Braving It Quotes

“Colors in the Arctic have a brilliance I've never seen anywhere else”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“Jefferson is thought to have said, “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“Though I may not have appreciated Edna’s bluntness, her words underscored the reality of living in a place like Arctic Alaska. One hundred and fifty years ago, if I had been a member of a small wandering band of Gwich’in hunters, I would have been left behind to die. Modern times are gentler, but the fact remains: I’d be nothing but deadweight on a hunt, a liability to all, and a danger to myself.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“I didn’t apologize. It’s one of the things my wife hates about me; I’m not quick to say I’m sorry. I’ve explained to her that I don’t rush to make apologies.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“Back home, knowing where your meat comes from is an exercise in awareness. In the Arctic, it’s the real thing.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“Before his death, Alaskan poet John Haines lamented that Americans had lost their “capacity to see the world.” In the presence of Denali, it was impossible to imagine this could be true.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“As I now waded into the unfamiliar channel of middle age, with my knobby knees and aches and pains, various financial concerns, and more responsibilities than I ever imagined, I understood that life is often nothing more than a slow accumulation of days, that middle age is about coming to terms with what life is and not what you thought it would be.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“The world is not a physical place anymore. It’s about technology.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild

“In the sacred stories of the Koyukon Athabaskans, Denali means “the High One,” or “the Great One.” At 20,237 feet, it is the tallest mountain in North America, and at 63 degrees north latitude, one of the coldest. Five major glaciers flow off its granite peaks, including the Ruth Glacier, a 40-mile-long, 3,800-foot-thick river of ice.”
― James Campbell, Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild