The River - Peter Heller                                                                                                   (Guilty Pleasure)

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What an adventure.! We go on a wilderness canoe trip with college friends, Jack and Wynn.  What was meant to be a leisurely trip on a river in northern Canada turned into a trip of survival. We had white water rapids, a forest wild fire, and a man hunting us down.  Plus the beautiful scenery of the trees, mountains and the stars at night..  

This was a nice change from what I have been reading lately.

Goodreads:: TWO FRIENDS

Wynn and Jack have been best friends since their first day of college: a gentle giant from Vermont and a rugged kid raised on a ranch in Colorado, brought together by their shared love of literature and the great outdoors.

THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
When they decide to take time off university and canoe down the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate the ultimate wilderness experience: two young men navigating the rapids through the quiet, imposing landscapes of North America.
No phones.
No fellow travellers.
No way of going back.

A HELLISH RIDE
But as a raging wildfire starts to make its way towards them - reducing the towering trees to charred carcasses - their idyllic expedition becomes a desperate race for survival.
And when a man suddenly appears, seemingly in a state of shock and claiming his wife has vanished, the fight against nature's destructive power becomes entangled with a much deadlier game of cat and mouse.

Because the only thing more dangerous than a burning forest is a man's thirst for revenge...