The carry home : lessons from the American wilderness / Gary Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Gary, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Psychological aspects.

Nature.

Grief.

Bereavement.

Physical Description:

234 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2014.

Summary:

"The nature writing of Gary Ferguson arises out of intimate experience. He trekked 500 miles through Yellowstone to write Walking Down the Wild and spent a season in the field at a wilderness therapy program for Shouting at the Sky. He journeyed 250 miles on foot for Hawks Rest and followed through the seasons the first fourteen wolves released into Yellowstone National Park for The Yellowstone Wolves. But nothing could prepare him for the experience he details in his new book. The Carry Home is both a moving celebration of the outdoor life shared between Ferguson and his wife Jane, who died tragically in a canoeing accident in northern Ontario in 2005, and a chronicle of the mending, uplifting power of nature. Confronting his unthinkable loss, Ferguson set out to fulfill Jane's final wish: the scattering of her ashes in five remote, wild locations they loved and shared. The act of the carry home allows Ferguson the opportunity to ruminate on their life together as well as explore deeply the impactful presence of nature in all of our lives. Theirs was a love borne of wild places, and The Carry Home offers a powerful glimpse into how the natural world can be a critical prompt for moving through cycles of immeasurable grief, how bereavement can turn to wonder, and how one man rediscovered himself in the process of saying goodbye"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

At First 1

Toward a Setting Sun 17

The Relics of Home 26

Water to Stone, One 40

Hunger Season 45

The First Goodbye 49

Water to Stone, Two 78

In the Sweet Middle of Nowhere 81

Water to Stone, Three 104

Flowers in the Dust 108

Thanksgiving 118

Water to Stone, Four 127

The Great Wide Open 131

Slickrock Wilderness 140

Water to Stone, Five 150

To the Land of Bear and Wolf 155

Water to Stone, Six 167

The Wild We've Forgotten 170

The Carry Home 174

Rescue 201

At Rest in Yellowstone 213.

ISBN:

9781619024489

1619024489

OCLC:

871211266