Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage

"Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage" is a plucky adventure memoir of the sea and soul told by a woman on a big adventure in a small boat along the coast of western North America. In Spring 2010, with her world scaled down to an 18-foot sea kayak and the 1,200 mile ribbon of water called the Inside Passage, Susan Conrad launched a journey that took her north to Alaska. On the way, she forged friendships, lived her dream, and discovered the depths of her own strength and courage. Susan Conrad grew up on a small farm in upstate New York, where she nurtured her sense of adventure amidst 500 acres of hayfields, stonewalls, and deciduous forests. By dint of exploring the mountains of Colorado, Oregon, and Montana, she eventually discovered the dynamic and addictive environment of coastal British Columbia and Washington State, where she still thrives as an adventure-seeker. Susan is a writer, photographer, personal trainer, kayak instructor, and outdoor enthusiast. Her tenacious exploration by sea kayak has fueled her stories of the natural world for decades. She's "fifty-something" and plans on habitual escapades from Puget Sound to Alaska well into her nineties. She lives with her second-half-of-life partner, along with a ridiculously large dog, and two normal-sized cats in Oso, Washington. Learn more at susanmarieconrad.com