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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Van Hemert, Caroline.     Subjects     Van Hemert, Caroline -- Travel -- Alaska.     Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography.     Wilderness areas -- Alaska.     Nature (Aesthetics)     Alaska -- Description and travel.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Van Hemert, Caroline.       by title:      The sun is a compass...       by call number:      917.9804 V217s     Search the Web     Van Hemert, Caroline.     Van Hemert, Caroline -- Travel -- Alaska.     Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography.     Wilderness areas -- Alaska.     Nature (Aesthetics)     Alaska -- Description and travel.       MARC Display

The sun is a compass : a 4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds / Caroline Van Hemert. by Van Hemert, Caroline. Little, Brown Spark, 2019. Call #: 917.9804 V217s Subjects Van Hemert, Caroline -- Travel -- Alaska.   Ornithologists -- United States -- Biography.   Wilderness areas -- Alaska.   Nature (Aesthetics)   Alaska -- Description and travel. ISBN:  9780316414425 (hc.) Alternate title:  4,000-mile journey into the Alaskan wilds Edition:  1st ed. Description:  vii, 308 p. : col. ill., map ; 22 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  Documents the biologist adventurer's treks in the vast wilderness region spanning the Pacific rainforest through the Alaskan Arctic, where she and her husband tested their physical boundaries while making profound natural-world connections. "During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012 she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace — migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, the book explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of creatures whose daily survival is nothing short of miraculous. It is a journey through the heart, the mind, and some of the wildest places left in North America. In the end, The Sun Is a Compass is a love letter to nature, an inspiring story of endurance, and a beautifully written testament to the resilience of the human spirit."--From publisher. Genre:  Travel memoirs. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 917.9804 V217s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 917.9804 V217s Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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