The book I’ve wanted to write for a long time has finally arrived!
Boots on Fire: Mountain Adventures of a Restless Duffer.
As the back cover blurb says . . .
Lifelong trailster and guidebook author, Ken Wilcox, sums up five decades of adventuring across the wildlands of North America. Stories range from whimsical to inspiring, as he covers ground from Alaska to Mexico, across the deserts, into the red rock canyons, and aloft to some of the most beautiful summits of the Cascades, Olympics, Sierras, Rockies and Appalachian Mountains. Amid the storms, bears, rattlesnakes, gravity, thrills, disappointments and the usual hazards of having way too much fun, he reminds us go lightly and do all we can to save our planet’s ever-shrinking wildlands.
I’ll be sharing stories from the book at 6:00 pm on July 7 at Village Books. You can snag tickets here. People may know me for my hiking guides, but I have to say I’ve totally enjoyed the shift over to storytelling: hiking, climbing, travel and a bunch of crazy adventures that may have been a little too thrilling. I hope you can make it!
For my friends outside the Bellingham area, you can easily find the book on Amazon or at TiredDogsPress.com. Otherwise, grab your copy at Village Books!
Somehow, I managed to publish two books this month (June 2026). In addition to Boots on Fire, I published a new guide to Washington, D.C. that I just posted about a couple of weeks ago. It’s called Ultimate DC: Travel-Walk-Explore. If you know anyone headed east, please suggest they check it out. I think it’s one of the better guides out there, and it’s already received a pretty nice review. Reviews are always appreciated!