Wait, young Douglas\u2019s grandfather says as the bobber twitches on the surface of Little Lake. Be patient. And so begins an encounter with the promise and wonder of nature that will last a lifetime. Deep Woods, Wild Waters traces the winding path that carried Douglas Wood from one wonder to the next, through a landscape of rocks, woods, and waters, with stops along the way for questions and reflections that link human nature to the larger mysteries of the natural world.<\/p>\n
Like life itself, the author\u2019s way is not linear. One landmark leads back to a favorite campsite, another prompts him to consider the \u201cgospel of rocks,\u201d another launches him into the wilderness beyond the stars\u2014a contemplation of time and space and humanity\u2019s place in all of it. The creator of thirty-four books, including the classic Old Turtle, and an expert woodsman and wilderness canoe guide, Wood brings all his storytelling and bushwhacking skills to bear as he takes us hurtling down wild rapids, crossing stormy lakes, or simply navigating the treacherous currents and twisty trails of everyday life.<\/p>\n
A warm, generous, and knowing guide, Wood maps a journey that, as he says, \u201canyone can take, through a landscape anyone can know.\u201d Turning the pages, hiking the portages, running the rapids, or scanning the wild country from high promontory, he invites us to say, in a soul-satisfying moment of recognition, \u201cI know that place.\u201d<\/p>\n
REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWith the eyes of an artist, the soul of a poet, and the easygoing humor of a backwoods guide, Douglas Wood takes us on a journey through our shared landscape of mind and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n David Backes, author of A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson<\/em><\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n \u201cDouglas Wood not only takes us on a journey through nature, but of mind and spirit, too.\u201d\u00a0 Northern Wilds.com<\/em><\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n \u201cDouglas Wood gathers a lifetime of aphorisms and lays them carefully like kindling to make sure that every anecdote sparks into epiphany. Story, he reminds us, \u2018is creating a connection to another living being,\u2019 whether spouse or grandchild or spruce or loon.\u201d\u00a0 Sierra Club Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n \u201cA vastly knowledgeable wilderness guide and naturalist\u2026 Douglas Wood is one of the best contemporary nature writers working today.\u201d\u00a0 Foreword Reviews<\/em><\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n \u201cLike Sigurd Olson, Douglas Wood has become an icon of the North Woods.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike Link, author and former Director of the Audubon Center of the Northwoods<\/p>\n —————<\/p>\n \u201cDouglas Wood\u2019s memoir is a classic. Readers will want to return t it again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n Larry Dolphin, former director of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center,<\/p>\n Regional President of the Isaac Walton League<\/p>\n ————–<\/p>\n \u201cAll the vivid sounds, sights, and smells of the wilderness\u2026 A book to be read aloud\u2014shared and enjoyed like a campfire tale.\u201d Great Lakes Echo<\/em><\/p>\n ————–<\/p>\n \u201cWood takes readers on a journey of discovery and wonder, weaving in reflections that link human nature to the larger mysteries of the natural world.\u201d\u00a0 MN.<\/em> Conservation Volunteer<\/em><\/p>\n ————–<\/p>\n \u201cMany people are touched deeply by the North Woods. Very few, though, can take you there. Douglas Wood is one of the few.\u201d\u00a0 Lake Superior Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n ————–<\/p>\n \u201cWhile most of us are left speechless by gilded ripples on a moonswept lake or the mesmerizing call of the look, Douglas Wood articulates for us those magical moments of epiphany in the natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Schurke, polar explorer, author and environmental educator<\/p>\n ————-<\/p>\n \u201cDeep Woods, Wild Waters<\/em> is a true gift. Douglas Wood beckons readers to slow down, breathe, and discover the cosmos in a grain of sand.\u201d<\/p>\n Mary Casanova, author of Ice Out<\/em><\/p>\n ————<\/p>\n \u201cWith Deep Woods, Wild Waters,<\/em> Douglas Wood has risen to the pantheon of the great nature writers.\u201d<\/p>\n Don Shelby, explorer and veteran journalist<\/p>\n ————<\/p>\n \u201cI felt I was traveling alongside Douglas Wood while reading his evocative life stories. This book is a treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n Jim Brandenburg, photographer and author<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Douglas Wood
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