"These are adventures that were once common in human history, but not in our time. The author brings a real and useful humility to his encounters with the larger world." --Bill McKibbon Exploring Wilderness could just save your life. What would you do if a 600-pound grizzly bear approached your campsite during an evening rainstorm in Denali National Park? How would you react if you heard a wolf growling just a few feet away outside your tent at night in Yellowstone National Park? Would you be able to survive alone in remote Alaskan wilderness after your kayak fills with water on a cold rushing river surrounded by hundreds of hungry coastal brown bears? Have you experienced the electric jolt of a charging tiger in the wilds of India and lived to tell the story? Could you find your way back to civilization after losing your map while trekking across a maze of frozen lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildernes? By reading this book, full of awe and humility for the natural world and its wild inhabitants, you will gain insight into surviving these and other dangerous situations in wilderness. Includes 16 maps and 5 black-and-white illustrations by Sven Bellanger