To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most woderful countries in the world.
--John Muir
Gates of the Arctic National Park lies completely above the Arctic Circle. There is no infrastructure or roads at all in the park. So getting there is somewhat difficult, as you will see in the below documentary about one such adventure.
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain
Last year I wrote a synopsis of a list of books I was deciding to read next.
Here are some new options:
Colonel Roosevelt - The last in the biographical trilogy of Theodore Roosevelt. I have read and enjoyed Theodore Rex and am looking forward to reading the new installment also.
Let your creative side out with the new Spring 2011 edition of Field Notes. They come with a blank cover and a sheet of dry transfer letters to create your own headline for the notebooks. But hurry, they are only available while the run lasts and the special editions sell out quickly.