Travel Camping

On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998, Dan Stephens, a 22-year-old canoeist, was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage - and did not return. More than four hours later, Dan awakened from a fall with a lump on his head and stumbled deeper into the woods, confused. Three years later, Jason Rasmussen, a third-year medical student who loved the forest's solitude, walked alone into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a crisp fall day.

"...plentiful laughs-out-loud..." "...witty and beautifully written..." "...engaging, fun and compelling storytelling..." "...What a great read for anyone seeking the reality of RVing..." When Alyssa Padgett decided to take off on a singular mission to visit all fifty states on her honeymoon, she had no idea what she was getting into. In this laugh-out-loud travel comedy, Alyssa and her newlywed husband, Heath, learn the hard way that RVing across the US is full of unexpected surprises. From broken-down RV's to zero dollars in their bank accounts each month, they find themselves in ...

We Will Be Free chronicles the challenges faced by the Bell family as they extract themselves from the “real” world and set off to explore Africa and circumnavigate the South American continent in a Land Rover. Written with passion and from the heart, We Will Be Free is more than just another travel book, it is a modern manifesto, a declaration of independence and self sufficiency. “From the title to the very last page of the book, I was intrigued and entertained! It is full of unabashedly honest and hilarious metaphors describing life on the road and what it's like to be a part of ...

In the fall of 1978, Ray Ordorica packed everything he thought he would need into his Toyota LandCruiser and drove north to Alaska. He came to a land he had never seen, to find something he wasn't even sure existed: a wilderness cabin he could use for a year or more to live, think, relax, read, and write. Ordorica found his cabin, fixed it up, and, although it was just an un-insulated 12- by 16-foot one-room log structure, he spent three winters in it in relative comfort.

Summer Camp. The best Summer Camp around, or so they say. Four magical schools operating together to attract students and promote communication and community between the academies. With beautiful enchanted woodlands, mountains and ranches, it’s an ideal place for all who wish to attend – prospective students, ongoing students, and alumni. However, there has been a breach. Powerful dark artifacts stolen. Artifacts that may cause great trouble for those at the camp, and have far reaching, disastrous consequences. It’s up to students and shifters from each of the academies to lock down ...

The definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Into the Wild. Read by the author. Also, hear a Fresh Air interview with Krakauer conducted shortly after his ordeal.

These stories about the RV lifestyle will forever change the way you look at the lives of people who live full-time in an RV. What if I told you that you could live this carefree and adventurous lifestyle for far less than you’re spending to live the life you’re living now? This book is by the Amazon #1 Best-Selling author, Jerry Minchey, author of Secrets of RVing on Social Security. Do you wish you could live this lifestyle? Are you tired of the mundane life you’re living now? This book will open your eyes to how other people live this exciting life on a shoestring budget. Get your ...

Discover everything you need to know to start your first RV adventure! Are you considering purchasing an RV but feeling hesitant to take the leap? Does the idea of exploring the countryside with your family sound exciting, yet you’re worried you don’t know enough to make these trips successful? Ready to leave doubts behind and embrace the RV camping lifestyle?

A solo and unsupported cycle from San Francisco to Boston to celebrate retirement, with all the trials and tribulations of the uninitiated. This trip was made manageable through the kindness of strangers, the brief company of new friends and the emotional support from home.

La Lucha, the sequel to the reader acclaimed, We Will Be Free, is the story of one family's determination to travel the world as professional international overlanders. The story picks up in Ecuador, after the family had successfully solo circumnavigated South America and continues with their dogged determination to drive up to Alaska and across the Americas from tip to tip, coast to coast. The family has had to overcome massive geographic, personal and financial obstacles, in order to achieve their dreams but continue to fight, despite the odds. They discover a strength they never knew ...

This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts 17-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive.

I saw the future, and it’s not looking good. When I attended Dreadmor’s Summer Camp program, the last thing I expected was to be embroiled in something potentially world ending. It’s the nature of prophecy and time magic, at times. Sometimes you only see a cup of tea in your future. Sometimes you see the end of the world. Normal things. Everything’s coming to a head, now. It’s just me and my best shifter friend, Marlon. I can always trust him. He always has my back. He also knows a few people from all over the camp. And I’m going to need all the help I can get, if I don’t want...

Beneath the inky black surface of Lake Ness lurks something too monstrous for this world... Gerry Lawson, a washed-up scientist slowly recovering from a life that got out of his control, finds himself saying yes when his cousin Marnie asks him to help her and her partner Jim with an outdoor survival program for disadvantaged kids. Not quite sure what he's let himself in for, he slowly adjusts to the isolated environment of Lake Ness and the challenges of living with a bunch of often erratic and unpredictable teenagers. However, it's not long before their best-laid plans start to unravel. ...

When we started camping, we knew nothing. As a result, we made a lot of mistakes. Over the past 20 years of trial and error, we have found tricks and tips that make our RV camping vacations much easier and more enjoyable. This book provides tips that are not found in the common RV guide. What you find in this audio will make the difference for those who want a great camping experience.

Marty Ohlhaut loved the great outdoors, and he loved his family, but this time, the combination proved disastrous. Cooped up inside due to long work hours, Marty was excited about taking off with his wife and five children for the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Aware that this could be their last camping trip together, he wanted to make it extra memorable.

Many RV enthusiasts face similar challenges, from seasoned trekkers to digital nomads. Welcome to a transformative guide tailored just for you – a roadmap to the most exciting, affordable, and serene county, municipal, and city park experiences.

A Russian Drama best seller now in its second edition! In February, 1959 nine young hikers on a cross country ski trip mysteriously died under horrific circumstances. It is one of the great mysteries of our times. They would be found with missing eyes, even a missing tongue, crushed bones, and stripped of their clothes (later found radioactive) in minus 50 degree temperatures. Theories range from their being murdered by the CIA to space aliens, to even "Abominable Snowmen". This book explores this famous incident using a technique known as "Higher criticism" to explain their terrifying ...

Kings of the Apocalypse: The King Family Trilogy and Adam II: A Post-Apocalyptic Trilogy are both stand-alone trilogies and can be read independently. However, the storylines are parallel narratives that are closely interconnected and are best understood and appreciated if the Adam II trilogy is read first. The King siblings are the products of illegal genetic engineering research that was intended to augment their abilities. Their whole world was the lab facility that they inhabited and the personnel who saw to their most basic needs. They were too young to know that they differed from ...

Where's the Next Shelter? is the true story of three travelers on the Appalachian Trail, a 2,000-mile hike that stretches from Georgia to Maine, told from the perspective of Gary Sizer, a seasoned backpacker and former marine who quickly finds himself humbled by the endeavor. If you long for the horizon or to sleep under the stars, then come along for the hike of a lifetime. All you have to do is take the first step.

From the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake-infested jungles of the Amazon, Les Stroud has made a life of surviving in the harshest - and most remote - regions on Earth. Now, the creator, producer, and host of the hit television program Survivorman transfers his decades of knowledge and experience to the audiobook Survive!, a practical guide that gives everyday listeners a no-nonsense look at the real world of survival.