Campers can count on a lifetime of inspiration and instruction from this compilation of classic wilderness poetry, short prose, and essential outdoor survival information. Classics such as "The Cremation of Sam McGee," "The Gettysburg Address," and "Paul Revere's Ride" provide a thought-provoking complement to superb short works by Jack London and excerpts from Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic saga. Outdoor enthusiasts will further benefit from a host of wilderness survival tips, including information on avoiding avalanches, tying different kinds of knots, confronting bears and mountain lions, navigating using the sun and stars, and collecting water in an emergency. Full star maps and Leave No Trace camping guidelines are also included.
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Robert C. Etheredge is an avid camper, Eagle Scout, and transatlantic sailor. He lives in Orinda, California.
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I feel like I stumbled across gold. I picked this book up last minute at a store and wow. I'm in my mid-thirties and felt like I was exposed to words I should've appreciated a long time ago but never did. But now I absorbed this book and the stories and poems and writings in a way I'm not sure I would've appreciated back then. More than half the book had dog ears!
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Sometimes we only have a few moments to read when on camp-outs. It needs to be handy, packable, and satisfying. This little companion book is packed with helpful hints, fun poems, and short stories - to read alone or to share with others. You don't need a bookmark, because they're all a joy to re-visit. I started mine on a trip, then came home to finish the book by reading a few pages every night. Enjoyable for any age.
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Quiet moments deserve a good read,
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This review is from: The Camper's Companion: Tips and Tales for the Trail (Paperback)
Sometimes we only have a few moments to read when on camp-outs. It needs to be handy, pack-able, and satisfying. This little companion book is packed with helpful hints, fun poems, and short stories - to read alone or to share with others. You don't need a bookmark, because they're all a joy to re-visit. I started mine on a trip, then came home to finish the book by reading a few pages every night! Enjoyable for any age
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There is a tide in the affairs of men Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
muskeg berries, sick wolf Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James Caird, Elephant Island, Stancomb Wills, Annabel Lee, Dudley Docker, South Georgia, North Star, Sulphur Creek, Big Dipper, Owl Creek, Paul Revere, Barbara Frietchie, Clarence Island, Hudson Bay Company, Henderson Creek, John Thornton, King Haakon Bay, Lake Lebarge, Paulet Island New!
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- The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service on page 25
- Through The Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll on page 58
- Call of the Wild & Other Stories Oper Intro Grade (Progress English) on page 85
- The Concord Hymn and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) by Ralph Waldo Emerson on page 47
- Through the Looking-Glass (Dover Thrift Editions) by Lewis Carroll on page 58
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