About this item
Highlights
- "Gruchow is an ideal guide to the BWCA.
- Author(s): Paul Gruchow
- 232 Pages
- Nature, Essays
- Series Name: World as Home
Description
About the Book
Drawing on the works of Thoreau and Wendell Berry, Gruchow turns a naturalist's eye on a wilderness of wolves, moose, and loons as he visits national parks and other scenic spots. Winner of the Flanagan Award. Illustrations, maps.Book Synopsis
"Gruchow is an ideal guide to the BWCA." --ISTHMUS BOOKS QUARTERLY
Organized by the seasons of the year, Boundary Waters explores the natural and soul-sustaining beauty of the largest roadless area east of the Rocky Mountains: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a vast network of forest and thousands of lakes, isolated and pristine, straddling the border between northern Minnesota and Ontario.
Throughout Boundary Waters, Paul Gruchow skis, backpacks, and canoes through the Boundary Waters and its environs, including Sea Gull Lake, Isle Royale National Park, the Grand Portage Trail, Quetico Provincial Park (Canada), and Voyageurs National Park. Drawing on the works of Thoreau and Wendell Berry, Gruchow turns his naturalist's eye on this wilderness full of wolves, moose, and loons, contemplating the richness of our natural heritage and our need to share its treasures with others.
Boundary Waters is a testament to Gruchow's magnificent ability to explores the relationship of person to place, illuminating not only our lands, but our souls.