Part I: winter. January: the sound of silence
February: the light returns
March: the dream of wilderness
Part II: spring. April: the not-so-quiet of the woods
May: civilization and its discontents
Part III: summer. July: a life out of doors
Part IV: fall. October: a theory of two seasons
November: the last month on earth
December: the end and the beginning
Appendix: an office worker's wilderness trips.