Fischer can be infuriating at times with his views, but never dishonest. You don't have to agree with him. But there is too much of value in this book to shuck it off because you don't like his religious views or his outlaw rebellion against man made laws. Tripper's love of nature, the ocean, trees, insects, fish, birds, you name it, comes off so real and caring, that you can feel it with him. You wonder at his impulses to paddle his kayak when any sane person would be inside by the fire, listening to the wind and rain outside, ditto on his hikes.
Tripper is a real nature boy.
And this book is his desire to share with the reader just how he feels, what he sees, and then reacts to in full force. I recommend this book to anyone who has wished that they were more than an armchair traveler, to those who understand the pull of getting away from it all, and to give attention and praise to a man who has told his story with joy, intelligence, and a profound curiosity.