Remote
Finding Home in the Bitterroots
6 × 9. 28 b&w photographs. 1 map. 200 pages.
2020. ISBN 978-0-87071-000-1. Paperback, $19.95.
ISBN 978-0-87071-004-9. e-book, $11.99.
As she grapples with wild animal stand-offs, bush plane flights in dense fog, raging forest fires, and strange characters who have come to the wilderness to seek or hide, Lee learns how she can survive emotionally and how the wilderness survives as an ecosystem. Her growing knowledge of the life cycles of salmon and wolverine, the regenerative role of fire, and Nimíipuu land practices helps her find intimacy in this remote landscape.
Skillfully intertwining history, outdoor adventure, and mystery, Lee’s memoir is an engaging contribution to the growing body of literature on women and wilderness and a lyrical tribute to the spiritual connection between people and the natural world.