Two in the Far North, Revised Edition

Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1902, Margaret E. Murie was a naturalist, conservationist, and author who has been called the “grandmother of the conservation movement” for her efforts in helping establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. She received several awards for her conservation work, including the Audubon Medal, the John Muir Award, and the Robert Marshall Conservational Award. In 1998 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton, and in 2002 the J.N. Ding Darling Conservationist of the Year Award. Murie was also made an Honorary Park Ranger by the National Parks Service for her passion and commitment to preserving the natural world and wildlife. She died at her home in Moose, Wyoming, in 2003 at the age of 101.Frances Beinecke is an environmental activist and wilderness advocate. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in 2010, and has served for organizations dedicated to nature conservation and preservation, including the Wilderness Society, the World Resources Institute, the Nature Conservancy, and more. Beinecke is the recipient of the Robert Marshall Award, the Wilderness Society's highest award presented to a private citizen who has never held federal office, as well as the Rachel Carson Award, the National Audubon's Society's honor for distinguished American women environmentalists.

• prefaceforewordpart one: fairbanks1 to the north2 freeze-up3 the town4 winter5 mail day6 spring7 summer8 the trail9 and over the mountainspart two: the upper koyukuk10 home to romance11 anvik12 nulato13 willow river14 alatna15 “and beyond” 16 bettles17 one day of it18 on the river ice19 wiseman20 the mountainspart three: the old crow river22 tanana and yukon23 the porcupine24 the old crow25 by main strength26 geese27 downstreampart four: sheenjek28 north again29 at lobo lake30 both sides of the river31 up the valley32 tundra and mountain33 caribou34 to the head of the river35 autumn in augustpart five: return to the mountains36 again north37 sheenjek againpart six: afterward38 1967 alaska39 another new alaska—1975 40 outside—1975 to 1989

"This book, first written in the 1950s and still in print, is authored by the grand dame of the wilderness movement, Margaret Murie. Margaret has helped generations of men and women understand the need to preserve wild landscapes. In Two in the Far North, she describes her life in Alaska: her growing up in Anchorage and her adventurous trips into the Alaska wilderness with her husband and biologist, Olaus. It is a wonderful read and a true American wilderness classic."