This collection brings together 46 stories, written by women and organized around 12 themes that illustrate our connection to the outdoor world. The diverse stories record and celebrate the wilderness experience, and range from lyrical meditations to bracing adventure travel tales. The authors, including E. Annie Proulx, Jessica Maxwell, Lorian Hemingway, Ann Linnea, Jean Gould, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, Judith McDaniel and Pam Houston, honour the wonder and beauty of nature and encourage other women to do the same.