Adam Shoalts - Professional Explorer and Author

There’s no better person I can think of to kick this off than with Adam Shoalts, he is the epitome of what I want for this podcast. Adam is a professional explorer and national best-selling author of books like “Beyond the Trees” and The Whisper on the Night Wind”. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for “extraordinary contributions to geography” and in 2017 completed a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada’s Arctic. A geographer and historian, he holds a Ph.D. from McMaster University, and in and in 2016 was named a national champion of the Trans-Canada Trail. We discuss: The longest he's gone without human contact His earliest memories of nature What truly frightens him in the wild How he became a best-selling author Where to find hidden nature gems Find his books and social media here: https://adamshoalts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices