreting animal signs
Walking Home
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Author : Lynn Schooler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-05-18
Walking Home written by Lynn Schooler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the spring of 2007, hard on the heels of the worst winter in the history of Juneau, Alaska, Lynn Schooler finds himself facing the far side of middle age and exhausted by laboring to handcraft a home as his marriage slips away. Seeking solace and escape in nature, he sets out on a solo journey into the Alaskan wilderness, traveling first by small boat across the formidable Gulf of Alaska, then on foot along one of the wildest coastlines in North America. Walking Home is filled with stunning observations of the natural world, and rife with nail-biting adventure as Schooler fords swollen rivers and eludes aggressive grizzlies. But more important, it is a story about finding wholeness-and a sense of humanity-in the wild. His is a solitary journey, but Schooler is never alone; human stories people the landscape-tales of trappers, explorers, marooned sailors, and hermits, as well as the mythology of the region's Tlingit Indians. Alone in the middle of several thousand square miles of wilderness, Schooler conjures the souls of travelers past to learn how the trials of life may be better borne with the help and community of others. Walking Home recalls Jonathan Raban's Passage to Juneau or Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, but with a more successful outcome. With elegance and soul, Schooler creates a conversation between the human and the natural, the past and present, to investigate what it means to be a part of the flow of human history.
Small Feet Big Land
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Author : Erin McKittrick
language : en
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Release Date : 2013-08-26
Small Feet Big Land written by Erin McKittrick and has been published by Mountaineers Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Travel categories.
CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Small Feet, Big Land * Sequel to 2009’s top-selling A Long Trek Home: 400 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski * Unique narrative combination of thrilling adventure with the challenges of bringing small children along * An accessible window into life on America’s “Last Frontier” Small Feet, Big Land follows the expeditions and daily life of a family of four: Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, lifelong adventure trekkers, set out to explore the vast and remote wild corners of Alaska with their two young children in tow. After trekking thousands of miles through harsh and beautiful wilderness together, Erin and Hig must adjust to the short attention span — and short legs — of a toddler and the weight of a newborn baby, as they walk Alaska’s rapidly changing coastline. While visiting remote Arctic villages, touring a zinc mine, and exploring for two months on one of Alaska’s largest glaciers, Erin sees the dramatic effects of climate change on the landscape around her, and considers the very different world in which her children may live one day. Whether huddling in the pelting rain, facing a curious grizzly bear, eating whale blubber with new friends, or picking berries on the sunny tundra their unconventional adventures draw Erin’s family — and readers — closer together as they explore the intersection of wilderness and industry in America’s wildest state. Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, have walked over 7,000 miles through Alaska’s trackless wilderness. Their journey from Seattle to the Aleutians is chronicled in Erin’s first book, A Long Trek Home: 4,000 Miles by Boot, Raft, and Ski. In between expeditions, they are raising their children a stone’s throw from the wilderness in a yurt in Seldovia, Alaska. They are the founders of ground truth trekking, a nonprofit that uses science and adventure to further the conversation about Alaska environment issues: www.groundtruthtrekking.org/blog.
Alaska In Perspective Sea Plane Train Foot
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Author : Preston Zeller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-02-18
Alaska In Perspective Sea Plane Train Foot written by Preston Zeller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-18 with categories.
Foot Trails And Drives Near Ketchikan Alaska
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Author : United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Foot Trails And Drives Near Ketchikan Alaska written by United States. Forest Service. Alaska Region and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Automobile travel categories.
Scats And Tracks Of Alaska Including The Yukon And British Columbia
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Author : James Halfpenny
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-08-01
Scats And Tracks Of Alaska Including The Yukon And British Columbia written by James Halfpenny and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-01 with Nature categories.
See those animal signs on the trail? Was that footprint left by a fox or a wolf? Was that pile of droppings deposited by a moose, a mouse, or a marten? Scats and Tracks of Alaska Including the Yukon and British Columbia will help you determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have passed your way and could still be nearby. Clearly written descriptions and illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns will help you recognize species across the entire region. An identification key, a glossary of tracking terms, and detailed instructions on how to document your finds are also included here. Easy-to-use scat and track measurements appear on each page, making this book especially field friendly and letting you know if a white tailed ptarmigan, a red fox, or even a black bear has been your way.
