Far North Adventure
Far North Adventure

Author: Alf Walle

Publisher: Publication Consultants

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1594331685

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Unfortunately, most visitors to Alaska have but a few days to explore. As a result, much goes unseen and unknown. Gain the visions you missed by hitchhiking along with my recollections of a ten year foray into the Last Frontier. Drive the Alaska Highway, taking side trips to Dawson City and Valdez. Stalk moose and catch salmon with Athabascan Indians who still follow a subsistence way of life. Observe an Inupiaq whale hunt on the Arctic Ocean. Visit the rural neighborhood where dog sledding heroes, such as Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson, live and practice their sport. Fly by bush plane into remote camps and live with exploration teams. See how frontier boom towns, like Fairbanks and Nome, as well as Native villages, are evolving. These and many more exciting adventures await. You can’t see Alaska in a few days. But you can experience it through my eyes and Far North Adventure.

Far North
Far North

Author: Will Hobbs

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 006196364X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the spectacular Nahanni River -- wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the engine quits. The only sound is a dull roar downstream, as the Cessna drifts helplessly toward the falls . . . With the brutal subarctic winter fast approaching, Gabe and Raymond soon find themselves stranded in Deadmen Valley. Trapped in a frozen world of moose, wolves, and bears, two boys from vastly different cultures come to depend on each other for their very survival.

Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North
Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North

Author: Dan Bar-el

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1534433457

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Duane the polar bear and the other animals of the very, very far north find their friendships deepening as they are challenged by the arrival of a contentious weasel and an unexpected departure.

Seven Professors of the Far North
Seven Professors of the Far North

Author: John Fardell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-09-07

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1101144165

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Sam visits Zara and Ben and their great-uncle, the quirky inventor Professor Ampersand, he never expects to embark on a fantastical adventure. But when Professor Ampersand and his group of professor friends are kidnapped by the evil Professor Murdo, it's up to Sam, Zara, and Ben to save them. They have only three days in which to journey to an icy, desolate land and uncover Murdo's sinister plot. Only then can they save the professors— and the fate of the whole world.

Alaska Bound
Alaska Bound

Author: Michael P. Dixon

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780963998101

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Michael Dixon has spent years kayaking, hiking, camping, dog mushing, traveling, sailing, homesteading, climbing, and working while exploring the Great Land and the Last Frontier. Here is his story as told through articles that he wrote and published about his adventures.

Far North
Far North

Author: Marcel Theroux

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2009-06-09

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1429959029

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Far North is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. My father had an expression for a thing that turned out bad. He'd say it had gone west. But going west always sounded pretty good to me. After all, westwards is the path of the sun. And through as much history as I know of, people have moved west to settle and find freedom. But our world had gone north, truly gone north, and just how far north I was beginning to learn. Out on the frontier of a failed state, Makepeace—sheriff and perhaps last citizen—patrols a city's ruins, salvaging books but keeping the guns in good repair. Into this cold land comes shocking evidence that life might be flourishing elsewhere: a refugee emerges from the vast emptiness of forest, whose existence inspires Makepeace to reconnect with human society and take to the road, armed with rough humor and an unlikely ration of optimism. What Makepeace finds is a world unraveling: stockaded villages enforcing an uncertain justice and hidden work camps laboring to harness the little-understood technologies of a vanished civilization. But Makepeace's journey—rife with danger—also leads to an unexpected redemption. Far North takes the reader on a quest through an unforgettable arctic landscape, from humanity's origins to its possible end. Haunting, spare, yet stubbornly hopeful, the novel is suffused with an ecstatic awareness of the world's fragility and beauty, and its ability to recover from our worst trespasses.

Adventurers of the Far North
Adventurers of the Far North

Author: Stephen Leacock

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-17

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Embark on a thrilling journey into the icy realms of the Far North with Stephen Leacock in 'Adventurers of the Far North.' In this riveting collection of stories, Leacock, the master of humor and satire, weaves tales of daring exploits and comical misadventures set against the backdrop of the Arctic wilderness. Join a cast of eccentric characters as they navigate the challenges of the frozen frontier, encountering polar bears, treacherous terrain, and the humorous intricacies of Arctic life. 'Adventurers of the Far North' is more than a series of escapades; it's a delightful exploration of human folly, resilience, and the unexpected humor found in the face of adversity. Immerse yourself in Leacock's whimsical narrative, where each story unfolds a new facet of the Far North's allure, making it an entertaining read for those seeking both adventure and laughter.