Paradise Creek: A True Story of Adventure in the Canadian Wilderness

by David Scott and David Scott

Book Overview

Picture a place 125 miles from the nearest human where the land is as wild and unpredictable as the adventure it delivers. Imagine stepping from a bush plane on to a frozen lake where the temperature... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570340099
• ISBN13: 9781570340093
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: ICS Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Thoroughly Enjoyed

This is the story of two young men who spent a year in the Canadian wilderness. Here they faced many challenges and many delights. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their adventure. Beautifully written and includes poems. Not a dull page in the book. Billed as a 'coming of age' story, there were important lessons learned, especially in regards to the extreme low temperatures. As a person who has lived in the wilderness and experienced minus 40 degree F temperatures, I found this very relatable. I bit my nails when they were first dropped off and couldn't find the cabin during the coldest winter in twenty years. Wow! What an experience. Then as they paddled in the canoe in summer and enjoyed the sights and joy of being in nature I was wishing I was there. I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a true adventure story. I will keep this to read again.

Gripping adventure story

I read this book several years ago from the library. I rarely buy a book but this one I have. Great adventure story about the challenges two young men face living in a cabin for a year in Manitoba. The description of the first six days trying to find the cabin after getting dropped off is a page turner.Makes me wish I did something similar at that stage im my life as opposed to sitting at a cubicle. This books gives me the inspiration to maybe strike out and seek my own adventure someday.

An eye-opening experience for any Arctic traveler

The opening sequence of their expedition rivals that of any true life-and-death experience, including "Touching The Void." A must-read for any winter-camper who ventures off the beaten path more than a few days away from luxuries like mechanical heat from an automobile. This is one of the most profound stories of northern wilderness experience that I have ever read. Their story is similar to going to the moon on an Apollo mission, with no backup and no radio contact, and making it on their own. Truly the best story ever told of a modern Arctic expedition with a happy ending. This is a book that I read and immediately gave to a friend to read, and it has passed around to no less than 12 people as a "must read" already, and is still in motion.

Simple, refreshing and sincere

Although I found the book simple and intellectually unchallenging, its sincerity, freshness and admiration for the wilderness and being a part of it were emotionally stirring. It reminded me of the importance of being able to step away from comitments to work, banks and acquaintances to experience something larger than all of us. We need this to remind us of the essence of being alive and human.

A great personal adventure story. Wish I couldhave done it.

Most of us dream of adventures when we are young ... but the responsibilities of the world often derail them. David Scott's story is a tale of the dream of adventure fulfilled.

This is a wonderful exciting adventure.

I love outdoor adventure books and this book is a great one. This is a story of living and thriving in the Canadian wilderness. I was fascinated with the authors adventures of building a cabin, hunting moose, and exploring. If you like outdoor books I recommend this as a must read.