Book: The Carry
Home, Gary Ferguson
When his wife Jane dies in a
canoeing accident in Canada, Gary Ferguson suffers a personal rift with his
beloved wilderness, feeling betrayed. As he deals with his wife’s death, he
also sets out to reclaim his relationship with nature and restart his life.
This is the story of two
people who grew up in the Midwest loving to be outdoors, found each other, and
spent two decades hiking, canoeing, and working together in nature throughout Montana and Wyoming, including helping troubled teenagers find themselves. His wife made him promise that if she died first, he would scatter her ashes in wilderness
places that were special to them. We follow Ferguson as he grieves in his empty
home in Red Lodge, Montana, and then sets out on the trail to five destinations.
