The River Away From Home: A Memoir of Whitewater and Wild Places

She's got a beat-up red backpack, a paddle, and zero interest in living a normal life.

Toronto, Canada, 1997. Tiffany (a.k.a 'Tish'), 23, freshly home from Africa is already seeking her next adventure. She is sick of the city, the tight grip of mainstream society, and her disapproving parents. There has to be more people like her out there. But who are they? And where?

Desperate to find her tribe, she heads out into the Canadian wilderness where she discovers the thrill of being on the river ...