Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the
Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the
late ?60s and early ?70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the
Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book
is also about colourful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners,
adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main
bar in Yellowknife in those days. For Arctic dreamers, there was always
the flight to the Nahanni River, with its Deadman's Valley, hot springs,
tales of lost or dead prospectors, the many airplanes crashed in pursuit
of gold, and much more Nahanni lore. This entertaining book recollects
Prinet's adventures as a young man while capturing the humour, beauty,
danger and unique culture of northern communities, in the dramatic
landscape of the Canadian Arctic. Readers familiar with the region and
those who can only dream of visiting it will both find this title a
nostalgic and captivating read.