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Out There
by
Ted Kerasote
WINNER, 2004 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD! (Outdoor Literature) Who hasnt wanted to get away from cell phones, e-mail, roads, and traffic? And what better place to escape our wired world than the far northwestern corner of Canadas Northwest Territories and a river that flows through uninhabited country, 400 miles to the Arctic Ocean. But what if your canoeing partner brings...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
April 17th 2004
by Voyageur Press
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This is a quick read, and a reflection about a trip into the wild in the modern age of technology (a.k.a., the satellite phone that the author's canoeing partner brings along and uses to make personal phone calls from their river in the Northwest Territories, close to the Artic Circle). The author manages to be meaningful in his discusses of "wildness" and the noise of civilization without taking himself too seriously or belaboring a point. His touch is light, deft, but thought-provo...more
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I just finished this book last night. I totally enjoyed the story of Ted Kerosote and his friend Len taking a canoe trip down the Horton River that spills out into the Artic Ocean. The gist of the story, besides the adventure, was that Len took a satphone, and they were basically connected to the rest of the world during this " Out There" trip. Ted, being not used to, and not wanting to, be so connected to the world while on these trips and how he felt about it. an excellent read.
I love the premise of this book...getting lost in the wilderness, where no one can reach you. Getting lost from technology, all means of communication and getting in touch with enjoying nature and its beauty and the hardships it may or may not bring.
A little disappointing after Merle's Door. I thought it would be funnier, using high tech gadgets in the remote wilderness of northern Canada. He's a great writer, paints a vivid picture for us but I was expecting more to the story.
I never really caught on to the point of this book. It seemed more like a collection of journal entries than a cohesive story. I would have liked there to be a more obvious sort of theme of the book other than Ted being frustrated by Len using the sat phone and missing his family.
Started reading this on my trip to the Wyoming Wilderness - a non-fiction story about 2 guys who travel to the Artic area in a canoe and are disconnected from technology, except for a satphone. Got better as I read.
get to know the BC area and what it was like to live thelife of a Provincial Park manager, ranger , in the early days.
Yes, his wife said she would camp out.
Yes, his wife said she would camp out.
Awesome book. Ted's words are so descriptive you don't need pictures to see the Artic north.
An interesting account of two friends' canoeing trip in the Arctic -- part memoir, part deep appreciation for the silent majesty of the outdoors.
Loved this Book this spoke to inner wanderer in me couldn`t wait to step out my front door and leave it all behind, that lasted 3 days LOL
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Ted Kerasote's writing has spanned the globe and appeared in dozens of periodicals and anthologies, including Audubon, National Geographic Traveler, Outside, Salon, and The New York Times. He is also the author and editor of six books, one of which, Out There: In the Wild in a Wired Age, won the National Outdoor Book Award. He lives in Wyoming.
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