I enjoyed the first part of the book, where the author recalls the adventures he took with his family around alaska and the world. I respected the way he raised his children in the outdoors and with books rather than screens. It is very clear this man is an intelligent scientist and avid adventurer in the alaskan wilderness.

Where this book lost me was when he begins to recount his son's travels through Latin America. There was so much blatant racism and disgusting white superiority rhetoric in the writing. As a guest in a foreign country is good to be aware of the challenges you may face as a foreigner; however, these men viewed this places and it's people's as inferior and criminals. The arrogance of his son while traveling is what ultimately made me stop. He describes his method of manipulating other travelers into joining him on his adventures as someone who has no knowledge of the place he is in. Just because you are a talented outdoorsman in one area, doesn't mean you are immune to the dangers of the outdoors, especially in areas so different from those you are familiar with.