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Alaska Bound
Those headed for the wilderness will enjoy the adventures of Michael Dixonthe book spins tales of exploration and awesome wonder of Alaska's naturalbeauty. From kayaking through cold, icy glacial waters to setting up a homesteadin Southeast Alaska, Dixon's stories of the Great Land are a long list ofadventures in the outdoors
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First published October 26, 2012
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November 6, 2017
Dixon's humor in telling about his life building a log cabin off the grid in South-East Alaska is so endearing, that I would burst out laughing aloud every 20 minutes, and I couldn't put down the book until I'd finished it. I am copying below two of my favorite passages:
"Homesteading in Alaska is a once-in-a-life-time experience: you only want to do it once. I felt lucky to have done it and survived. But to have the perfect homesteading experience, like a gourmet dish or a great drama, one must have the right ingredients. The first item is a man on the run from law school. This person is desperate and will do anything to escape the ever closing claws of reality. Such was myself."
"[...] Down at one end of town is Mrs. White's place with 50 cats. It is built right next to a house with 14 dogs. The two houses are connected and separated by only one door. It has been the desire of half the town to get that door open. Mrs. White is an elderly person and a live-in, taken care of by Lee Gault and his wife, who lives next door. Lee hunts the cats to keep their population down, and has scored 123 so far. [...]"
"Homesteading in Alaska is a once-in-a-life-time experience: you only want to do it once. I felt lucky to have done it and survived. But to have the perfect homesteading experience, like a gourmet dish or a great drama, one must have the right ingredients. The first item is a man on the run from law school. This person is desperate and will do anything to escape the ever closing claws of reality. Such was myself."
"[...] Down at one end of town is Mrs. White's place with 50 cats. It is built right next to a house with 14 dogs. The two houses are connected and separated by only one door. It has been the desire of half the town to get that door open. Mrs. White is an elderly person and a live-in, taken care of by Lee Gault and his wife, who lives next door. Lee hunts the cats to keep their population down, and has scored 123 so far. [...]"
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