Kinds of winter : four solo journeys by dogteam in Canada's Northwest Territories

Olesen, Dave 1957- (Author).

Summary: After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream. Over the course of four successive winters he steered his dogs and sled on long trips away from his remote Northwest Territories homestead, setting out in turn to the four cardinal compass points--south, east, north, and west--and home again to Hoarfrost River.

Record details

ISBN: 9781771121316 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: print
xi, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 CM.
Publisher: Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Author's note -- Compass points, over the boulders, eager... -- South -- East -- North -- West -- Afterword -- Appreciations and acknowledgements -- Appendix A: Food, gear, and some notes on winter camping -- Appendix B: The dogs and their care -- Appendix C: Some tricks for dead-reckoning navigation.