The Nearby Faraway: A Personal Journey Through the Heart of the West

A modern-day mountain man, a dedicated naturalist, and a writer's writer, David Petersen spends a lot of time outdoors in the Rocky Mountain West. Whether wandering the aspen groves surrounding his cabin in Colorado's San Juan Mountains near Durango, watching grizzlies in Montana, or visiting the hidden desert grave of his friend and mentor, Edward Abbey, Petersen goes places many of us will never see--except through his evocative words. He writes with great clarity and elegance of expression, while constantly renewing and reexamining his special relationship with nature. The Nearby Faraway is an abridged autobiography of the author's life and travels, both geographical and spiritual, throughout the American West--a rich and moving collection from one of the West's most thoughtful, honest, and down-to-earth writers.

Author: David Petersen
Publisher: David Petersen Books
Published: 11/01/2017
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780990782681