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It's a big world out there; go and make the best of it. Have you ever noticed that across North America and even the rest of the world, when you fly into a city a great adventure always begins with travel on an interstate highway with six or more lanes, then exits to a state road with two or four lanes, then progresses to a two lane road, then onto a dirt road, and finally to a logging, mining, or ranch road? And where the road ends, the adventure begins... Alan W. Maki is convinced that as a parent and grandparent, one of the most important legacies he can leave behind is a passionate and wholesome devotion to the outdoors and the animals that inhabit wild places. He knows that someday one of those kids or grandkids will brush their hand on the bark of a tree deep in the hardwood forest, or wet their hand as they release a freshly caught trout, and then they will understand his hopes for a legacy left behind. Jack London once said, "I would rather be ashes than dust, a spark burnt out in a brilliant blaze, than be stifled in dry rot... For man's chief purpose is to live, not to exist; I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them; I shall use my time."
Book Synopsis Where the Road Ends... The Adventure Begins by : Alan W. Maki
Download or read book Where the Road Ends... The Adventure Begins written by Alan W. Maki and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a big world out there; go and make the best of it. Have you ever noticed that across North America and even the rest of the world, when you fly into a city a great adventure always begins with travel on an interstate highway with six or more lanes, then exits to a state road with two or four lanes, then progresses to a two lane road, then onto a dirt road, and finally to a logging, mining, or ranch road? And where the road ends, the adventure begins... Alan W. Maki is convinced that as a parent and grandparent, one of the most important legacies he can leave behind is a passionate and wholesome devotion to the outdoors and the animals that inhabit wild places. He knows that someday one of those kids or grandkids will brush their hand on the bark of a tree deep in the hardwood forest, or wet their hand as they release a freshly caught trout, and then they will understand his hopes for a legacy left behind. Jack London once said, "I would rather be ashes than dust, a spark burnt out in a brilliant blaze, than be stifled in dry rot... For man's chief purpose is to live, not to exist; I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them; I shall use my time."
Searching for even more wild places and new experiences, Dan became determined to explore 'off the map' in Africa. From the mighty Sahara Desert in the north to the dense equatorial jungles of the Congo and the open grasslands of Southern Africa, Dan turned his biggest dream into reality. Over the course of three years Dan's second major expedition spanned fifty-four thousand miles through thirty-five unique African countries. THE ADVENTURE WAS A THOUSAND TIMES BIGGER THAN HE DREAMED POSSIBLE. After exploring the Pan-American Highway from Alaska to Argentina Dan became hooked on the freedom of global overland travel, and he only wanted more. New languages, exotic foods, stunning landscapes and local people with an entirely different outlook became Dan's everyday life. As the months turned into years, through highlights and despair Dan gained a new appreciation for what it truly means to be alive. Viewing our modern world through African eyes gave Dan a new perspective, and he was pulled in by the endless joy, laughter and kindness at every turn. While the landscapes and wildlife are undeniably breathtaking, it is the natural warmth of the African people that is truly unforgettable. All across the continent Dan was welcomed with love and generosity, and now he will never be the same.
Book Synopsis The Road Chose Me Volume 2 by : Dan Grec
Download or read book The Road Chose Me Volume 2 written by Dan Grec and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching for even more wild places and new experiences, Dan became determined to explore 'off the map' in Africa. From the mighty Sahara Desert in the north to the dense equatorial jungles of the Congo and the open grasslands of Southern Africa, Dan turned his biggest dream into reality. Over the course of three years Dan's second major expedition spanned fifty-four thousand miles through thirty-five unique African countries. THE ADVENTURE WAS A THOUSAND TIMES BIGGER THAN HE DREAMED POSSIBLE. After exploring the Pan-American Highway from Alaska to Argentina Dan became hooked on the freedom of global overland travel, and he only wanted more. New languages, exotic foods, stunning landscapes and local people with an entirely different outlook became Dan's everyday life. As the months turned into years, through highlights and despair Dan gained a new appreciation for what it truly means to be alive. Viewing our modern world through African eyes gave Dan a new perspective, and he was pulled in by the endless joy, laughter and kindness at every turn. While the landscapes and wildlife are undeniably breathtaking, it is the natural warmth of the African people that is truly unforgettable. All across the continent Dan was welcomed with love and generosity, and now he will never be the same.
