Alaskan Redemption - Wilderness Encounters

FOREWARD Even as a kid of six my mind was adrift with scenes of adventure. From the jungles of the Amazon, Philippines, Africa, South Georgia swamps, and the vast wilderness of Alaska, the story that follows is a true adaptation of my life filled with adventure, danger and exploration — the uncertain risk of a wandering explorer of adventure. This novel is part my story but mainly that of Clay Macon. Along with hunting and fishing, I sought to discover gold. Especially in Alaska, I carefully searched the streams when hunting. Even though I trekked through many parts of Alaska, I never found color — that yellow sparkle of gold. Just knowing gold was there, somewhere, constantly held my watchful attention. The story I have written, Alaskan Redemption, is a reflection of what could have been a part of my enterprise into risk and peril. Even though I have faced many dangerous animals like lions, African buffalo, rattlers, grizzly bears and been challenged by swamps and jungles, each adventure has injected a rhythm of excitement in my life. It has given me a life that has been alive with energy and purpose — it has been a life well spent. I continually asked myself, could I have both — adventure and gold. Even though I have never found gold, I believe I will sometime, somewhere. — Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.