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<strong>For readers of <i>Cabin Porn</i> and <i>Your Cabin in the Woods</i>, this illustrated collection of odes to the outdoors is the perfect escape into nature. </strong><b><br /></b><i>Forest Life</i> collects George Washington Sears' timeless writing about the joys of exploring the wilderness, edited for a modern audience. In text both practical and inspirational, Sears' provides enduring wisdom about trips into the woods and lakes, including equipment, campfires, fishing, camp cooking, traveling light, and canoes.<br />The original "forest bather," Sears wanted others to enjoy the woods as he did. He published <i>Woodcraft </i> in 1884 to help prepare skillful, self-reliant woodsman and to extol the restorative power of nature. In addition to <i>Woodcraft</i>, <i>Forest Life</i> contains many of his articles from <i>Forest and Stream, </i>as well as his nature poetry. <br />Sears is especially eloquent about canoeing, which he helped popularize with published tales of his adventures. In 1883, when he was 61 years old and suffering from tuberculosis, he used a 9-foot, 10-1/2 pound canoe to travel 266 miles through the Adirondacks, writing, "The easy, gentle rocking of the canoe was the best incentive to drowsiness I ever found, and by night or day was nearly certain to send me into dreamland."<br />This edition features period etchings of scenes, people, flora, and fauna of the Adirondacks, and is the ideal gift book for the outdoor enthusiast.