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PublisherMountaineers Books, T.H.E.

ISBN-101680516787

ISBN-139781680516784

eBay Product ID (ePID)17064054105

Product Key Features

Book TitleArctic Traverse : a Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicAdventurers & Explorers, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Hiking

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMichael Engelhard

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2023-034459

Dewey Edition23/eng/20231018

ReviewsEngelhard locates life--biological, cultural, and geophysical--in every mile of this vast, wild landscape.

Dewey Decimal917.98/704

SynopsisNational Outdoor Book Award Winner in Journeys Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Winner in Travel Essays Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner in Ecology & Environment Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Nature "Engelhard locates life--biological, cultural, and geophysical--in every mile of this vast, wild landscape." --Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska, Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range takes readers along on a once-in-a-lifetime journey. From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska's northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures, conservation, and intense cross-country travel, all shaped by respect for the land. Follow author Michael Engelhard through tussock-studded tundra for a remarkable tale of bear encounters and white-knuckled river moments, as well as poetic reflections on a vast, untamed landscape. A trained anthropologist, Engelhard evokes classic writers like Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, and Ellen Meloy with profound dives into human and natural history and vivid meditations on Alaskan wildlife, flora, and geology. When he embarked on this thru-hike, fewer people had completed it solo in a single push than had dived to the floor of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth's oceans. Much more than a captivating account of a human-powered solo thru-hike and float, Arctic Traverse illuminates the spirit of Alaska, drawing on encounters with Indigenous elders, guided clients, scientists, and others as well as on Engelhard's long-held dream and his experiences of the land itself., National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Journeys Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Nature Nautilus Book Award Winner "Engelhard locates life--biological, cultural, and geophysical--in every mile of this vast, wild landscape." --Robert Moor, author of On Trails: An Exploration A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska, Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range takes readers along on a once-in-a-lifetime journey. From the award-winning author of Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon comes an intimate exploration of Alaska's northernmost mountain range with observations on Indigenous cultures, conservation, and intense cross-country travel, all shaped by respect for the land. Follow author Michael Engelhard through tussock-studded tundra for a remarkable tale of bear encounters and white-knuckled river moments, as well as poetic reflections on a vast, untamed landscape. A trained anthropologist, Engelhard evokes classic writers like Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, and Ellen Meloy with profound dives into human and natural history and vivid meditations on Alaskan wildlife, flora, and geology. When he embarked on this thru-hike, fewer people had completed it solo in a single push than had dived to the floor of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth's oceans. Much more than a captivating account of a human-powered solo thru-hike and float, Arctic Traverse illuminates the spirit of Alaska, drawing on encounters with Indigenous elders, guided clients, scientists, and others as well as on Engelhard's long-held dream and his experiences of the land itself.

LC Classification NumberF912.B75E54 2024