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An Epic Memoir of an Intrepid Solo Adventurer, a Woman Who Lived by the Philosophy "Go Simple, Go Solo, Go Now"

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2013 Gold Winner IBPA Ben Franklin Awards

In a memoir remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii and Paddling My Own Canoe begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. Paddling North is a compilation of Sutherland´s first two (of over 20) such annual trips and her day-by-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway. In 22 years she encountered over 30 bears, four wolves, and hundreds of whales. Her lifelong philosophy, "Go simple, go solo, go now," is illustrated in this reflection-filled story of kayaking adventure. Includes maps, illustrations, and the author´s camp food recipes.

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Foreword
Chapter 1 The Choice
Chapter 2 Survival Start
Chapter 3 Misty Fjords and Whales
Chapter 4 Cabins and Clarence Strait
Chapter 5 Hot Springs Quest
Chapter 6 Sea Otter Sound and Shipley Bay
Chapter 7 Sumner Strait Terror
Chapter 8 Devil´s Elbow to Baranof Island
Chapter 9 Warm Springs to Peril Strait
Chapter 10 Sergius Narrows, Sitka, and North
Chapter 11 Open Seas and a Quest Fulfilled
Chapter 12 Capsize and Glacier Bay
Chapter 13 Wolf at Breakfast
Chapter 14 Bears and a Broken Paddle
Bibliography: Books mentioned in the text
Bibliography: Other useful books
Gear List

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More than simply a story told from point A (Ketchikan) to point B (Skagway) - a distance of over 560 kilometres! - Paddling North captures Sutherland´s spirit of adventure and infuses it with an appreciation for the finer things in life: food, wine, and warmth. -- www.stillstoked.com

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Sutherland, Audrey
Audrey Sutherland grew up in California but lived in Hawai´i from 1952 until her death in 2015 at the age of 94. She raised her four children as a single mother, supporting her family by working as a school counselor. In 1962, she decided to explore the coast of Moloka´i by swimming it while towing an inflatable raft with supplies, a story told in Paddling My Own Canoe (Patagonia, 2018). Ever after she was an inveterate water traveler. She was also the author of Paddling Hawai´i.

Yamamoto, Yoshiko
Yoshiko Yamamoto is one of the premier block printers in the Arts and Crafts style. Yamamoto´s block prints are letterpress printed using hand cut blocks on acid free paper. She is the co-owner of The Arts and Crafts Press, and co-author of several books about the arts and crafts movement, published by Gibbs Smith and Chronicle.

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