Wild Rivers, Wild Lands, Vol. 24 »

Ken Madsen is an award-winning writer, photographer and adventurer, living in Whitehorse Yukon. He is the author of two other books, "Paddling in the Yukon, " and "Tatshenshini Wilderness Quest." His articles and photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines including "Canadian Geographic, Explore, Paddler, Beautiful BC, Canoe, Up Here, Tatshenshini—River Wild" and "Protecting Canada's Endangered Spaces: An Owners Manual."
Ken works to protect North America's fast disappearing wilderness heritage. He was instrumental in the campaign that resulted in the establishment of the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Park. He helped establish the Yukon Wildlands Project and is currently president of Friends of Yukon Rivers.
Ken is known in canoeing and kayaking circles for his exploits, including the first Canadian descent of nortorious Turnback Canyon and the first complete descent of the Stikine River in northern British Columbia. He has paddled in many places around the world and has organized many "first descents" in the north.

Through heart-stopping stories and dramatic color photos, adventurer Ken Madsen takes us along magnificent wild rivers in the Yukon, British Columbia, and Alaska. In WILD RIVERS, WILD LANDS, Madsen makes a vivid and compelling case for wilderness preservation. A portion of the royalties from the sale of this book will go to the Yukon Wildlands Project. Over 75 color photos.