Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

Rhythm of the Wild is an Alaska memoir by Kim Heacox, focusing on Denali National Park. It is a love story that spans from 1981 to 2014, featuring music, stories, rivers, and wolves. The author hitchhikes with Kim through Idaho, camps on the Colorado Plateau, and flies off the sand cliffs of Hangman Creek with a terrier named Super Max. They meet Zed, Nine Fingers, and Adolph Murie, and celebrate the vibrant earth and our rightful place in it.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

From the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park. This book is a musical journey, filled with stories, rivers, and wolves, at its core, it is a love story that transcends time. Author and mountaineer Jonathan Waterman has hailed Heacox as "our northern Edward Abbey." In this book, we embark on a hitchhiking adventure through Idaho, camp on the Colorado Plateau, and fly off the sand cliffs of Hangman Creek with a little terrier named Super Max, the Wonder Dog. We meet Zed, the Aborigine; Nine Fingers, the blues guitarist; and Adolph Murie, the legendary wildlife biologist, who dared to advocate for wolf protection rather than persecution. Kim also reprises his friend Richard Steele, a beloved character from The Only Kayak.

Some books are larger than their actual subject, and this one is a testament to that. Part memoir, part exploration of Denali's inspiring natural and human history, and part conservation polemic, Rhythm of the Wild ranges from funny to provocative. It is a celebration of the vibrant earth and our rightful place in it, serving as a plea to restore and defend it.

Weight: 472g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781493049585