Women in the Wild True Stories of Adventure and Connection

by McCauley, Lucy

• ISBN13: 9781932361063
• ISBN10: 1932361065
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-29
• Publisher: Travelers' Tales

Summary

The wild calls to a deep place in the spirit, and the stories here show how forays into the wilderness strengthen a woman's sense of self and purpose. These far-ranging tales reveal women instinctively touching their source of power in encounters with Mother Nature around the world -- in jungles, on mountain cliffs, in the air and water, in the presence of wild beasts and strangers. Follow these women on their journeys and wake up your own hidden longings to engage the wild. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xiii
Essence of the Wild
Looking for Lovedu	p. 3
To Jump or Not to Jump?	p. 14
Climbing Mt. Everest	p. 19
Bread upon the Waters	p. 29
The Deer at Providencia	p. 33
Rocks in My Head	p. 39
The Pelican	p. 45
Am I Blue?	p. 51
A Desert Affair	p. 58
Some Things to Do
Diving the Jungle	p. 71
Hang Gliding Big Sur	p. 79
The Catch	p. 87
No Road? No Problem	p. 93
Rafting the Boh	p. 98
Tracking Lessons	p. 106
Up the Volcano	p. 110
On Flying	p. 120
Going Your Own Way
Preying	p. 129
Rescue in the Exotic Animal Market	p. 139
Swimming Titicaca	p. 148
Skunk Dreams	p. 154
Feeling the Green	p. 167
Walking Her Sorrow into Life	p. 174
Among Chimpanzees	p. 185
The Nature of Birth	p. 198
Alone with the Rabari	p. 202
In the Shadows
Lightning Strike	p. 213
Hyena	p. 223
Looking for Footprints	p. 238
Beyond the Ruins	p. 245
Nature, Fear, and Race	p. 251
Survival at Sea	p. 259
The Last Word
Undressing the Bear	p. 275
Recommended Reading	p. 282
Index of Contributors	p. 285
Acknowledgments	p. 287
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