A Long Paddle Home

Author : R G Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0228808162

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A Long Paddle Home by R G Wright Pdf

Fire dances within the confines of the stone lined pit. Shadows appear and begin moving to the flames' rhythm. Steven Stiles sits on the ground beside the fire and apprehensively scans the darkness enveloping the trees. He focuses his attention on the log book which rests on his thigh. As his pencil transcribes his thoughts, one shadow begins to move with purpose. My thoughts are my own, for now. I'm not sure if it's out there, but I feel it; somewhere just outside the reach of the light. Raw and elemental, it is absolutely formidable. What the hell did I sign up for? Steven Stiles prefers the company of trees to that of people. Patrolling the waterways of a wilderness park, he unwittingly engages forces which will alter the very essence of what he believed he was. Through a series of seemingly random encounters, Steven=s world suddenly expands to include friends he had not sought, the love he had always yearned for, and the companionship of a two-year-old dog named Rusty. He will have to learn to trust them if he's going to survive the energy which is determined to consume him. R.G.W.

Author : Erin McKittrick
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1594853924

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A Long Trek Home by Erin McKittrick Pdf

CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from A Long Treak Home * Compelling adventure with an environmental focus * An informative natural and cultural history of one of our last wild coastlines * Author is a pioneer in "packrafting," an emerging trend in backcountry travel In June 2007, Erin McKittrick and her husband, Hig, embarked on a 4,000-mile expedition from Seattle to the Aleutian Islands, traveling solely by human power. This is the story of their unprecedented trek along the northwestern edge of the Pacific Ocean-a year-long journey through some of the most rugged terrain in the world- and their encounters with rain, wind, blizzards, bears, and their own emotional and spiritual demons. Erin and Hig set out from Seattle with a desire to raise awareness of natural resource and conservation issues along their route: clear-cut logging of rainforests; declining wild salmon populations; extraction of mineral resources; and effects of global climate change. By taking each mile step by step, they were able to intimately explore the coastal regions of Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska, see the wilderness in its larger context, and provide a unique on-the-ground perspective. An entertaining and, at times, thrilling adventure, theirs is a journey of discovery and of insights about the tiny communities that dot this wild coast, as well as the individuals there whom they meet and inspire.

Author : Don Starkell
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994-09-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780771082566

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Paddle to the Amazon by Don Starkell Pdf

It was crazy. It was unthinkable. It was the adventure of a lifetime. When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three-seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants. They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators. They were arrested, shot at, taken for spies and drug smugglers, and set upon by pirates. They had lived through terrifying hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. And at the same time they had set a record for a thrilling, unforgettable voyage of discovery and old-fashioned adventure. "Courageous . . . Exciting and always immediate." -- The New York Times Book Review

Author : William Alphonse Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Athletes
ISBN : PSU:000057669458

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The "house" on Sport by William Alphonse Morgan Pdf

Author : William Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Canada
ISBN : OXFORD:590699358

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Letters Sent Home by William Morris Pdf

Author : Paul Harwood
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781471016622

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Liverpool Canoe Club 2010 (Black & White) by Paul Harwood Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C2608786

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The Cambridge Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kathleen O'Neal Gear,W. Michael Gear
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466817791

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People of the Lakes by Kathleen O'Neal Gear,W. Michael Gear Pdf

Set in what will become Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan, People of the Lakes is another spellbinding epic in New York Times and USA Today bestelling authors' W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear's North America's Forgotten past saga. Clan fighting over a powerful totemic mask has brought the Mound Builder people of the Great Lakes region to the edge of destruction. It is up to Star Shell, daughter of a Hopewell chief, to rid her people of this curse. Along with her companions: Otter, a trader; Pearl, a runaway; and Green Spider, either prophet or madman, she braves the stormy waters of the lakes to reach the majestic waterfall known as Roaring Water. She is determined to banish the mask forever to a watery grave. But vengeful clan members are close on her heels, and they have a similar fate planned for her. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Cheryl Mendelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-11-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780743272384

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Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson Pdf

The classic bestselling resource for every American household, Home Comforts addresses the meanings as well as the methods of housekeeping to help you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to modern domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home. "Home Comforts is to the house what Joy of Cooking is to food." —USA TODAY For the first time in nearly a century, here is an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. Far from a dry how-to manual, nor a collection of odd tips and hints, a history book, or an encyclopedia compiled by a committee or an institute, Home Comforts is a readable guide for both beginners and experts of all the domestic arts. Including choosing fabrics, cleaning china, keeping the piano in tune, making a good fire, folding a fitted sheet, setting the dining room table, keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains—this guide covers everything that modern people might want to do for themselves in their homes. Further topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, home safety and security, this is a practical, good-humored, philosophical, even romantic, guidebook to the art and science of household management.