An Alaskan Affliction
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Author : Rosi Jarussi
language : en
Publisher: Publication Consultants
Release Date : 2018-10-01
An Alaskan Affliction written by Rosi Jarussi and has been published by Publication Consultants this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-01 with Travel categories.
An Alaskan Affliction is packed with pure entertainment, featuring highlights from decades of Alaska hard core adventures. It opens with unforgettable dog mushing to embrace the best of the Interior's extreme winters, and snowmachining that doubles the thrills and mishaps of travel over river ice, through blizzards, and sudden whiteouts. Summer offers the finest river journeys. There are sudden storms, log jams, whirlpools, and wildlife encounters in the immense panorama of wilderness and water—with a vivid portrait of the dynamics of being a team member in the bush. The remote prospecting stories are thrilling and risky, and demand a lifetime of bush skills. They end with a resounding bear story that catalyzes the true essence of living and exploring as an Alaskan. All are top notch adventures with good dogs and old machines, undersized kayaks and cantankerous boats, with a touch of lunacy and a can-do attitude, both essential dispositions for exploring Alaska's wilds.
Travels In Alaska
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Author : John Muir
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2017-11-15
Travels In Alaska written by John Muir and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with Nature categories.
The Sierra Club founder and eminent conservationist narrates a memorable Alaskan travelogue. Muir's observations range from the geology of Glacier Bay to the history and culture of the Chinook people.
Alaska S Wolf Man
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Author : Jim Rearden
language : en
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Release Date : 2014-04-04
Alaska S Wolf Man written by Jim Rearden and has been published by Graphic Arts Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between 1915 and 1955 adventure-seeking Frank Glaser, a latter-day Far North Mountain Man, trekked across wilderness Alaska on foot, by wolf-dog team, and eventually, by airplane. In his career he was a market hunter, trapper, roadhouse owner, professional dog team musher, and federal predator agent. A naturalist at heart, he learned from personal observation the life secrets of moose, caribou, foxes, wolverines, mountain sheep, grizzly bears, and wolves—especially wolves.
Sam O White Alaskan
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Author : Jim Rearden
language : en
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Release Date : 2014-04-04
Sam O White Alaskan written by Jim Rearden and has been published by Graphic Arts Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This was an excellent book about a true pioneer! A very interesting story about the life of an amazing man. Sam was generous, courageous, and a friend to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him." Sam O. White was a tough, deep-voiced, six-foot-tall, two-hundred-pound former Maine lumberjack and guide. From 1922, for half a century he crisscrossed wild Alaska by foot, with packhorses, dog teams, canoe, riverboat, and airplane. He helped map the Territory, trap fur, and became the world’s first flying game warden. White wrote exciting tales about his Alaska adventures, and those writings make up the bulk of this volume. In 1927, he arrived at Fort Yukon as a game warden when millions of dollars worth of fine arctic furs annually arrived there. The hardy frontier trappers considered the new game warden a joke, but he quickly taught them to respect conservation laws. He was frustrated by the impossibility of adequately patrolling thousands of square miles by dog team, boat, and on foot, so with his own money, he bought an airplane. Pioneer pilots Noel and Ralph Wien taught him how to fly it. White then startled remote trappers and others by suddenly arriving from the sky. In 1941, lack of backing from Juneau headquarters caused him to resign as a wildlife agent. At Fairbanks, Noel Wien made him Chief Pilot for Wien Airlines. For the next two decades White flew as an Alaskan bush pilot, admired for his flying skill and the superior service he provided residents who flew with him, and who depended upon him for receiving mail and supplies. He had countless friends—one hundred arrived for his seventieth birthday party. His integrity and principles were of the highest. Decades after his death, he is still spoken of with awe by the long-time Alaskans.