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What are you reading?

I just finished re-reading Lost in the Wild by Cary J. Griffith, which covers the exploits of two young men, in separate incidents, who get lost in the BWCA. I find the stories of their experiences and those of the people looking for them fascinating. I feel the suspense even though I know the outcome.

One of the young men was an experienced and knowledgable guide who fell while searching for a portage. He hit his head and passed out for many hours. When he woke, confused from the concussion, he immediately began moving to get back to the lake, which of course got him lost. It was about a day before he got his memory back.
 
I recently read “James” by Perceval Everett and followed it up by revisiting “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Both are technically “river trip” books, albeit of a different variety.
 
Tsuga8 said:
I've heard James is fantastic, haven't gotten to it yet.

I really enjoyed Lost in the Wild. I went on a kick reading books like that and Deep Survival by Gonzales several years ago. Worthwhile for anyone who takes back country trips to understand what can go wrong, even for folks who know what they're doing.
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Deep Survival by Gonzalez is also a favorite of mine. Why and how people make clearly dangerous choices in a wilderness situation, even when they know better.
 
Urban rather than wilderness - a new book about a 1200 mile loop from Ottawa to Montreal, down to New York and back up through the Erie Canal to Buffalo on to Toronto and back to Ottawa.
Waterborne by Dan Rubinstein. A paddleboarder rather than a canoeist but fascinating encounters with folk along the way and reflections on our relationship with water and the concept of "Blue Space", adjacent to "Green Space" and our affinity with being outside and on the water.
 
I’m half way through Calvin Rutsrum’s North American Canoe Country that I bought at the WCHA a week ago.
Prior to that it was Hospital & Haven by Mary Ehrlander about a doctor/minister and his wife and their mission work in Fort Yukon Alaska in 1910 and beyond. It is about a friend of mine’s grandfather.
Jim
 
Just finished Distant Fires. Great little book, very easy reading.

Currently ingesting  Endure by Cameron Hanes.
 
Gamma1214 said:
Canoeing with the Cree by Eric Sevareid.

I'm unsure how I've missed it up until now.
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Boatman53 said:
I’m half way through Calvin Rutsrum’s North American Canoe Country that I bought at the WCHA a week ago.
Prior to that it was Hospital & Haven by Mary Ehrlander about a doctor/minister and his wife and their mission work in Fort Yukon Alaska in 1910 and beyond. It is about a friend of mine’s grandfather.
Jim
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Sevareid and Rutstrum are classics - glad y'all are enjoying them. The former I stumbled upon in the UMaine library the summer I worked there. Rutstrum I only learned about more recently after a friend gave me his book on living in winter.

Hospital and Haven sounds very interesting - cool to have a personal connection.

I just finished Spitfires, about American women who shuttled planes for the RAF in the UK during WWII before they were allowed to fly in the US. Great read.

I also really enjoyed The Dragon Behind the Glass, about the arowana fish and the aquarium craze that surrounds it.
 
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