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1 comments about CULTURAL CODE WORDS OF THE HOPI PEOPLE.

1. I bought this book based on this quote in the Preface: "Wise men and women say that the greatest spiritual challenge facing "civilizd" human beings today is to regain knowledge that has been lost -- knowledge of our oneness with each other and nature -- and to return to lifestyles that reflect this oneness." In my thinking: therein lies the answer for personal peace and happiness and the hope for peace in our world. The author -- who is an acknowledged authority on different cultures -- explores through the venerable Hopi people of North America their cultural code words that anchor them to the spritual side of their nature and also the world at large. He masterfully weaves the information to provide a "prescription" that we can utilize to learn to align our lifestyles and be in accord with our own nature. In so doing, we can learn to live as close to spiritual bliss as our inner selves will allow.

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1 comments about Nahanni Journals: R.M. Patterson's 1927-1929 Journals.

1. Raymond Patterson is a Londoner who finds his journey to Canada's wild Northwest Territories provide adventure and outdoor challenges unlike any of his life. NAHANNI JOURNALS trace his journeys from 1927-1929 and are powerful, revealing stories perfect for armchair adventurers and travelers catering to them. Highly recommended.

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5 comments about Trails of a Wilderness Wanderer: True Stories from the Western Frontier.

1. Good book. Would like to see a complete set of his works as well as a biography written by one of his cronies, or an outdoor-life chronicler.



2. Mr. Russell takes you back to the early days when only Indians and bears roamed the land, through his youth and adulthood as an outdoorsman in the wilds of early Canada. He tells of living a life we can only dream of now. The people he writes of were real and made Canada what it is today. I have reread this book almost yearly since it came out in 1971. You will feel as if you have walked his trails with him and love the life he led. An excellent gift for the city-bound outdoorsman!!!



3. Trails Of A Wilderness Wanderer are true stories from the West blending the autobiography of an outdoorsman with accounts of living in the wild places of the Rockies, following old trails and meeting hunters and explorers. An absorbing outdoorsman's diary filled with nature and observations of the wild.



4. I don't usually write book reviews, but as I came across this book for sale on Amazon, it brought back wonderful memories. I purchased this book back in 1973. I loved it then and I love it now. I re-read it for maybe the fifth time. I decided to write this reveiw.
   I am not well educated or well traveled, but I know adventure when I read it and this book is of a great adventure. It is a group of short stories written by Andy Russell, who was born in 1915, more importantly at the foot of the Great Rockies mountains in southwestern Alberta Canada.
   He describes his childhood growing up on a farm there, where he learned very young how to take care of himself. Fishing, hunting and trapping in a country of great beauty, that he describes as no one else could. Some stories are of breaking, riding and training horses. This is a book for someone who loves animals and the great outdoors, and especially for someone who loves adventure. His travels take him from the farms of the great plains to the beautiful mountains of the west and north to the cold of the frozen tunda. It is also about animals small and large, from weasels and minks to bears and elk, as well as fishing, the kind of which is very hard to find these days. There are stories told around camp fires, of cowboys and of the English Remittance men. Thrills vary from forest fires to the stalking of a trophy elk.
   He went on to become a great guide of the Rockies, both for hunting and for those who hunt with a camera. This is a great adventure and a must read. If you read this book you should also read another book by him called "Grizzly Country". It is said by many to be one of the best books ever written about bears, both from the scientific point of view and by someone who was a conservationalist and a naturalist. I love bears and I loved that book also. I loved them both. I hope to read other by him. Enjoy and thank you Andy Russell.



5. This book exudes a zest for living I've seldom come across. Written by an outdoorsman/professional guide/hunter/trapper/rancher, the quality of writing is surprisingly good, in fact,superb. I don't recall any dull pages in this book. It is brim-full of tales of the wilderness and all the denizens thereof; ranchers, trappers ,Indians ,horses ,grizzlies and more. There are lavish descriptions of the wilderness itself. The depiction of growing up in this unspoiled(at that time) wilderness was very refreshing. Five stars because it is the best of its kind I have read.

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1 comments about Notes from the Element: A Memoir.

1. Clear writing. When he writes about family and friends he is most engaging. His depiction of people is non-judgmental and honest so you immediately have an opinion because his characters are familiar. His love of solitude and reflection is clear. The author's description of the national parks reflect his passion. I look forward to his next book which I hope will center around his observation of the human condition. This was an easy read and made me want to go camping. This book should also be listed under camping guides of which this is one of the best. I have three camping guides on my shelf.

1 comments about Scats and Tracks of Alaska Including the Yukon and British Columbia: A Field Guide to the Signs of Sixty-Nine Wildlife Species (Scats and Tracks Series).

1. This book was invaluable during our recent inspection of the property we purchased in Alaska. This format is easy to understand and it was easy to identify and differnetiate between the different species of animals inhabiting our land quickly just from scat and tracks. A must have for anyone wanting to live outside the city in Alaska.