Author : Nick Offerman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780698138322

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Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman Pdf

Parks and Recreation actor and Making It co-host Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in this New York Times bestseller. Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop—Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman’s childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois—“I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield”—to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees. A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.

Author : Andrew Dutfield
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039167018

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Death at the Point by Andrew Dutfield Pdf

Some see outsized beauty where others only see bleakness, like the sweeping landscape of Hecla Island, situated two hours north of Winnipeg, Canada. Death at the Point is largely set in this real-life area with Icelandic roots that originally lured Henry Trevellyn and his wife Julia to its rocky shores as a weekend respite. Originally an emigre from London and now a retired member of the Winnipeg Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit, he alternates his time between, volunteering in Winnipeg and relaxing in the unspoilt tranquility of island life. He finds himself longing to spend more time at the couple’s cottage on Hecla, kayaking its lonely shores and wandering its lush forest trails with his Labrador retriever, Skip. When a tall red-headed stranger appears on the island and soon after a body is found, Henry’s unyielding curiosity and investigative skills kick back into gear. Both the close-knit community and the solitude Henry has come to enjoy has been shattered. The Trevellyn’s once care-free days become mired in mystery and danger as Henry becomes consumed by a series of unsolved crimes that lead him to discover the island’s dark past.

Author : Constance Cooper
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780544451735

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Guile by Constance Cooper Pdf

“A fun read, with a bit of fantasy and mystery, and it’s sure to put a smile on your face (did I mention it has a talking cat?).”—Here’s to Happy Endings Yonie Watereye lives in the bayou. The water there is full of guile, a power that changes people and objects. Yonie, 16, makes a living investigating objects affected by guile, but in fact it’s her talking cat, LaRue, who has the power to see guile. Yonie becomes aware that someone is sending harmful guile-changed objects to certain people, including herself. Her investigation becomes entwined with her hunt for the secrets of her mother’s past and leads her to discover dangers hidden within her own family. In the suspenseful adventure that follows, Yonie and her feline companion face challenges that could end their adventuring forever. * A Junior Library Guild Selection * “The setting is a blend of Venice’s canals and Louisiana’s bogs; the plot is an almost cozy mystery with red herrings aplenty; the heroine is as plucky as her sidekick is prickly. Add just a dash of romance and you’ve got yourself a fine gumbo of a book that, while satisfying in one gulp, may also have readers returning for second helpings.”—Bulletin “The plot is invigorating and exciting . . . Unexpected twists leave readers both on edge and fulfilled.”—Kirkus Reviews “Memorable, well-drawn characters . . . Those who like unusual fantasies will enjoy this and will identify with the appealing Yonie as she searches for her roots and a place to belong.”—Booklist

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395292034

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Paddle-to-the-Sea by Anonim Pdf

A toy Indian and his canoe travel from Lake Nipigon to the Atlantic Ocean.

Author : Jennifer Kingsley
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781771641777

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Paddlenorth by Jennifer Kingsley Pdf

Tells the story of Jennifer Kingsley's 54-day paddling adventure on the Back River, in the northern wilderness, as she and her five companions battle raging winds, impenetratble sea ice, and treacherous rapids.

Author : Scott Null
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781607654599

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Kayak Fishing: The Ultimate Guide 2nd Edition by Scott Null Pdf

With stunning new photography and contributions from 20 influential kayak angling pros, this edition provides new kayak anglers with a solid foundation of skills and concepts for a safe and comfortable entry into the sport. Experienced kayak anglers will benefit from a wealth of tips, tricks, and advanced kayak fishing techniques.