American Curl Cats Book

Karsten Heuer is from the area so I've seen him speak many times. He's such a gifted storyteller that I'm surprised that I haven't picked up this before. I've been to the Yukon on many occasions, but only to Whitehorse. One of the people he mentions in the book, I've actually met when I gave a presentation at the Yukon College.
I loved all his descriptions of the wildlife, land and his relationship with his wife on the expedition. Traveling the way they did forever changes people. I'm sad though that over a decade later activists are still fighting to protect the porcupine caribou calving grounds. Yukon photographer, Peter Mather, recently helped promote a campaign in Alaska.
His comments about applying for grants and permits are often left out of the annals of adventure traveling, but I always find that portion just as interesting as the journey itself.