Gone Bush: A Life in the Backcountry and Beyond

Holly says: "Aotearoa New Zealand is known for its outdoor beauty and adventures, so I had to add at least one hiking/outdoor memoir to this list. Gone Bush follows wanderer and long-distance tramper Paul Kilgour throughout a lifetime of walking the backcountry. He shares stories of the people he met in his travels, the 1200 huts he’s visited, and his end-to-end walk of the country. The publisher calls it a “charming, meandering, transportive read—like setting off on a serene tramp in the mountains, a heavy frost underfoot and the sun on your back.” I can't wait to read it."