Caroline Van Hemert

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  • Book
  • About
  • Media
  • Follow Us
    • Sailing North
    • Inside Passage with toddlers
    • Bremner to Iceberg Lake
    • Three on the Lost Coast
    • Yakutat to Haines
    • Bellingham to Kotzebue
    • Cirque of the Unclimbables
    • Mt. Fairweather to Glacier Bay
    • Ruth Gorge
    • Juneau Icefield
    • Mt. Waddington by sailboat
    • Kayaking outer waters
    • Wind River by bark canoe

Book event in Bay Area /August 8, 2019 by Caroline Van Hemert

Happy summer! For anyone in the Bay Area, I’ll be presenting slides, video, and a short reading from The Sun is a Compass at Book Passage in Corte Madera next Monday, August 12th. I’d love to see you there! If you have friends or family who live in the area and are interested in birds, wildlife, adventure, or Alaska, please share!

Event details: https://www.bookpassage.com/event/caroline-van-hemert-sun-compass-corte-madera-store

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