Settlements at the Edge examines the evolution, characteristics, functions and shifting economic basis of settlements in sparsely populated areas of developed nations. With a focus on demographic change, the book features theoretical and applied cases which explore the interface between demography, economy, well-being and the environment. This book offers a comprehensive and insightful knowledge base for understanding the role of population in shaping the development and histories of northern sparsely populated areas of developed nations including Alaska (USA), Australia, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland and other nations with territories within the Arctic Circle.
Book Synopsis Settlements at the Edge by : Andrew Taylor
Download or read book Settlements at the Edge written by Andrew Taylor and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settlements at the Edge examines the evolution, characteristics, functions and shifting economic basis of settlements in sparsely populated areas of developed nations. With a focus on demographic change, the book features theoretical and applied cases which explore the interface between demography, economy, well-being and the environment. This book offers a comprehensive and insightful knowledge base for understanding the role of population in shaping the development and histories of northern sparsely populated areas of developed nations including Alaska (USA), Australia, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland and other nations with territories within the Arctic Circle.
American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
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Download or read book American Motorcyclist written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
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Download or read book American Motorcyclist written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.
The purpose of this Off Roading Notebook is to keep all your various backroads and off roading adventures organized in one easy to find spot.
Book Synopsis Off Roading Log Book by : Patricia Larson
Download or read book Off Roading Log Book written by Patricia Larson and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this Off Roading Notebook is to keep all your various backroads and off roading adventures organized in one easy to find spot.
He let us have a small in-between room with two beds that were made quite fast with sheets of plywood. They had a thin colorful mattress on top. An old and quite crooked wardrobe was placed at on one wall, while the other was a lacquered dressing table with a mirror. It turned out that we had a neighbor as well. A bank manager from Zurich, Switzerland. Our rooms were partitioned with a thick rug instead of a door, but who pays attention to these sorts of things in Tajikistan? He was in his late fifties with totally gray hair. His face and hands were severely sunburned; the sun being something that he had most obviously underestimated. He spoke English and was sincerely happy when he learned that we could communicate. He was traveling by bicycle. He had been planning this trip for a long time. He wanted to escape the stress in Zurich and to travel Pamir by bicycle. He had flown to Dushanbe, from where he departed 5 days ago realizing that the task at hand was beyond his strength. He had arrived a few hours before us. He had passed only 250 km and had another at least a 1000 more to go. He was feeling that he had reached the utmost of his abilities and had become quite distressed and down. "I can't quite grasp where I am, it's awful really, this broken down road, the dust, the trucks, the sand...and the heat is just killing me, I won't be able to, and I give up. Tomorrow I am going home," he was lamenting. "Wait a second," I tried to console him. "You can always give up and, when you go back, what? I am sure it's not any better at the bank. I am sure that's another hell altogether, did you forget?" "I don't know, I didn't expect it to be so hard," he was shaking his head. "I won't be able to." "Look now," I continued. "Rest a day or two. Gather your strength, it would be a real pity to give up at this point, you are almost half-way there!" "Half-way? I am nowhere, my climb hasn't even started yet - no, I won't be able to." He was stubbornly insisting. "Look what I am going to tell you now," I kept on convincing. "Come with us now, we'll have something to eat, to drink some of the magic potion of my colleague here, we'll talk and tomorrow, if you still feel like it, you can return. In any case you can't depart now. Each day that you survive here is a major achievement. It is a defeat that you will always remember when you sit down at your desk at the bank. Take it one day at a time. This way, you don't have to think how you will make it to the end, just focus on how you'll end the day. You see how easy it is?" "Yes, you are somewhat right, but..." he was being demure. "There are no buts my man, this is not you making estimations on the potential bankruptcy of the bank or some sort of a credit risk or whatever you call it. Here you decide, you either win or, you lose. Every day is a win, come, let's go eat, then we'll speak again." I concluded my lecture series. "You might be right," he said thoughtfully and we went out in the yard. The host brought us our dinner which was included in the price. It contained a soup, a large salad, home-made bread and watermelon. We filled our glasses with the elixir, chatted while the sun slowly descended behind the hills. The river was crashing loudly at the shore under us and one more fantastic day was coming to an end. We quickly emptied our glasses and our new friend became increasingly more pleased and content. A short while before we headed off to bed, he said thinking: "Yes, you convinced me, I will stay. I will rest a few days and I will continue. Thank you very much." "Right, I even sometimes manage to convince Mitaka, so convincing you is not even a challenge," I said in all seriousness. Let's go kill the mosquitoes, cause otherwise we won't be able to get any shut eye. And don't forget, each day is a conquest!" The same applied for us, each day was a defeat. Another battle won - our own personal battle.
