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Adventures of a Nature Guide and Essays in Interpretation (1920)

by Enos Mills

Other authors: Edna Mills Kiley (Editor)

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The opening paragraphs by the Father of Rocky Mountain National Park, detail his pain upon acquiring snow-blindness at the summit of the Continental Divide. In true adventurer’s spirit, he was “only moderately excited, feeling no terror. Less startling incidents have shocked me more, narrow escapes from street automobiles have terrified me.” He lived and worked amongst the Longs Peak region and ultimately fostered its protection in 1915.
  AmronGravett | Apr 11, 2013 |
Enos Mills was the original nature guide in the United States. Starting at age 14, about 1884, he built a small cabin at the base of Long's Peak and learned his craft the hard way - by doing. There were only a few books from Europe that foreshadowed Mills Work. Mills led over 250 private expeditions up Long's Peak. Mills spent his life in the wilderness, his love and his life.

This book, one of the 16 Mills wrote, and published in 1920, "Adventures of a Nature Guide and Essays in Interpretation" is a selection of his writings and the story of several of his adventures. These range from taking children on hikes, to taking foot players on hikes, to solo excursions into the wilds of both the mountains and the hard open prairies of Western Nebraska. Always apparent is Mill's sheer joy in what he is doing.

The book reads easy and well. Each essay could easily stand alone, and several did as magazine articles. To those who have yearned to explore the wilds, to those who have a wanderlust and feel a kinship with the woods, this book is a breath of fresh air.

Mills was instrumental in the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park, and in furthering the National Park System in the United States. His name still resonates loudly with those of such greats as John Muir and John Burroughs. ( )
  gtsurber | Apr 10, 2013 |
Stories of traveling through the mountains, witnessing all kinds of weather and storms, and wildlife episodes ( )
  billsearth | Aug 24, 2008 |
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