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Caroline Van Hemert's The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds hit all my buttons for an adventure travelogue:
Map included
Photos
Thoughtful and insightful
Personal
Adventurous
Slow travel
Informative and educational
As Van Hemert nears completion of her PhD in biology, she becomes burnt out with spending all of her time in a lab and begins to day dream about a grand wilderness adventure with her husband Pat. Little by little they begin to plan for a journey of 4,000 miles wh ...more
Map included
Photos
Thoughtful and insightful
Personal
Adventurous
Slow travel
Informative and educational
As Van Hemert nears completion of her PhD in biology, she becomes burnt out with spending all of her time in a lab and begins to day dream about a grand wilderness adventure with her husband Pat. Little by little they begin to plan for a journey of 4,000 miles wh ...more

Jan 18, 2019
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