The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
THE SUN IS A COMPASS chronicles a 4,000-mile human-powered expedition from the Pacific rainforest to the Arctic coast. For six months, Caroline and her husband, Pat, crossed some of the most remote and rugged places left on earth. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, the book explores the bounds of the human body and the te... See more
The Sun is a Compass — Caroline Van Hemert
There had been years of planning, and now, just as my solo was starting in earnest, the whole narrative changed. Glancing for a minute at the satellite image map, I searched for an alternate path. I mentally recited the mantra that I knew to be true after years of experience—that the plan falling apart is a natural part of any worthwhile adventure.
Paul Rosolie • Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
“Douglas firs, cedars, hemlocks, and big-leaf maples surround the house so tightly they take away the horizon. Some-times, when their crowns sway in the wind, I have the sense that I'm living at the bottom of a kelp forest. The expanse of this montane forest, like the expanse of the Pacific Ocean, is something I feel, and against this volume of spa
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