Travel Camping

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 from a fall with a lump on his head 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.

This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts 17-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive.

Summer Camp. The best Summer Camp around, or so they say. Four magical schools operating together to attract students and promote communication and community between the academies. With beautiful enchanted woodlands, mountains and ranches, it’s an ideal place for all who wish to attend – prospective students, ongoing students, and alumni. However, there has been a breach. Powerful dark artifacts stolen. Artifacts that may cause great trouble for those at the camp, and have far reaching, disastrous consequences. It’s up to students and shifters from each of the academies to lock down ...

Trapped in a job he hated and up to his neck in debt, Guy Grieve’s life was going nowhere. But with a stroke of luck, his dream of escaping it all to live in remote Alaska suddenly came true. Miles from the nearest human being and armed with only the most basic equipment, Guy built a log cabin from scratch and began carving a life for himself through fishing, hunting, and diligently avoiding bears. Packed with adventure, humor, and insight, this is the gripping story of an ordinary man learning the ways of the wild.

He’s forbidden fruit. My brother’s best friend—the one guy I’m not allowed to date, no matter what. But here’s the deal, it’s deeper than that. More complicated. Because we’ve been in love with each other since middle school. My brother has never seen what’s obvious to everyone else. Especially us. But now that my brother is marrying my best friend, why shouldn’t I finally get to be with the guy I want to be with? I should be able to tell the world I’m madly in love with the boy next door. But what if I’m wrong, and he doesn’t actually love me back? It would be his ...

Survive the unexpected. Statistically, you're more likely to die from a vending machine than a shark. But, Rob Nelson knows many shark survivors. His college girlfriend was attacked by a crocodile and his roommate, a grizzly bear. His wife was sucked by a wave down a blowhole, he was left stranded at sea after a storm sank his sailboat, and the list goes on and on. To Rob, these "improbable" altercations are "random acts of nature," and he's learned how to survive them.

The definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Into the Wild. Read by the author. Also, hear a Fresh Air interview with Krakauer conducted shortly after his ordeal.

Kings of the Apocalypse: The King Family Trilogy and Adam II: A Post-Apocalyptic Trilogy are both stand-alone trilogies and can be read independently. However, the storylines are parallel narratives that are closely interconnected and are best understood and appreciated if the Adam II trilogy is read first. The King siblings are the products of illegal genetic engineering research that was intended to augment their abilities. Their whole world was the lab facility that they inhabited and the personnel who saw to their most basic needs. They were too young to know that they differed from ...

I saw the future, and it’s not looking good. When I attended Dreadmor’s Summer Camp program, the last thing I expected was to be embroiled in something potentially world ending. It’s the nature of prophecy and time magic, at times. Sometimes you only see a cup of tea in your future. Sometimes you see the end of the world. Normal things. Everything’s coming to a head, now. It’s just me and my best shifter friend, Marlon. I can always trust him. He always has my back. He also knows a few people from all over the camp. And I’m going to need all the help I can get, if I don’t want...

These stories about the RV lifestyle will forever change the way you look at the lives of people who live full-time in an RV. What if I told you that you could live this carefree and adventurous lifestyle for far less than you’re spending to live the life you’re living now? This book is by the Amazon #1 Best-Selling author, Jerry Minchey, author of Secrets of RVing on Social Security. Do you wish you could live this lifestyle? Are you tired of the mundane life you’re living now? This book will open your eyes to how other people live this exciting life on a shoestring budget. Get your ...

We Will Be Free chronicles the challenges faced by the Bell family as they extract themselves from the “real” world and set off to explore Africa and circumnavigate the South American continent in a Land Rover. Written with passion and from the heart, We Will Be Free is more than just another travel book, it is a modern manifesto, a declaration of independence and self sufficiency. “From the title to the very last page of the book, I was intrigued and entertained! It is full of unabashedly honest and hilarious metaphors describing life on the road and what it's like to be a part of ...

"...plentiful laughs-out-loud..." "...witty and beautifully written..." "...engaging, fun and compelling storytelling..." "...What a great read for anyone seeking the reality of RVing..." When Alyssa Padgett decided to take off on a singular mission to visit all fifty states on her honeymoon, she had no idea what she was getting into. In this laugh-out-loud travel comedy, Alyssa and her newlywed husband, Heath, learn the hard way that RVing across the US is full of unexpected surprises. From broken-down RV's to zero dollars in their bank accounts each month, they find themselves in ...

Marty Ohlhaut loved the great outdoors, and he loved his family, but this time, the combination proved disastrous. Cooped up inside due to long work hours, Marty was excited about taking off with his wife and five children for the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Aware that this could be their last camping trip together, he wanted to make it extra memorable.

List of RV, State, and National Parks, with Amenities, Contact Information, Suggested Routes, and What to See and Do in Each State Revised & Updated Second Edition This second and fully revised edition of the Smart RV Travel Guide For the Continental 48 States is a three-year compilation of all the RV, State, and National parks in each and every state in the continental US. I outlined all the amenities they offer, the actual cost to stay there, and so much more! We gathered this data from our last three trips across all 48 states. I also included what to see, where to visit, and what ...

Following a life of suffering and unbearable pain an old man died with his heart full of grievances. He eagerly welcomed death, anticipating the relief it would bring. Instead he discovered that the afterlife was not what he had imagined it to be. Rather than the total annihilation he expected, he entered the river of souls. Instead of obliteration, his death gave him a chance to relive his life and amend the mistakes that had haunted him. Baird’s soul transmigrated to the body of his younger self and he found that the world of his previous childhood was more enigmatic and dangerous than ...

Interested in the RV Life? Do you love to travel and explore the great outdoors? Seeking financial freedom? Millions of people are now RVing full-time as a simpler way of life. No longer are RV's just for those vacationing and wanting to see the country. See how you too can turn motorhome living into a reality. In "RV Lifestyle Guide: A Complete Travel Book to Full Time RV Motorhome Living and Camping" you will discover... Is Recreational Vehicle living right for you? Could you and your loved ones live comfortably and peacefully together in an RV as a home? How to prepare and store meals ...

From the preface: I brought all this information together, in a very simple way, so you, the person who wants to travel by bike, can! So go for a long or short ride and experience the Earth and its inhabitants. In 2000, I was a very different person, I was very focused on material possessions, money, work, and although I was passionate about the Earth and nature I had let my false need for respect from others to creep its way into my life; I gained weight and became dangerously unhealthy. I came across an Adventure Cyclists Magazine in a bookstore, which made me pine for travel and to be ...

Road trips with kids aren't easy, but new parents of twins Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi became experts at creating lasting family memories without breaking the bank. From hiking with infants to navigating RV camping in state parks and camping in national parks - these outdoor lovers have tried it all, and See You at the Campground is packed with personal anecdotes, packing lists, site recommendations, and recipes that will help you create a one-of-a-kind vacation on a family-friendly budget.

La Lucha, the sequel to the reader acclaimed, We Will Be Free, is the story of one family's determination to travel the world as professional international overlanders. The story picks up in Ecuador, after the family had successfully solo circumnavigated South America and continues with their dogged determination to drive up to Alaska and across the Americas from tip to tip, coast to coast. The family has had to overcome massive geographic, personal and financial obstacles, in order to achieve their dreams but continue to fight, despite the odds. They discover a strength they never knew ...

From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest - and most remote - regions on Earth. Now, the creator, producer, and host of the hit television program Survivorman transfers his decades of knowledge and experience to the audiobook Survive!, a practical guide that gives everyday listeners a no-nonsense look at the real world of survival.