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Month: February 2014

Happy Valentines Day, everybody, from my new friend Gertie the Alligator

February 15, 2014| Dan White|Leave a comment

Here she is. We met in the Everglades last week and got along famously. http://cactuseaters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

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Bound for the Everglades

February 3, 2014| Dan White|Leave a comment

This will be part of my new book in progress, tentatively titled Soaked to the Bone. I’ll take loads of notes. Looking forward to the gators but not so much the mosquitoes. Thinking I should have seam-sealed my tent; potential rain out there. More soon. http://cactuseaters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

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Under The Stars

Under the Stars by Dan White

An irreverent and hilarious history of American camping from the Girl Scouts to "glamping" that celebrates the many modes and primal appeal of recreation out of doors. Learn More

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Dan White

Dan White

Dan White is the author of The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail, an NCIBA bestseller and Los Angeles Times "Discovery" selection. He has taught composition at Columbia University and San Jose State. He is the contributing editor of Catamaran Literary Reader and received his MFA from Columbia University. He lives in Santa Cruz, California with his wife and daughter.

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