The Book

 

In a time when Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill are remembered only by those with grandchildren, Ben Benson steps forward to be counted among outdoorsmen. He's Backcountry Ben and he's not a myth.

 

These are his memoirs, a testament to the blisters he earned while wandering America's trails. It's fortunate for those of us who open this book that the bears Backcountry Ben has come face-to-face with decided they'd met their match.

 

Just By Accident: Adventures of a Modern Vagabond provides an entertaining and unique look into the life of a modern wilderness vagabond. It is filled with true wilderness adventures encountered by "Backcountry Ben" and allows many of us to catch a glimpse of what lies beyond where most of us will ever go.

 

While Just By Accident: Adventures of a Modern Vagabond is autobiographical in nature, it is more than just the story of one man's life of travel and adventures in the backcountry. It is also about interpersonal relationships that were formed and fostered by Ben's odyssey in the wilderness.

 

It is about the fish and game people who protect our wildlife from potential poachers; who improve habitat; conduct biological surveys; and collect data, not just on endangered species, but on the myriad of other creatures which inhabit our forests and wildlands.