Book Synopsis Head East - Motorcycle Adventure in Central Asia by : Pavlin Zhelev
Download or read book Head East - Motorcycle Adventure in Central Asia written by Pavlin Zhelev and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He let us have a small in-between room with two beds that were made quite fast with sheets of plywood. They had a thin colorful mattress on top. An old and quite crooked wardrobe was placed at on one wall, while the other was a lacquered dressing table with a mirror. It turned out that we had a neighbor as well. A bank manager from Zurich, Switzerland. Our rooms were partitioned with a thick rug instead of a door, but who pays attention to these sorts of things in Tajikistan? He was in his late fifties with totally gray hair. His face and hands were severely sunburned; the sun being something that he had most obviously underestimated. He spoke English and was sincerely happy when he learned that we could communicate. He was traveling by bicycle. He had been planning this trip for a long time. He wanted to escape the stress in Zurich and to travel Pamir by bicycle. He had flown to Dushanbe, from where he departed 5 days ago realizing that the task at hand was beyond his strength. He had arrived a few hours before us. He had passed only 250 km and had another at least a 1000 more to go. He was feeling that he had reached the utmost of his abilities and had become quite distressed and down. "I can't quite grasp where I am, it's awful really, this broken down road, the dust, the trucks, the sand...and the heat is just killing me, I won't be able to, and I give up. Tomorrow I am going home," he was lamenting. "Wait a second," I tried to console him. "You can always give up and, when you go back, what? I am sure it's not any better at the bank. I am sure that's another hell altogether, did you forget?" "I don't know, I didn't expect it to be so hard," he was shaking his head. "I won't be able to." "Look now," I continued. "Rest a day or two. Gather your strength, it would be a real pity to give up at this point, you are almost half-way there!" "Half-way? I am nowhere, my climb hasn't even started yet - no, I won't be able to." He was stubbornly insisting. "Look what I am going to tell you now," I kept on convincing. "Come with us now, we'll have something to eat, to drink some of the magic potion of my colleague here, we'll talk and tomorrow, if you still feel like it, you can return. In any case you can't depart now. Each day that you survive here is a major achievement. It is a defeat that you will always remember when you sit down at your desk at the bank. Take it one day at a time. This way, you don't have to think how you will make it to the end, just focus on how you'll end the day. You see how easy it is?" "Yes, you are somewhat right, but..." he was being demure. "There are no buts my man, this is not you making estimations on the potential bankruptcy of the bank or some sort of a credit risk or whatever you call it. Here you decide, you either win or, you lose. Every day is a win, come, let's go eat, then we'll speak again." I concluded my lecture series. "You might be right," he said thoughtfully and we went out in the yard. The host brought us our dinner which was included in the price. It contained a soup, a large salad, home-made bread and watermelon. We filled our glasses with the elixir, chatted while the sun slowly descended behind the hills. The river was crashing loudly at the shore under us and one more fantastic day was coming to an end. We quickly emptied our glasses and our new friend became increasingly more pleased and content. A short while before we headed off to bed, he said thinking: "Yes, you convinced me, I will stay. I will rest a few days and I will continue. Thank you very much." "Right, I even sometimes manage to convince Mitaka, so convincing you is not even a challenge," I said in all seriousness. Let's go kill the mosquitoes, cause otherwise we won't be able to get any shut eye. And don't forget, each day is a conquest!" The same applied for us, each day was a defeat. Another battle won - our own personal battle.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work" "Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us."