The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds
Van Hemert, Caroline2019
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During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012 she and her husband set off on a 4000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic. Travelling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe, they explored northern landscapes so remote there were no maps or guidebooks to mark them. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace.
Main title:
The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds / Caroline Van Hemert.
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Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2019.
Collation:
308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780316414425 (hbk)
Dewey class:
917.98
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2196161