In the wilderness; one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush with death.On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998; Dan Stephens; a 22-year-old canoeist; was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage—and did not return. More than four hours later; Dan awakened with a lump on his head from a fall and stumbled deeper into the woods; confused.Three years later; Jason Rasmussen; a third-year medical student who loved the forest's solitude; walked alone into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a crisp fall day. After a two-day trek into a remote area of the woods; he stepped away from his campsite and made a series of seemingly trivial mistakes that left him separated from his supplies; wet; and lost; as cold darkness fell.Enduring days without food or shelter; these men faced the full harsh force of wilderness; the place that they had sought out for tranquil refuge from city life. Lost in the Wild takes readers with them as they enter realms of pain; fear; and courage; as they suffer dizzying confusion and unending frustration; and as they overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles in a race to survive.
#2350460 in Books 2014-03-19Original language:English 9.00 x .96 x 6.00l; #File Name: 0873340973422 pages
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