A Mountain Boyhood
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Family stories of frontier life make the Rocky Mountains a place of longing for young Joe Mills. In this memoir, he recalls his parents' accounts of the Kansas prairie and their westward gold rush adventures. When he finally travels to Colorado, his savings amount to twenty dollars. At Fort Collins he buys a second-hand bicycle, fastens his bag to the handlebars and heads toward Estes Park.
Outdoor adventure shares space with the habits of a careful observer. The chapter headings promise accounts of camping alone, cabin life, glaciers, forest fires and mountain climbing. In the beaver passages, Mills compares the claims of trappers with what he has learned by watching a colony he calls the Old Settlers. His interest in their dams, homes and seasonal repairs gives readers a close view of mountain wildlife, while his reflections show how patient observation can challenge a confident story.
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