Audrey Sutherland

Audrey Sutherland (February 11, 1921 – February 23, 2015) was an American solo adventure traveler, kayaker, teacher, and author. She was best known for her solo adventure boating and swimming feats which she documented in her books titled Paddling My Own Canoe, Paddling Hawaii and Paddling North.[1][2][3] She has been described as a "pioneer" among women doing solo adventure travel.[2]

One of her better known books was Paddling North, which documented her 850-mile solo kayak journey in Alaska at age 60.[2][4]

  1. ^ Staff, Paddling Magazine (2015-03-09). "Farewell, Audrey Sutherland". Paddling Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c Miller, Jen A. (2020-03-06). "Overlooked No More: Audrey Sutherland, Paddler of Her Own Canoe". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. ^ Watcher, Heidi (2018-09-21). "Going It Alone". Experience Life. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. ^ Lovinger, Caitlin (2019-09-14). "Variety: Acrostic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-09.