Snowshoe Trek to Otter River
Snowshoe Trek to Otter River
(Onion River Press, 2005)
Daniel and Seth are backwoods boys, fascinated and challenged by the swamps, rivers, and mountains of their remote northern valley and by the wildlife they see there. These evocative survival stories describe three trips the boys make, alone and together: a snowshoe trek, a swamp exploration, and an October night alone in the woods.
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David Budbill writes simply and beautifully about the exhilaration of striking out into the wilderness. He captures the sense of mystery, awe, and sometimes fear that nature evokes in each of us.
a Kirkus Choice for 1976
nominated for the 1977-78 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
“Three spare and truthful outdoor adventures, all memorable for their noticing attention to detail and the marvelous absence of melodramatic complications….They leave you feeling euphoric. 'loose in your bones.'”
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- Kirkus Review
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“Powerful short stories…fast paced adventures…never faltering into the sentimental.”
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- School Library Journal
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“With clean, simple sentences the author captures the lure of the wilderness and the beauty of animals in their own environment.”
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- Booklist
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“These three short stories could serve as models of the genre.”
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- University of Minnesota College of Education Review​​​​​​
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Previous Editions
SNOWSHOE TREK TO OTTER RIVER
by David Budbill
Pictures by Lorence Bjorklund
first published by The Dial Press, New York, 1976
subsequently in paperback
by Bantam/Skylark Editions