Two in the Wild Tales of Adventure from Friends, Mothers, and Daughters

by ROGERS, SUSAN FOX

• ISBN13: 9780375702013
• ISBN10: 0375702016
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-31
• Publisher: Vintage

Summary

Thelma and Louise get sporty (and survive) in this anthology of true stories about women whose idea of fun involves sharing adventures--big and small--in the great outdoors. In essays that not only take you to mountains, forests, lakes, and rivers but also explore the powerful and intimate bond of female companionship, the editor ofSolo: On Her Own Adventureintroduces sixteen daring women and their travel mates as they ski, climb, hike, bike, and drive all over the world. Trudge through the muddied roads of Australia's outback with thirty-something Sara Corbett and her childhood chum to find the legendary 80-year-old woman rumored to split wood faster than any man who challenges her. Go fishing with Holly Morris, kick back with Pam Houston and a good friend at a Denver ranch, or bike with Diane Ackerman and her friend through the "aubergine drapery of the forest" as they circumnavigate Otsego Lake. Hop in the car with Mary Morris and her baby daughter to meet the eccentrics living in the California desert, and climb the Himalayas with 54-year-old Jean Gould and her 70-year-old travel partner. Whether you are an armchair adventurer or a thrill seeker in your own right, these exhilarating essays will inspire you to dust off your bicycle, lace up your hiking boots, fill your gas tank, and take your dearest friend along for the time of your lives. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Susan Fox Rogers is the editor of <b>Solo: On Her Own Adventures</b> and <b>ANother Wilderness: Notes from the New Outdoorswoman</b>. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Susan Fox Rogers
Is That a Wallaby in Your Pocket?	3	(23)
Sara Corbett
Hook, Line, and Pinker: Wetting a Line in Cuba	26	(9)
Holly Morris
Two Roads Home	35	(14)
B K Loren
Breaking the Ice	49	(11)
Pam Houston
Trail Mix	60	(10)
Lisa Price
The Freedom Machine	70	(11)
Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Natural Order	81	(12)
Amy Irvine
To the Lake	93	(12)
Bridget Quinn
Naming Our Canyon	105	(24)
Hannah Nyala
The Solo Journey, Revised	129	(17)
Lea Aschkenas
Driving	146	(9)
Mary Morris
Dead Reckoning	155	(9)
Kathleen Dean Moore
Polar Star	164	(16)
Susan Fox Rogers
Himalayan Companions	180	(16)
Jean Gould
Disorienting	196	(12)
Kim Todd
Mike	208	(8)
Gretel Ehrlich
Circling Otsego Lake	216	(3)
Diane Ackerman
Biographical Notes	219