"This book gives the reader a great slice of the true frontier Alaskan experience. Nancy Lee has walked the walk...her stories are heartfelt, exciting, and inspirational. If you've had a yearning to pack up, leave the city life behind, and head into the Alaskan wilderness, Nancy's stories will

help show you the way."

-Charles Heath Jr., father, teacher, Alaskan author and gold miner.

"This is a fascinating tale of a girl growing up on America's last frontier, in the wilderness of Alaska with its bear, moose, caribou, and wolves, with many close calls and adventures. Nancy was married to a bold bush pilot who was also a gold miner, hunting guide and flyer of Mt. McKinley climbers. All in all, a wonderful story of high adventure in Alaska."

-Lowell Thomas Jr., former Lt. Governor and Alaska State Senator, adventurer, author,

film and television producer, lecturer, and Alaskan Bush Pilot.

COVER - Talkeetna Air Taxi flying to recover climbers after being caught in a weather emergency for eight days on the Kahiltna Glacier, Mount Denal, Alaska.