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Bigley, Dan, author.

Beyond the bear : how I learned to live and love again after being blinded by a bear / Dan Bigley and Debra McKinney.

Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2013.

ix, 212 pages : ill. ; 24 cm

A 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska's Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner in the trail. Dan barely had time for "bear charging" to register before it had him on the ground. His life was shattered by the mauling that nearly killed him, that left him blind and disfigured. This is a story of courage, tenacious will, and the power of love to lead the way out of darkness.

Bigley, Dan.

Bear attacks -- Alaska.

Camping injuries -- Alaska.

Blindness -- Alaska.

Outdoor recreation -- Alaska.

McKinney, Debra, author.

Until that day -- River of bears -- Last light -- This can't be happening -- Hanging on in the dark -- Little Red Riding Hood's hood -- Circling the wagons -- Armchair quarterbacks -- The vigil -- Opiate dreams -- Tribe of two -- Flailing through the fog -- Binoculars are a terrible thing to waste -- Diving with Captain Nemo -- Arboleda sessions -- Victory lap -- Life plan, take II -- Blackbeard and the blindies -- Back to the future -- Ungulate landmines and statistics sinkholes -- Blind date with a dog -- Family man in the dark.

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