The accidental explorer

by Sherry Simpson

"In the series of adventures that comprise The Accidental Explorer, Sherry Simpson recounts the experiences of an ordinary woman confronting the vast expanses of water and terrain in Alaska as she maps her own sense of place and self in a country that seems to require exploration by its inhabitants. While undertaking an arduous trek into the backcountry, she falls into a glacial river and nearly drowns. On an archetypal epic solo hike, she ruminates constantly on when and whether she should abandon such a folly." "Simpson writes with both humor and humility, harnessing great powers of observation of the natural world. Throughout this compelling and probing book, Sherry Simpson illuminates the act of exploration as both a feat of extraordinary effort and as an everyday practice."--BOOK JACKET.