On the Dark Side of the Moon
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 087004513X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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riverlady said Healing through nature. A touching memoir by an environmentalist and athletic outdoorsman who has a near-fatal stroke while surveying remote lands slated to become a part of Crater National Monument in Southern Idaho. Medberry's miraculous recovery includes regaining his ability to write, and his book explores the parallel between his personal battle to heal with the campaign to protect the fragile ecosystem of Crater's desolate l. A Passion for the Wild, a Passion for Living Brad M. Purdy This book is worth reading if only for the reason that the author wrote it following years of recovering from a massive stroke which could have easily taken his life, and did damage his brain. Set that against the backdrop and metaphorical reference it draws from which involved the author's passionate attempt to preserve a precious western landscape, Idaho's "Craters of the Moon," which, thanks in part to t. On the Dark Side of the Moon: A Journey to Recovery Roy Heberger Book Review - On the Dark Side of the Moon by Mike MedberryThis is a very good read I think. The author describes his recovery from a stroke and couples that with a description of his passion for the natural world and his career as a conservationist. The book tells me much about the author's progress from the time of the incident, which occurred out in a desolate area on Craters of the Moon National Monumen
"In On the Dark Side of the Moon, Medberry launches readers into a captivating account of the chilling, solitary moments of a devastating stroke in the middle of a cinder-coned wilderness, then carries them through the rediscovery of his consciousness and the desert he loves." Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman
Medberrys recovery from the stroke and the struggle to protect land at Craters of the Moon is a story of renewal and restoration, of accommodation, and ultimately, of finding workable compromises to some of lifes most difficult problems.. He was rescued after nearly a full day lying alone and contemplating death in one of the most harsh, and yet beautiful landscapes in the lower 48 states. Medberry was flown to a nearby hospital about the same time that Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt came to Craters of the Moon on behalf of President Clinton to support protecting three quarters of a million acres as a unique national monument: a conservation effort that Medberry was personally involved with. This story interweaves Medberrys struggle to speak, walk, and think with the struggle to protect this brutal, lava-bound landscape that he came to know as gentle. In spring of 2000, Mike Medberry, a longtime advocate of conservation with American Lands, The Wilderness Society, and Idaho Conservation League, had a stroke in the remote wilderness of the Craters of the Moon area in Idaho