I posted this on the climbing forum I also use but, as it was recommended to me on this forum I thought it worth re-posting.
[FONT=&]Every now and again a read a book that touches my soul and this is one of those books.[/FONT][FONT=&]The Blue Bear by Lynn Schooler[/FONT][FONT=&]https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/167 ... _Blue_Bear[/FONT][FONT=&]I stumbled across the book by accident having a different book of Lynn Schooler's (Walking Home) recommended to me on a different forum and then following on from that with "The Blue Bear".[/FONT][FONT=&]I'd never heard of the author before, nor of any of his books, but his writing is eloquent and detailed and I find myself a little jealous of his ability to describe every day activity in such a way that couldn't possibly be from memory and leaves you feeling that it must have been written at the exact time the events took place.[/FONT][FONT=&]The story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure, describing the building of friendship over a series of trips taken around the Alaskan pan handle in search of the elusive blue bear (or Glacier Bear as it is also known).[/FONT][FONT=&]If you find yourself with the need to try to make some sense out of both the tragedy and joy of life in a way that is perhaps spiritual rather than religious then I recommend this book.[/FONT]