Trails and Tribulations: Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder Contributor(s): Wilson, Hap (Author), Wilson, Hap (Illustrator), Zschogner, Ingrid (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1554883970 ISBN-13: 9781554883974 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: 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.Presented in three sections, [i]Trails and Tribulations[/i] 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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BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Canada |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Hap: - A self-taught artist and photographer, Hap Wilson has travelled over sixty thousand kilometres by canoe and snowshoe, and embarked on more than three hundred wilderness expeditions. He is one of North America's best-known wilderness guides and canoeists, and has been building sustainable trails for more than thirty years. He is also the co-founder of the environmental group Earthroots. He lives in Rosseau, Ontario. For more information, please visit Hap's website at www.eskakwa.ca. Wilson, Hap: -A self-taught artist and photographer, Hap Wilson has travelled over sixty thousand kilometres by canoe and snowshoe, and embarked on more than three hundred wilderness expeditions. He is one of North America's best-known wilderness guides and canoeists, and has been building sustainable trails for more than thirty years. He is also the co-founder of the environmental group Earthroots. He lives in Rosseau, Ontario. For more information, please visit Hap's website at www.eskakwa.ca. Zschogner, Ingrid: -Ingrid Zschogner is a self taught artist and outdoor enthusiast who has been creating detailed portraits in oil, graphite, and pastel for more than fifteen years. She is also a professional trailbuilder, wilderness guide, and environmental activist. To view Ingrid's portfolio, please visit her website at www.wildrosedesigns.ca. |