It also makes me appreciate that Americans had the foresight to preserve these special areas so we can enjoy them the way that the author did except for the massive cro Enos Mills lived in the early 's and traipsed around the Colorado mountains before Rocky Mountain National Park became a national park. It also makes me appreciate that Americans had the foresight to preserve these special areas so we can enjoy them the way that the author did except for the massive crowds these days.
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Enos Abijah Mills was born in Kansas but moved to Colorado early in his life during a bout with digestive illness. At age 15, he made his first ascent of the 14,foot Longs Peak. Over the course of his life, he made the trip 40 times by himself and nearly additional times as a guide. In , after returning to health, he moved to Butte, Montana. There he lived and worked intermittently unti Enos Abijah Mills was born in Kansas but moved to Colorado early in his life during a bout with digestive illness.
There he lived and worked intermittently until , spending more summers traveling the West Coast of the United States, Alaska, and Europe. In , he had a chance encounter with famed naturalist John Muir on a San Francisco beach, and from that point on Mills dedicated his life to conservation activism, lecturing, and writing. He eventually homesteaded in the surrounding area and later turned the Longs Peak house into the Longs Peak Inn, from which he treated guests to excursions into the wilderness and evening nature talks.
From , Mills also served as the Colorado State Snow Observer, a position that took him into the wild he so loved.
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Hopefully the hardback or ebook editions are easier to read. That being said, the contents are wonderful and it makes me yearn for my next visit to Colorado. Mills was known as "the father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Mills criss-crossed the country giving speeches actually basically the same speech countless times , outlining the history of the Forest Service and relating his own personal experiences in the wild.
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A controversial figure he seemed to have an uncanny ability to make enemies wherever he went , he eventually broke with Gifford Pinchot's Forest Service and began campaigning to make the Estes Park region a national park. Tireless in all things he put his mind to, Mills wrote hundreds of articles and a half-dozen books about especially the natural wonders of the Rocky Mountain region. In Rocky Mountain National Park became a reality.
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This book collects a number of nature articles Mills wrote and had published in various magazines The Saturday Evening Post was a favorite publication. Subjects include wild sheep, mountain lakes, the grizzly bear, beavers, reforestation, the Chinook wind, and some personal adventures one involving a trip over the San Juans between Ouray and Silverton on a "mountain pony".
Mills makes his presence felt in all the articles, and he has the ability to make the reader feel privileged to be in his company. Unconcerned with bookish information, he would much rather relate what he's seen and learned with his own eyes. Some of the articles are a bit self-serving in their unwavering praise for the Rocky Mountain NP region, but he can be excused pushing his pet project so diligently.
Mills's mountain adventures in all seasons and conditions are legendary, and anyone with a hankering for first-hand mountain experiences from a master naturalist will find this book a pleasure to read. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.
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