Under the Stars

Wide-ranging in research enthusiasm and geography Dan White''s Under the Stars reveals a vast population of nature seekers a country still in love with its wild places.“The definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate witty and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild.”―Cheryl Strayed author of WildFrom the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades Dan White travels the nation to experience firsthand―and sometimes face first―how the American wilderness transformed from the devil’s playground into a source of adventure relaxation and renewal.Whether he’s camping nude in cougar country being attacked by wildlife while “glamping” or crashing a girls-only adventure for urban teens Dan White seeks to animate the evolution of outdoor recreation. In the process he demonstrates how the likes of Emerson Thoreau Roosevelt and Muir―along with visionaries such as Adirondack Murray Horace Kephart and Juliette Gordon Low―helped blaze a trail from Transcendentalism to Leave No Trace.