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Lookout

Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest

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Lookout

Auteur(s): Trina Moyles
Narrateur(s): Trina Moyles
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A page-turning memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.

While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. How could you isolate yourself for that long? she wondered. "I could never do it," she told herself.
Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she left northern Alberta to pursue a decade-long career in global humanitarian work. After three years in East Africa, and newly engaged, Trina returned to Peace River with a plan to sponsor her fiance, Akello's, immigration to Canada. Despite her fear of being alone in the woods, she applied for a seasonal lookout position and got the job.
Thus begins Trina's first summer as one of a handful of lookouts scattered throughout Alberta, with only a farm dog, Holly--labeled "a domesticated wolf" by her former owners--to keep her company. While searching for smoke, Trina unravels under the pressure of a long-distance relationship--and a dawning awareness of the environmental crisis that climate change is producing in the boreal. Through megafires, lightning storms, and stunning encounters with wildlife, she learns to survive at the fire tower by forging deep connections with nature and with an extraordinary community of people dedicated to wildfire detection and combat. In isolation, she discovers a kind of self-awareness--and freedom--that only solitude can deliver. Lookout is a riveting story of loss, transformation, and belonging to oneself, layered with an eyewitness account of the destructive and regenerative power of wildfire in our northern forests. Environnement Femmes Nature et écologie Science Sincère
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Incredibly enjoyable book! It was informative, heartfelt and beautifully written. Trina is not only a fantastic author, but an incredible narrator. Anyone who loves nature and the north must read/listen to this book!

Absolutely Fantastic!

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I couldn't stop listening. I didn't want it to end. I learned so much about wildfires. I found myself asking myself similar questions of myself, to where she was in her life.

Incredible!

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Couldn't stop listening! Definitely wasn't ready for it to end. Great narration by the author, you can really feel her emotions.

Outstanding Memoir

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I learned so much and got so involved in this story. I found myself wondering about things when not listening. The story about her various romances were beautifully intertwined with the story of the fire tower. I hope she releases a book about her African experience as well.

I didn't want it to end

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The author, also the reader, does a great job of telling her story and is easy to listen to. Definitely recommend anyone with an interest in the wilds of western Canada purchase this book. Thank you for taking us with you on your journey, Trina!

Great story and narration

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