Inside: One Womans Journey Through the Inside Passage By Susan Marie Conrad
Inside: One Womans Journey Through the Inside Passage By Susan Marie Conrad Hardcover 1935347578 9781935347576 Inside: One Womans Journey Through the Inside Passage Inside: One Womans Journey Through the Inside Passage is a plucky adventure memoir of the sea and soul told by a woman on a big adventure in a small boat along the coast of western North America. In Spring 2010, with her world scaled down to an 18 foot sea kayak and the 1,200 mile ribbon of water called the Inside Passage, Susan Conrad launched a journey that took her north to Alaska. On the way, she forged friendships, lived her dream, and discovered the depths of her own strength and courage.
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Loved the concept of an woman in the wild adventuring alone However the writing itself lacks personal insight and thoughtfulness She is an excellent descriptive writer The landscape and physical experience of the kayak are well told and easy to imagine She lacks in emotional depth and introspectiveness that a solo adventure might elicit At the beginning of the book she expresses a desire for time with herself to contemplate yet never seems to The focus instead on the exterior panoramas and happenings She also comes up short on delving into the people she meets along the way A few people who host her overnight or at least offer shelter campsite are briefly described but never become characters I see this not as a lack in her wiring but in her attempt to interact with others in a curious manner How could one not wander about the man who lives quite isolated in a deserted town I would have wanted to know their stories The kayaking and navigating is quite detailed in description To the point that one feels they are a trip guide not a narrative Harrowing experiences nonetheless she shows strength and bravery that carry the reader through to wanting to see her finish WhichSPOILER ALERT she technically doesn t Susan Marie Conrad 3. Epub index 5 maybe because in my mind I kept comparing it to Wild I would have like to have known about Susan and her motivations to undertake such a journey If you have been to Alaska you will enjoy being reminded of it and if you haven t you will want to go although perhaps not alone in a kayak One important observation that stuck with me There is a difference between fear that unpleasant emotion associated with the belief that someone or something is a threat and being scared Being scared is an in the moment feeling caused by an actual threat An important distinction to remember I think especially for those of us prone to worry Susan Marie Conrad I had the pleasure of meeting the author Susan Conrad in the ferry lineup on Salt Spring Island I became immediately interested in her Inside Passage adventure as my family and I experienced the I. Inside lowell P and other parts of Alaska as a shakedown cruise on our 41 foot sailboat prior to going off shore for 5 years Reading the book I could relate to may of Susan s venturesome encounters. Inside augsburg There is much to like about this book It is well written detailed and informative It is a must read if you are into kayaking Susan Marie Conrad Some of the better adventure writing I ve read parts of it would even stand alone as beautiful writing outside the context of what must be one of the most enchanting raw journeys to be had on our little Eden I thought some of the revelations of childhood traumas were a little joltingly personal and imperfectly braided into the present day narrative but I appreciated the thoughtfulness and self reflection as a whole and would probably have been less absorbed without it I expect this book has inspired many women particularly to set out on journeys of similar relative scale I came to it already inspired but it raised that inspiration to fever pitch and the afterglow of finishing is making it difficult for me to tolerate my remaining sentence of indoor life before my next adventure Thank you Susan if you read this for sharing It is a gracious gently told vulnerable mature unaffected narrative that speaks volumes of your nature Susan Marie Conrad Loved this journey While I have read a number of extended journey books Wild other long term backpacking trip books on the PCT or Appalachian Trial authors approaches to these vary Some are logistics heavy with less inner journey others are inward but fail to capture what it is really like out there or what the reader needs to picture in order to truly go on the trip with you This book is fantastic in its detail while not being self indulgent Having travelled the Inside Passage on the Alaska Ferry Conrad mentions it takes a keen eye and care to really capture the feel of the place to be able to picture each campsite etc Her pacing of the story neither rushes nor drags I never lost interest Lastly while I would have loved even of her inner journey particularly in the 1st half of the book as we get a wonderful dose of it in the 2nd half I enjoyed her balance of both It was both a journey we were on the Inside Passage as well as her struggles out there This book will sit with the best of adventure travel books that I have read Susan Marie Conrad
Inside is a book about author Susan Marie Conrad s sixty six day kayaking tour of the famed Inside Passage the coastal sea route from Anacortes Washington to Skagway Alaska Conrad ended the trip a little early in Juneau Alaska The Inside Passage is probably my favorite place in the world a place I would love to explore of and I love kayaking I was once a kayak guide on San Juan Island at the southern end of the Inside Passage so the book was of interest to me.
