Nine Dog Winter
by Bruce T. Batchelor

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With More Courage and Energy Than Common Sense, Two Young Canadians Recruit Nine Rowdy Sled Dogs, and Head Out Camping in the Yukon as Temperatures Plunge to Sixty Below and Colder!

Nine Dog Winter: Winter camping with sled dogs in Canada's Yukon by Bruce T. Batchelor is a true story, about two young Canadians who recruit nine mismatched huskies, and head out camping in the Yukon as the temperature plunges to Sixty-Eight Below. Follow this 1980-'81 winter adventure of a young couple intent on recreating the classic Yukon pioneer lifestyle. Includes dozens of photographs, maps and diagrams, plus complete instructions for building toboggans, harnesses, moccasins and other traditional winter camping equipment. Hundreds of tips gathered from native and white trappers, pioneers and others who live and thrive in the Northern bush.

About the author BRUCE BATCHELOR: Though he'd lived in the Yukon for five years, the author's unfulfilled dream was to spend a winter in a remote wilderness cabin with a woman he loved, training dog teams and making long expeditions. When he teamed up with backcountry ranger Marsha McGillis in 1980, the (mis)adventures could begin! Bruce Batchelor came to the Yukon in 1973, planning to stay just long enough to earn money for a trip to Europe.Instead, he fell in love with the wilderness and its people, and stayed for most of the next eight years.

REVIEWER'S COMMENT: "A real page turner. I couldn't wait to see what was around the next bend in the trail as I raced through this delightful read. An instant classic about Canada's North as experienced by two plucky southerners." -- David Pettigrew, filmmaker, adventurer and sourdough

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Quantity:	4 item(s) available
Weight:	0.52 kg
Price:	CDN$ 26.95 (US$ 26.23)

ISBN-10:	1897435177
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781897435175
Author:	Bruce T. Batchelor
Publisher:	Agio Publishing House
Publication Date:	6/2008
Pages:	364 pages
Size/Dimensions:	9.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches
Binding:	Paperback