- [Coyote] What's going on Coyote Pack?
A couple of days ago we released a video
where we announced The Brave Adventures book tour.
You guys remember that one?
And I was really excited because I also had
the first official copy of the book with me,
but what I didn't come back to
was actually looking inside of the Brave Adventures book.
And I know a lot of you wrote in and said,
"Coyote, we wanted to see the inside, the illustrations,
hear about the animals that are gonna be featured."
Today, we're gonna do exactly that.
Let's do a flip through real quick
before we get into more of the chapters.
Oh look, I love this page.
Check this out.
Now, believe it or not, my mom actually did
a lot of the illustrations that are inside of this book.
This is one of her illustrations
right there of a Gila monster.
The other illustrations were done by a great friend of mine
named Tia, who is a naturalist and an artist.
She did a lot of the field guide sketches that are in here.
People oftentimes want to know,
where did my love for animals originate from.
It started when I was eight years old,
and that is where this book begins.
Chapter one, which is called, "The Dragon,"
which is about the first enormous common snapping turtle
that I ever caught.
I was eight years old, and it took me the entire summer,
but I finally built up the bravery to jump into the water
and grab on to this 50 pound giant.
Now, the battle was epic and the story that's described
in the pages of this book, honestly,
kicking off the book with this story
really set the tone for what this was going to become.
It transitions from me being eight years old
to me being 15 years old and traveling
across the country with my mom and sister.
So chapter two is called, "Rogue Buffalo."
That's right, "Rogue Buffalo."
I was actually chased across the prairie
by a buffalo when I was fifteen years old.
Now, it goes from eight years old to 15 years old
and then transitions into the days
of The Brave Wilderness Channel.
We introduce you to Mark, and Chance, and Mario,
and where this true journey began
as The Brave Wilderness Channel launched
and we started the Breaking Trail series.
Our first major expedition was in the Florida Everglades.
I don't know if you guys have seen the episode.
If not, go back and check it out.
Where I jumped on and caught
a three hundred pound American Aligator.
Remember that day Mark?
- [Mark] Oh man.
- [Coyote] Hard to forget right?
- [Mark] Honestly, I remember the first time
you jumped on the aligator,
I thought you were done for. (laughs)
- [Coyote] Yeah, that was pretty amazing.
Now, from the swamps of the Everglades,
we transitioned into the deserts of the Southwest,
where we encountered Gila monsters, rattlesnakes,
black widows, tarantulas,
(groans) and the one that creeps me out, centipedes.
We've had so many epic adventures in Arizona,
of course, many of those had to make the book.
From the desert, we transitioned to the jungles
of Costa Rica, and from there we head up to Alaska
where, you guys remember the Bear Scare episode?
One of the wildest encounters we've ever had,
where we stumbled upon a mother brown bear
and her three cubs. (exhales)
That was a very scary situation,
it was a very makeshift episode when we did it,
but it transitioned into an incredible narrative story
in the pages of this book.
You remember that day don't you Mark?
- [Mark] Oh boy, yep, sure do.
- [Coyote] Yeah, Bear Scare was a crazy one.
Actually, I love this picture here
we get to incorporate wolverines
into this chapter. - Ooh, yeah.
- [Coyote] All the animals of Alaska, wolverines,
there's me looking out on the river.
There's a cool field guide sketch right there.
"Swimming with Giants," which was
one of my favorite episodes to film, is also in this book.
And that's the time when we went to Crystal River, Florida,
and got up close with Florida manatees.
Now, that episode, specifically,
had a lot of narration to it,
so writing the chapter was really fun.
A lot of cinematic prose that came in to the telling
of this tale, where we got underwater
for our first snorkeling expedition,
and got up close with those cute faces.
You remember those Manatees?
- [Mark] Oh man.
- [Coyote] Ooh and Dougie, that cute little manatee.
- [Mark] I was just about to say, is Dougie in there?
- [Coyote] Oh yeah, Dougie is in here,
you better believe it.
People oftentimes ask me, "What was the most difficult
episode of Breaking Trail to film."
"The Great Salmon Adventure."
- [Mark] No doubt.
- [Coyote] Mark, I think you remember that trek
into the back country of Alaska,
and the freezing cold water, and the days it took us,
to not only find the salmon, but also
to finally be able to catch one.
That chapter right here is actually
one of my favorites in the book.
- [Mark] Oh, I think that's honestly
one of the coolest adventures we've had to date.
- [Coyote] Yeah, check out this one illustration
that my mom did, it's absolutely one of my favorites.
Look at that, holding the salmon up
as I'm looking through its jaws.
- [Mark] Beautiful.
- [Coyote] Now, the tenth chapter,
because there are ten chapters in total,
I'm not gonna give it away,
what the animals is. - Ooh, a secret chapter.
- [Coyote] It's a secret chapter.
It's one of my favorite chapters,
and people oftentimes want to know,
"What is the greatest animal encounter you've ever had?"
The tenth chapter of this book truly captures
that moment, and the only hint I will give
is that it happened late at night
in the rainforest of Costa Rica
with one wild jungle creature.
- [Mark] So Coyote, tell me what's the difference
between the videos and the book?
- [Coyote] Great question, Mark.
The difference between the videos and the book
is the book really allowed me to dive into
all the nitty gritty details
of what it took to make these episodes.
With the episodes on The Brave Wilderness Channel,
I write all the voiceover scripts,
but I have to keep them to a limited number of words
to keep the episodes moving forward.
With the book, when you're working with
10 to 15 pages per chapter, oh man,
you get to put all of your vision and imagination
into every single one of these pages.
Of course, all these stories are based on true events.
So, it was very exciting to write this book.
- [Mark] And you were there from beginning to end,
there's no ghost writer, you wrote every page?
- [Coyote] Nope, actually every word
on the page comes from me,
and then Mark and Chance both helped me edit it.
This is a work of art for us, and we've put
over a year's amount of time into the pages of these books.
Actually, I started writing last September,
and, just coincidentally, the book now comes out,
available for everybody on September 12th.
But remember, it is for presale right now.
And I just want to say thank you to every member
of the Coyote Pack who's already pre-ordered a copy.
Almost 10 thousand copies have been sold so far,
and it's not even on the bookshelves.
How crazy is that?
- [Mark] It's crazy.
It's really humbling.
And where do you click
if you haven't pre-ordered the book yet?
- [Coyote] Oh you can click in the link right here.
What's even more exciting than pre-ordering a book today,
which I definitely recommend doing if you haven't,
is that we're gonna be giving away 20 autographed copies
of the book because of this video.
- Whoa 20, are you sure? - 20 copies, yes.
- Are we sure that many? - 20 copies man!
We're doing this.
I am signing 20 copies and we're gonna send them
to members of the Coyote Pack.
Now, to possibly be chosen to get one of those
autographed copies, all you have to do is write a comment,
in the comment section below,
telling us why you love The Brave Wilderness Channel.
Why you really want to be one of the first
to read Brave Adventures.
Coyote Pack, I cannot tell you and thank you enough,
from the bottom of my heart, how much it means
to have all of the incredible support
you guys have given us over the years.
And now to share our adventures through this book
is going to be absolutely amazing.
If I could give a book to all seven plus million
of the pack members, trust me, I would,
but, if you guys are quick about it now.
Write in the comments section below.
You might get an autographed copy very soon.
I'm Coyote Peterson.
Be brave!
Stay wild.
We'll see you on the next adventure.
(dramatic music)
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And remember, the tour is the only place you can find
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So you can join me and the crew on our next big adventure.
I am so proud to have written this book,
and it was inspired by a lot of the adventures
that we have had.