Book of the Week - Walking Home
Colin Stinton reads from Lynn Schooler's memoir about his solo journey in the Alaskan wilderness
Book of the Week - Walking Home - Episode 1
Hoping to make sense of his own mortality, the loss of friends and a failing marriage, Lynn sets out to circumnavigate Mount Fairweather in the Gulf of Alaska.
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Book of the Week - Walking Home - Episode 2
In his small boat, the Wilderness Swift, and undeterred by ever-worsening weather, Lynn charts a course to Lituya Bay. After which there is no turning back.
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Book of the Week - Walking Home - Episode 3
After exploring Cenotaph Island, Lynn again anchors the Wilderness Swift in Lituya Bay. He starts exploring a trail at the edge of the forest which leads straight into bear country.
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Book of the Week - Walking Home - Episode 4
Having crossed Cape Fairweather, Lynn walks from Grand Plateau Glacier to Yakutat. Watching the flocking of seabirds leads to a moment of revelation.
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Book of the Week - Walking Home - Episode 5
The grizzly bear has stalked Lynn back to the beach and is circling him. Armed only with pepper spray, and with his back to the surf, he's running out of options.
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