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True survival odysseys of two wilderness trekkers who entered the woods in search of tranquility but found something else entirely. 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. About the AuthorCary J. Griffith is a freelance writer who specializes in writing about the outdoors. Reviews & Praise"With admirable economy and a flair for suspense...[Griffith shows] how even well-prepared wilderness travelers can compound an initial blunder until they are in extreme danger--and what someone in their boots can do to increase his odds of surviving." Washington Post Book World "Cary Griffith uses matter-of-fact, spare prose and a cinematic focus on small things to re-create, hour by hour, day by day, the confusion, panic, and decisions of each young man. It's a taut, present-tense narrative, credible because it's based on extensive interviews and on the writer's own knowledge of the boreal forest." Minneapolis Star Tribune "An unsentimental ode to wilderness mysteries and hazards....Lost in the Wild is a book you'll cancel appointments to read. Shelve it between the works of Jack London and Jon Krakauer, or better yet, pass it on to a city dweller when you've read it. It's a fine literary trek." Minnesota magazine Copyright © 2004 Borealis Books · Send questions to the Webmaster |
