Lure of the Trail

The Lure of the Trail is Gary’s second collection of stories, articles and poems. The forty-one contributions are eclectic, with enquiry and exploration at their core.

Some of the fourteen stories are quirky; others take readers into territories they might not expect to encounter. In all instances the outcome is realistic.

The thirteen articles personify the quest, embodied by a fascination with remote places, memorable events, astonishing people and divergences.

The poems cover a wide range of topics, including a missing leg, the choices we make, Earth’s bounties and the celebration of love.

Gary has travelled widely, guided by the sentiment expressed by Rudyard Kipling in The Explorer:
“Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges –
“Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!”

He feels as does the Canadian poet Robert W Service:
The wanderlust has blest me …

This book exemplifies that good fortune.