Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic

Name: Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic
Price: 19.63 USD
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Author: Natalie Warren
ISBN: 9781517907846

Unrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering heat, and constant hunger. Paddling from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, following the 2,000-mile route made famous by Eric Sevareid in his 1935 classic Canoeing with the Cree, Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho faced unexpected trials, some harrowing, some simply odd. But for the two friends — the first women to make this expedition — there was one timeless challenge: the occasional pitfalls that test character and friendship.

Warren’s spellbinding account retraces the women’s journey from inspiration to Arctic waters, giving readers an insider view from the practicalities of planning a three-month canoe expedition to the successful accomplishment of the adventure of a lifetime. Describing the tensions that erupt between the women (who at one point communicate with each other only by note) and the natural and human-made phenomena they encounter — from islands of trash to waterfalls and a wolf pack — Warren brings us into her experience, and we join these modern women (and their dog) as they recreate this historic trip, including the pleasures and perils, the sexism, the social and environmental implications, and the enduring wonder of the wilderness.