Off grid and free : my path to the wilderness

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Off Grid and Free: My Path to the Wilderness is the story of the journey Ron Melchiore undertook as a young man from the city, first to homesteading in northern Maine and then to living in the bush of northern Saskatchewan. He has lived off grid since approximately 1980 and speaks candidly about the joys and the tribulations of his chosen lifestyle. In this adventure, Ron shares the diversity of his experiences in an easy-to-read, humorous, and s...

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Frontier and pioneer life Canada

Melchiore, Johanna

Melchiore, Ron

Wilderness areas Canada

Wilderness areas United States

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ISBN:

9781927685204
978-1927685204

Description:

351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Which way do I go?
Northbound to Maine
Money can grown on trees
Wandering for 165 days and nights
Sure beats walking
Who's afraid of a little wilderness?
Smells like chicken
Searching for a diamond in the rough
Sort of homesteading
Do bush planes serve pretzels with the in-flight movie?
Cook stove delights
Forest fires burn me up
Dump run swim
Slush makes for poor sledding
Camp life
Daily life and seasonal patterns
Close encounters of the animal kind
Is the wilderness for you?

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2631404

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