
Together, They Survived Harrowing Dangers While Also Experiencing Incredible Moments Of Joy And Grace - Migrating Birds Silhouetted Against The Moon, The Steamy Breath Of Caribou, And The Bond That Comes From Sharing Such Experiences.
In March Of 2012 She And Her Husband Set Off On A 4,000-mile Wilderness Journey From The Pacific Rainforest To The Alaskan Arctic, Traveling By Rowboat, Ski, Foot, Raft, And Canoe.

Worried That She Was Losing Her Passion For The Scientific Research She Once Loved, She Was Compelled To Experience Wildness Again, To Be Guided By The Sounds Of Birds And To Follow The Trails Of Animals. During Graduate School, As She Conducted Experiments On The Peculiarly Misshapen Beaks Of Chickadees, Ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert Began To Feel Stifled In The Isolated, Sterile Environment Of The Lab. For Fans Of Cheryl Strayed, The Gripping Story Of A Biologist's Human-powered Journey From The Pacific Northwest To The Arctic To Rediscover Her Love Of Birds, Nature, And Adventure.

Documents The Biologist Adventurer's Treks In The Vast Wilderness Region Spanning The Pacific Rainforest Through The Alaskan Arctic, Where She And Her Husband Tested Their Physical Boundaries While Making Profound Natural-world Connections.
