Biography & Autobiography, Adventurers & Explorers
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Suffering Up Manaslu
by David B Bethell
Above 8,000 metres in the death zone, life begins to die. Step by arduous step, mountaineer David B Bethell is determined to summit the Himalayan peak, Mt Manaslu, known as the Mountain of the Soul. He’s driven not only by his love of mountains, but ...
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Who Goes Canoeing With Their Mother-in-Law?
The Misguided Tales of an Avid Paddler by Kyle Penner
Swirling rapids and daring rescues. Forgotten maps and stolen canoes. Bigfoot encounters and yes, even canoeing with his mother-in-law. Gather round the campfire and let your imagination be captivated by these canoeing stories. Laugh at the things ...
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Scatter my Ashes in the Fields Up Top
Remembering Mabel Brewster, an amazing lady as wild and true as Canada’s North by Elisabeth Weigand
Restless with wanderlust and anxious for adventure, a big-city Frankfurt woman’s life is forever changed when she encounters a completely different world—one of teeming nature, landscaped vistas, communion with animals, and the free human spirit—in ...
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From Climbing Peaks to Saving Our Planet
Outdoor Adventures that Shaped My Life by William W. Dunmire
With a light, often humorous hand, Bill Dunmire traces his fascinating experiences during the outdoor adventures that shaped his life. He began as a serious climber of mountains throughout the world before spending twenty-seven years with the ...
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Daisyduke Designer Dog
by Michelle Dennison
Suppose you are a cute Shih Tzu/Toy Poodle named Daisyduke, and you’ve been adopted by a loving family that takes you along with them on their many adventures? What do you do? You write your life story, of course! Beginning with her rough start in ...
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Drinkin' Thinkin'
a Canadian cyclist's view atop an American barstool by Brian Mulligan
On his fortieth birthday, Brian announced to his family that his goal was to cycle from Canada to Mexico and from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts of the US. Over the next ten years, he explored the highways and trails of the country, stopping ...
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Stories by Eldon of Norton
by Eldon Archer
Eldon Archer has finished putting together his fourth book. A couple of times he declared the book was finished only have another story nagging to be told. Story after story found its way into this latest book. His great memory, the unusual things ...
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Boondoggles
Travels of a Restless Professor by G.E. Bentley, Jr
One of Jerry’s greatest talents was creating research pretexts to travel to the far corners of the globe. He explored England and continental Europe, first as a student and later when he returned regularly for research. Once he had settled into his ...
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Time and Tides
One Woman's Inward Journey and Outward Adventure by Carol A. Heppenstall
It began with the idea of north... Twenty-five years later the author leads us on her odyssey into the Arctic wilderness, the rainforests of the west coast and further afield. From the totems of Haida Gwaii to the flickering light of a kudluk in a ...
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Unchagah
Life by the Upper Peace River before the Dams, 1928 – 1932” by Henry Stott
In 1928 Henry Stott, accompanied by his younger brother Tom, set sail from England to Canada. He left behind a comfortable life in England and an education in classics to spend five years living in the remote Upper Peace River country of British ...