--Michelle Obama "The ultimate Obama insider" (The New York Times) and longest-serving senior advisor in the Obama White House shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader, public servant, and leader in government at a historic moment in American history. When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante; in the White House, she was known as the one who "got" him and helped him engage his public life. Jarrett joined the White House team on January 20, 2009 and departed with the First Family on January 20, 2017, and she was in the room--in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, and everywhere else--when it all happened. No one has as intimate a view of the Obama Years, nor one that reaches back as many decades, as Jarrett shares in Finding My Voice. Born in Iran (where her father, a doctor, sought a better job than he could find in segregated America), Jarrett grew up in Chicago in the 60s as racial and gender barriers were being challenged. A single mother stagnating in corporate law, she found her voice in Harold Washington's historic administration, where she began a remarkable journey, ultimately becoming one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the twenty-first century. From her work ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system, and improving the lives of working families, to the real stories behind some of the most stirring moments of the Obama presidency, Jarrett shares her forthright, optimistic perspective on the importance of leadership and the responsibilities of citizenship in the twenty-first century, inspiring readers to lift their own voices.
Book Synopsis Finding My Voice by : Valerie Jarrett
Download or read book Finding My Voice written by Valerie Jarrett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Finalist for the NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work" "Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us."--Michelle Obama "The ultimate Obama insider" (The New York Times) and longest-serving senior advisor in the Obama White House shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader, public servant, and leader in government at a historic moment in American history. When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante; in the White House, she was known as the one who "got" him and helped him engage his public life. Jarrett joined the White House team on January 20, 2009 and departed with the First Family on January 20, 2017, and she was in the room--in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, and everywhere else--when it all happened. No one has as intimate a view of the Obama Years, nor one that reaches back as many decades, as Jarrett shares in Finding My Voice. Born in Iran (where her father, a doctor, sought a better job than he could find in segregated America), Jarrett grew up in Chicago in the 60s as racial and gender barriers were being challenged. A single mother stagnating in corporate law, she found her voice in Harold Washington's historic administration, where she began a remarkable journey, ultimately becoming one of the most visible and influential African-American women of the twenty-first century. From her work ensuring equality for women and girls, advancing civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system, and improving the lives of working families, to the real stories behind some of the most stirring moments of the Obama presidency, Jarrett shares her forthright, optimistic perspective on the importance of leadership and the responsibilities of citizenship in the twenty-first century, inspiring readers to lift their own voices.
Walks of Life empowers the reader with the tools and inspiration to take the leap back to nature. It reaches out to everyone who might not be wholly civilized, to those whose dispositions include some cast of the romantic and adventurous, who might consider trading the sweet air of forest and desert for that of the city, the melodies of birds for sounds of traffic, the campfire for a computer screen, the stars for a ceiling. It is for those who wish to experience mountains as art, canyons as mus
Book Synopsis Walks of Life by : Doug Wheat
Download or read book Walks of Life written by Doug Wheat and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walks of Life empowers the reader with the tools and inspiration to take the leap back to nature. It reaches out to everyone who might not be wholly civilized, to those whose dispositions include some cast of the romantic and adventurous, who might consider trading the sweet air of forest and desert for that of the city, the melodies of birds for sounds of traffic, the campfire for a computer screen, the stars for a ceiling. It is for those who wish to experience mountains as art, canyons as mus
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
Book Synopsis The Road by : Cormac McCarthy
Download or read book The Road written by Cormac McCarthy and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
