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Nine Dog Winter: With More Courage and Energy Than Common Sense, Two Young Canadians Recruit Nine Rowdy Sled Dogs, and Head Out Camping in the Yukon as Temperatures Plunge to Sixty Below and Colder!

Nine Dog Winter: With More Courage and Energy Than Common Sense, Two Young Canadians Recruit Nine Rowdy Sled Dogs, and Head Out Camping in the Yukon as Temperatures Plunge to Sixty Below and Colder!
By Bruce T. Batchelor

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Essential reading for anyone who owns a husky or wishes they did

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #358818 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-06-27
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 364 pages

Editorial Reviews

Synopsis
Nine Dog Winter: Winter camping with sled dogs in Canada's Yukon by Bruce T. Batchelor is a true story, about two young Canadians who recruit nine mismatched huskies, and head out camping in the Yukon as the temperature plunges to Sixty-Eight Below. Follow this 1980-'81 winter adventure of a young couple intent on recreating the classic Yukon pioneer lifestyle. Includes dozens of photographs, maps and diagrams, plus complete instructions for building toboggans, harnesses, moccasins and other traditional winter camping equipment. Hundreds of tips gathered from native and white trappers, pioneers and others who live and thrive in the Northern bush. About the author BRUCE BATCHELOR: Though he'd lived in the Yukon for five years, the author's unfulfilled dream was to spend a winter in a remote wilderness cabin with a woman he loved, training dog teams and making long expeditions. When he teamed up with backcountry ranger Marsha McGillis in 1980, the (mis)adventures could begin! Bruce Batchelor came to the Yukon in 1973, planning to stay just long enough to earn money for a trip to Europe.Instead, he fell in love with the wilderness and its people, and stayed for most of the next eight years.

He has written three books about his stay in the North. Marsha McGillis, heroine of Nine Dog Winter, agreed to marry him in 1983. Their son, Dan, was born in 1992. They live in Victoria, BC, with a white lab-husky cross named Tyhee Too in honour of the Tyhee in this story. Bruce and Marsha own Agio Publishing House, where he edits and directs marketing, while Marsha designs the books and Dan takes photos. REVIEWER'S COMMENT: "A real page turner. I couldn't wait to see what was around the next bend in the trail as I raced through this delightful read. An instant classic about Canada's North as experienced by two plucky southerners." -- David Pettigrew, filmmaker, adventurer and sourdough

Customer Reviews

good read for everyone5
Everyone I've given this book to read has really enjoyed it, whether they are city dwellers or not, young or old. You find yourself routing for the dogs and laughing at the amateurs attempts to train them. There are lots of mishaps and it all ends happily.

armchair adventure at its best5
A fantastic read and very difficult to put down at times. A facinating insight into one couples dream to live in the simple and harsh life of winter in a trappers cabin.