Steve Edwards lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife and young son.

"Steve Edwards's Rogue River wilderness is a place that offers many gifts, among them the words in this beautifully rendered, wonder-filled book. On its pages, we are invited to move beyond cynicism, loss, and fear—as he does—in order to embrace the life-changing 'miracle of solitude.'"—John T. Price, author of Not Just Any Land and Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships "Steve Edwards left Indiana for seven months of solitude in Oregon's Rogue River Canyon. As he offered himself up to his fears, his loneliness, a pathway of heart and mindfulness opened from within to lead him through his sojourn and into this story. Quietly and clearly told, unflaggingly honest, Breaking into the Backcountry joins a growing body of contemporary writing in the American contemplative tradition. It's a beautiful book."—John Daniel, author of The Far Corner and Rogue River Journal "Writing with an elegant simplicity and resilient reverence, Edwards proves to be an astute and passionate observer of both human and Mother Nature."—Carol Haggas, Booklist Online "In clean prose that is both introspective and self-deprecating, Edwards tells the age-old story of how the wilderness has the power to transform a life."—Anna Nair, Shelf Unbound "Edwards' honesty is refreshing, especially when, as a self-conscious male writing in Hemingway's Man-Against-Nature mode, he candidly catalogues his fears: bears, extended solitude, and the harrowing dread that he has nothing new to say in a world overflowing with books."—Annie Dawid, High Country News

• Acknowledgments Prologue1. Getting There2. The Big Quiet3. Breaking into the Backcountry4. Vocation to Solitude5. Spring Visitors6. Ownership7. The Other Side of the Mountain8. Heat of the Summer9. Big Aaron's Visit10. Premonitions11. Aftershocks12. Autumn on the RogueEpilogue

Steve Edwards lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife and young son.

"Steve Edwards's Rogue River wilderness is a place that offers many gifts, among them the words in this beautifully rendered, wonder-filled book. On its pages, we are invited to move beyond cynicism, loss, and fear—as he does—in order to embrace the life-changing 'miracle of solitude.'"—John T. Price, author of Not Just Any Land and Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships "Steve Edwards left Indiana for seven months of solitude in Oregon's Rogue River Canyon. As he offered himself up to his fears, his loneliness, a pathway of heart and mindfulness opened from within to lead him through his sojourn and into this story. Quietly and clearly told, unflaggingly honest, Breaking into the Backcountry joins a growing body of contemporary writing in the American contemplative tradition. It's a beautiful book."—John Daniel, author of The Far Corner and Rogue River Journal "Writing with an elegant simplicity and resilient reverence, Edwards proves to be an astute and passionate observer of both human and Mother Nature."—Carol Haggas, Booklist Online "In clean prose that is both introspective and self-deprecating, Edwards tells the age-old story of how the wilderness has the power to transform a life."—Anna Nair, Shelf Unbound "Edwards' honesty is refreshing, especially when, as a self-conscious male writing in Hemingway's Man-Against-Nature mode, he candidly catalogues his fears: bears, extended solitude, and the harrowing dread that he has nothing new to say in a world overflowing with books."—Annie Dawid, High Country News

• Acknowledgments Prologue1. Getting There2. The Big Quiet3. Breaking into the Backcountry4. Vocation to Solitude5. Spring Visitors6. Ownership7. The Other Side of the Mountain8. Heat of the Summer9. Big Aaron's Visit10. Premonitions11. Aftershocks12. Autumn on the RogueEpilogue

Steve Edwards lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with his wife and young son.

"Steve Edwards's Rogue River wilderness is a place that offers many gifts, among them the words in this beautifully rendered, wonder-filled book. On its pages, we are invited to move beyond cynicism, loss, and fear—as he does—in order to embrace the life-changing 'miracle of solitude.'"—John T. Price, author of Not Just Any Land and Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships "Steve Edwards left Indiana for seven months of solitude in Oregon's Rogue River Canyon. As he offered himself up to his fears, his loneliness, a pathway of heart and mindfulness opened from within to lead him through his sojourn and into this story. Quietly and clearly told, unflaggingly honest, Breaking into the Backcountry joins a growing body of contemporary writing in the American contemplative tradition. It's a beautiful book."—John Daniel, author of The Far Corner and Rogue River Journal "Writing with an elegant simplicity and resilient reverence, Edwards proves to be an astute and passionate observer of both human and Mother Nature."—Carol Haggas, Booklist Online "In clean prose that is both introspective and self-deprecating, Edwards tells the age-old story of how the wilderness has the power to transform a life."—Anna Nair, Shelf Unbound "Edwards' honesty is refreshing, especially when, as a self-conscious male writing in Hemingway's Man-Against-Nature mode, he candidly catalogues his fears: bears, extended solitude, and the harrowing dread that he has nothing new to say in a world overflowing with books."—Annie Dawid, High Country News

• Acknowledgments Prologue1. Getting There2. The Big Quiet3. Breaking into the Backcountry4. Vocation to Solitude5. Spring Visitors6. Ownership7. The Other Side of the Mountain8. Heat of the Summer9. Big Aaron's Visit10. Premonitions11. Aftershocks12. Autumn on the RogueEpilogue