Trusting the River

Trusting the River

by Jean Aspen
Trusting the River

Trusting the River

by Jean Aspen

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Overview

Jean Aspen, daughter of arctic explorer and author Constance Helmericks, began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world has remained central to her. What began as a series of letters to her son, Lucas, when she and her husband Tom set out to search for a different future, evolved over the seasons into a many snapshots of her remarkable life. All those seemingly random threads have woven the tapestry of her journey and the journey of the river flowing by the remote cabin. In Trusting the River, she closes the circle of her mother's books and her own early work, Arctic Daughter.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781935347699
Publisher: Epicenter Press (WA)
Publication date: 05/01/2017
Pages: 424
Sales rank: 1,107,237
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jean Aspen, daughter of Arctic explorer and author Constance Helmericks, began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world has remained central to her.What began as letters to their son, Lucas, when she and her husband, Tom Irons, set out to search for a different future, evolved over the seasons into many snapshots of her remarkable life. Seemingly random threads weave a tapestry of her journey, circling always back to the river that flows by their cabin in Alaska's wild Brooks Range. In Trusting the River, Aspen closes the story of her mother's books and her own early works, Arctic Daughter and Arctic Son.

Table of Contents

Dedication 5

Contents 6

Acknowledgments 9

Preface Whorls in the River 11

Chapter 1 Quest 15

Chapter 2 Legacy 25

Chapter 3 Eddies 39

Chapter 4 The Edge 49

Chapter 5 Kernwood Homecoming 57

Chapter 6 Changing Course 67

Chapter 7 Crossing America 79

Chapter 8 Land's End 89

Chapter 9 Echoes of the Past 97

Chapter 10 Another North 105

Chapter 11 Wild Goose Dreams 115

Chapter 12 Winged Migration 125

Chapter 13 Harvest 133

Chapter 14 Winds of Change 141

Chapter 15 Back packing to the Stars 151

Chapter 16 Fairbank, Arizona 165

Chapter 17 Tributaries 175

Chapter 18 California Gold 187

Chapter 19 A Pretty Face 199

Chapter 20 Sacred Ground 211

Chapter 21 North to Alaska 219

Chapter 22 Arctic Refuge 233

Chapter 23 Divided Dreams 249

Chapter 24 Distant Rapids 261

Chapter 25 Little Red Truck 273

Chapter 26 Lost and Found in America 285

Chapter 27 Olympia 297

Chapter 28 Uncommon Ground 307

Chapter 29 Moments of Grace 317

Chapter 30 Playing at Life 327

Chapter 31 Homer Bound 337

Chapter 32 Neverland 345

Chapter 33 Meanders 361

Chapter 34 Song of Friendship 379

Chapter 35 Straight on 'til Morning 393

Chapter 36 Across the Great Divide 407

Supernova 415

Other Works Jean Aspen 420

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