Books read in June and geocaching
The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage by Anthony Brandt (May 30-June 11)
Lieutenant Castner's Alaskan Exploration, 1898 by Lieut. Joseph C. Castner (June 11-13)
Winter Study by Nevada Barr (June 14-20)
The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley by Robert Dunn (June 21-26)
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun (June 27-30)
Robert Dunn's diary was shameless all right..he was very anti-Semitic and blamed everything bad that happened on the Jewish guy that was on the expedition..he kept saying stuff like "I hope the stupid kid drowns" and "I have the racial, not the religious, repugnance to Jews. I had never relished their race-selfishness..." Wow. D: They were also very cruel to their horses. Here's one passage that shows how awful they were: "...watering the brutes' nostrils was child's play to how we kicked their eyes and necks to-day..." He also described how they poured water in their nostrils "till they gurgled serpent hisses" and how they beat them so much they dripped blood on the trail. WTF :( I can't believe I actually kept reading this book, but I have a weird thing where if I'm far enough into a book, I'll force myself to finish it (maybe it'll get better??), even if I'm hating it. That guy was awful, cruel, and super negative. This is only the second book I've rated one star on (the other was A Cat Named Darwin..that guy was cruel to his animals too). Someone on Goodreads said this book was "a lighter, less noble counterpart to The Worst Journey In The World." Lighter??! There was NOTHING light about this book. Don't even compare this awful book to the masterpiece that is The Worst Journey in the World. Ugh, one of the worst books I've ever read D:
Today there was a geocaching meet and greet at the Visitor Center to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday (you get a digital souvenir for going to an event for Canada's birthday). Always nice seeing old and new faces. :) After that mom and I went caching on Ester Dome with Jeanie (the lady mom used to work with, who we saw at the festival). I always love the beautiful views up there (too bad there's trash everywhere..ugh). I think we found around five and then went back home. Nice :)
So pretty!!
Fairbanks and the Tanana River
Nice woods :)
How is it July already??! Summer goes by too fast!
July 1: Cloudy
July 2: Summer Safety
July 3: A Favorite Time of Day
July 4: Red, White and Blue
July 5: Cheerful
July 6: Luscious
July 7: In My Hand
July 8: Painted Trees
July 9: Inside
July 10: Seven
July 11: Enclosed
July 12: Hot Pink
July 13: Centered
July 14: Currently Loving
July 15: Water Sports
July 16: Temptation
July 17: In the Evening
July 18: Single
July 19: Treat
July 20: Night Life
July 21: Where I Stand
July 22: A Favorite Routine
July 23: A Relationship
July 24: Seaside
July 25: Layered
July 26: Leisure Time
July 27: Hot
July 28: Gardening
July 29: Stairway to Heaven
July 30: Fleeting
July 31: Bloom
Lieutenant Castner's Alaskan Exploration, 1898 by Lieut. Joseph C. Castner (June 11-13)
Winter Study by Nevada Barr (June 14-20)
The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley by Robert Dunn (June 21-26)
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief by Lilian Jackson Braun (June 27-30)
Robert Dunn's diary was shameless all right..he was very anti-Semitic and blamed everything bad that happened on the Jewish guy that was on the expedition..he kept saying stuff like "I hope the stupid kid drowns" and "I have the racial, not the religious, repugnance to Jews. I had never relished their race-selfishness..." Wow. D: They were also very cruel to their horses. Here's one passage that shows how awful they were: "...watering the brutes' nostrils was child's play to how we kicked their eyes and necks to-day..." He also described how they poured water in their nostrils "till they gurgled serpent hisses" and how they beat them so much they dripped blood on the trail. WTF :( I can't believe I actually kept reading this book, but I have a weird thing where if I'm far enough into a book, I'll force myself to finish it (maybe it'll get better??), even if I'm hating it. That guy was awful, cruel, and super negative. This is only the second book I've rated one star on (the other was A Cat Named Darwin..that guy was cruel to his animals too). Someone on Goodreads said this book was "a lighter, less noble counterpart to The Worst Journey In The World." Lighter??! There was NOTHING light about this book. Don't even compare this awful book to the masterpiece that is The Worst Journey in the World. Ugh, one of the worst books I've ever read D:
Today there was a geocaching meet and greet at the Visitor Center to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday (you get a digital souvenir for going to an event for Canada's birthday). Always nice seeing old and new faces. :) After that mom and I went caching on Ester Dome with Jeanie (the lady mom used to work with, who we saw at the festival). I always love the beautiful views up there (too bad there's trash everywhere..ugh). I think we found around five and then went back home. Nice :)
So pretty!!
Fairbanks and the Tanana River
Nice woods :)
How is it July already??! Summer goes by too fast!
July 1: Cloudy
July 2: Summer Safety
July 3: A Favorite Time of Day
July 4: Red, White and Blue
July 5: Cheerful
July 6: Luscious
July 7: In My Hand
July 8: Painted Trees
July 9: Inside
July 10: Seven
July 11: Enclosed
July 12: Hot Pink
July 13: Centered
July 14: Currently Loving
July 15: Water Sports
July 16: Temptation
July 17: In the Evening
July 18: Single
July 19: Treat
July 20: Night Life
July 21: Where I Stand
July 22: A Favorite Routine
July 23: A Relationship
July 24: Seaside
July 25: Layered
July 26: Leisure Time
July 27: Hot
July 28: Gardening
July 29: Stairway to Heaven
July 30: Fleeting
July 31: Bloom