Inside cod Conrad had a difficult childhood going into foster care when she was young experiencing sexual abuse and then running away from home when she was sixteen She felt she was always running away from things She had a rebellious independent impatient and stubborn streak After a difficult few years she decided in 2010 at the age of 49 to kayak solo 1100 miles of the Inside Passage as a way to help heal from those difficulties.
Inside carolina Conrad at the time a resident of the Flathead Valley fell in love with kayaking years before and had been on many multi day trips Her ex husband and subsequent best friend Jim Chester had kayaked the Inside Passage 18 years prior and features prominently in the book as her inspiration and guide Conrad provides great descriptions of the technical details of kayak touring as well as the various hazards and fears she faced the people she met along the way and the joys she experienced She also touches on some of the environmental threats along the coast such as a proposed oil pipeline and old growth logging.
Inside out characters After completing the trip Conrad felt the endeavor had taught her patience to live in the moment and that she was a courageous and capable person Sadly her friend Jim dies from heart complications just a few weeks after she returns to Montana from the trip.
Ebook inside beltz Years ago I had read Spirited Waters another book about a woman who solo kayaks the Inside Passage Though it has been a long time since I read that book I feel this is definitely the better of the two Worth the read for anyone interested in the topic Susan Marie Conrad I bought Susan s book after taking one of her classes and having a lovely conversation with her at lunch I m so glad I did Not normally a memoir reader I was struck by Susan s candid and visceral story that swept me up in her journey just like she d stowed me away in a pocket and taken me along for the ride Except I didn t have to endure swarms of flies or encounters with bears Wonderful story and one heckuva adventure Susan Marie Conrad Incredible voyage very detailed from chart reading to experiencing the day to day life and nature s challenges thick takes time to get through Quite the woman A journey of the heart as well as one of personal transformation Well done Susan Marie Conrad This was a gift from Dave and Garrett last Christmas and I thought I would throw it in a dry bag and read it on summer kayak adventureswhich we never had An enjoyable read though no matter what the season I wondered if I would feel inspired to expand my paddling skills after reading this book but no To plan an expedition like the author did and to paddle solo takes years of preparation and skill building I m inspired to find time in the future to sit in my kayak and connect with nature but I m a fairweather paddler and a can live with living vicariously through other people s larger adventures Susan Marie Conrad The strength of this book and the parts I enjoyed the most were the vivid detailed descriptions of the Inside Passage trip from a kayaker s perspective and the perspective of a solo woman kayaker at that I m incredibly impressed with the author s feat and appreciate all the helpful advice even down to the lists at the end of all her gear and recommended reading including kayak safety and navigation classics that every paddler should read Since I live in Seattle along the longer version of the Inside Passage route and love to explore this region I also really appreciated all the interesting facts and stories about events and people including the B.
Inside kinder joy C ferry incident in 2006 that I didn t know about The reason I give the book only two stars is because the only way I could get through the book was to skim much of it This is not prose to savor I learned than I ever wanted about details like the type of chocolate bars she ate on various occasions or the type of rum or wine she sipped I cringed at frequent passages waxing lyrical about gratitude wonder at nature or trepidation about the risks of the trip whether written by her or by Jim Chester a prominent figure in the book She may have succeeded in inspiring those sentiments if she had consistently followed the common admonition to writers show don t tell She unfortunately veered frequently into telling The parts that show us the wonders and quirks of the Inside Passage make this worth reading for those interested in this subject But the weaker aspects of the book mean that it misses the mark for the broader interest that it might have been able to achieve on a literary level or as an inspiring example of what was truly and impressive journey Susan Marie Conrad Inside One Woman s Journey Through the Inside Passage is a plucky adventure memoir of the sea and soul told by a woman on a big adventure in a small boat along the coast of western North America In Spring 2010 with her world scaled down to an 18 foot sea kayak and the 1200 mile ribbon of water called the Inside Passage Susan Conrad launched a journey that took her north to Alaska On the way she forged friendships lived her dream and discovered the depths of her own strength and courage Inside One Womans Journey Through the Inside Passage
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