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High Arctic anxiety

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A hiker who planned an arduous expedition to the Ellesmere/Axel Heiberg Island region of Canada's Northwest Territories with a hardy co-traveler failed to complete the trip. His reflections upon the cold, barren surroundings and his decision to turn around almost immediately are shared.

Author: Rice, Larry
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1992
Description and travel, Northwest Territories

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Secrets to survival

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Tom Brown is the renowned author of 'Tracker' and the founder of a New Jersey survival school. He was taught about nature by the Apache grandfather of his friend. Tips on surviving in emergency situations in both the wilderness and urban environments are included.

Author: Rice, Larry
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1992
Cover Story, Biography, Study and teaching, Survival skills, Wilderness survival, Brown, Tom

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Nature's wild gifts: abrupt and fleeting encounters with animals leave impressions that last forever

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Several encounters with animals are recounting. An area above the Arizona desert that is home to mountain lions is described, and an encounter with a moose in Ontario's Algonquin Provincial Park is discussed.

Author: Rice, Larry, Hayes, Richard, Childs, Craig, Buckley, Beth, Ernst, Tim, Kesselbein, Alan, Conover, Alexandra, Habecker, Tom, Vicary, Clyde, Mahoney, Polly, Barnard, Douglas, Fitzgerald, Jim
Publisher: Active Interest Media
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1998
Human-animal relationships

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Backpacking
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