Here is the essence of good writing-and good parenting, too.”-Hampton Sides, author of “In the Kingdom of Ice.” As Braving It poignantly demonstrates, there is no better teacher than deep wilderness. But as a father myself, I’m in envious awe of the bold decision he made and the clarity with which he made it. “Some parents will doubtless think the adventure James Campbell took his daughter on was irresponsibly dangerous or just plain crazy. A wonderful book for any mental traveler who has yearned to experience Alaska.”-Eowyn Ivey, author of “The Snow Child.” Along the way, we are given an honest and touching portrait of a middle-aged man coming to terms with his own limitations even as he learns to set his adolescent daughter free from the confines of childhood. “This is a guide book for the heart, step-by-step instructions on how to fall in love with Alaska-the hard work and fear, the thrilling adventure and awe. “Any of us who’ve watched daughters grow up to be strong and capable in the backcountry will delight in this book-it’s a wonderful new world in many ways!” -Bill McKibben, activist author of “The End of Nature” and “Wandering Home.” James Campbell’s best-sellling book about his over-the-top version of father-daughter bonding is the memoir-biography: “Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, And An Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild.” They lived off the land. Hauled logs. Cooked caribou.
There James’ first cousin Heimo was building a new cabin for winter near the headwaters of the Hulahula River.
Wisconsin-based writer and adventurer James Campbell has sailed with Micronesia’s star navigators and trekked across Papua New Guinea, but the journey he took with his 15-year-old daughter involved grizzlies and brushes with bone-numbing cold in the deep wilderness 130 miles above the Arctic Circle in the foothills of Alaska’s Brooks Range. Last summer, father and daughter James and Aiden Campbell took a little trip together – but it is not one that would show up on Trip Advisor. The talk takes place Wednesday, June 29, 6:30 p.m. Telluride’s Between the Covers Bookstore and the Wilkinson Public Library feature the Campbells, James and Aiden, at a free author event in support of James Campbell’s “Braving It: A Father, A Daughter, And An Unforgettable Journey Into the Alaskan Wild” (May 2016).
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