This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter
Anders Morley
Sep 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Basil Sands
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A passionate skier since he was a child, Anders Morley dreamed of going on a significant adventure, something bold and of his own design. And so one year in his early thirties, he decided to strap on cross-country skis to travel across Canada in the winter alone. This Land of Snow is about that journey and a man who must come to terms with what he has left behind, as well as how he wants to continue living after his trip is over. It is an honest, thoughtful, and humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Along the way listeners gain insight, both charming and fascinating, into Northern outdoor culture and modern-day wilderness living, the history of northern exploration and Nordic skiing, the right to roam movement, winter ecology, and more. Throughout, Morley's clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the dichotomy between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home.
About the author
A dual-citizen of the US and Canada, Anders Morley grew up in New Hampshire and began skiing at age five. He contributes regularly to New Hampshire magazine, and his work has appeared in a variety of other publications, including Northern Woodlands magazine and the Globe and Mail. He lives on Wolfe Island, Ontario.
Basil Sands is an award-winning narrator working between the Chugach Mountains and Pacific Ocean in Anchorage, Alaska. A former US Marine, he has also been a logger, carpenter, scoutmaster, wilderness rescue medic, senior IT guy, and novelist, and was a minister for over twenty-five years.
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