Kirjahaku

Golf and life are captured in this 18 hole synopsis that parallels the similarities of each, from life's beginning, on hole #1, to the end of the round on hole #18. Words of wisdom, humor, and strategy as the author begins his round and tries his best not to bogey too many holes or too many life situations.

This epic cross-country adventure of two men who have been friends for decades will make you laugh out loud. Yet the poignancy of their friendship Will touch your heart. As they travel together across the United States, each, in their own way, seeks to find meaning in their older years. Both discover that this adventure called "life" is still a delight worth pursuing. They will take you from sad to ridiculous in one paragraph. This fictional "Blue Highways" Will entice you to visit many of the sites of competition for the title of World's Greatest Rock Thrower. But in the end, we find that the greatest is, indeed, the one who lays it down for his friend.

Noah lives in Moab and works as an advice columnist for a Salt Lake City newspaper. His responses to his readers are often humorous, sometimes insightful, sometimes cynical, sometimes irreverent, and sometimes insulting. Noah is also an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys hiking in the enchanting, albeit unforgiving, Utah wilderness. Eliciting memories from his time hiking the trails, enjoy the author's vibrant descriptions of the rugged landscape as he recounts Noah's adventures.The heart of the story, however, lies in Noah's relationship with two women in his life: Dorothy, a park ranger he met while hiking, and Ana, the true love of his life who he has only met online. Follow his conflicts as he tries to decide if it's better to hang on to a dream or to commit to someone who is right in front of him. As Noah struggles to find his footing, the reader will be drawn into contemplation regarding the essential nature of truth: will it set you free . . . or not?

How hard is it to forget the past and start anew? Noah wants to forget but the arrowhead he continues to carry in his pants pocket makes it very difficult. That arrowhead was given to him by Dorothy, a park ranger and one of the two women he loved . . . and lost. Dorothy sabotaged herself by pretending to be someone she wasn't. She moved to a more distant national park after being afraid to confront Noah with the truth about her subterfuge.As time passed and their lives evolved, both are still lost, both are still lonely, and both are still in love with the vision of their relationship together. Is it possible for them to find their way back to each other? Do fairy tales ever come true?