Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. The ice cave; a woman's adventures from the Mojave to the Antarctic.BLEDSOE, Lucy Jane. The ice cave
The term ice cave refers to any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ; a woman's adventures from the Mojave to the Antarctic. Univ. of Wisconsin Press, Terrace. 172p. c2006. 978-0-299-21844-7. $19.95. SA From her first memories of hiding in an ice cave at the age of three on a family winter camping trip, Bledsoe has wanted and needed to be part of the wilderness. She uses it for relaxation, mental clarification, challenge and exhilaration. In this collection of stories about her adventures by herself or with friends and her partner, the author describes her relationships with friends and lovers, and illustrates the unique beauty of the landscapes she experiences, from the Mojave Desert Mojave or Mohave Desert, c.15,000 sq mi (38,850 sq km), region of low, barren mountains and flat valleys, 2,000 to 5,000 ft (610–1,524 m) high, S Calif.; part of the Great Basin of the United States. to the Antarctic, as the subtitle sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. says. The collection ends with the ultimate adventure, a trip to the Antarctic where she goes as an "Artist in Residence" as a guest of the National Science Foundation. Here she sleeps in an ice cave, just like her early memory. She is even allowed to go to the actual South Pole South Pole, southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica. where she is totally alone, even out of radio contact, until she follows the soft sigh of a seal. Bledsoe has also written novels and has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammies") are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. . She works as a scriptwriter script·writ·er n. One who writes copy to be used by an announcer, performer, or director in a film or broadcast. script for National Geographic. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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