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Author : Jack Clifford Moomaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963699725
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Recollections of a Rocky Mountain Ranger written by Jack Clifford Moomaw and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph R. Evans
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1555664407
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park written by Joseph R. Evans and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody thought much of it when twelve-year-old Robert Baldeshwiler hiked out ahead of his family on the Flat-top Mountain Trail. But he would never be seen alive again. Each year, millions of people like the Baldeshwiler family come to Rocky Mountain National Park expecting nothing but a fine vacation. However, between the years of 1884 and 2009, almost three hundred people have died in the park. From taking sudden falls off steep trails, to sliding down treacherous snow fields to deadly rocks below, visitors have found out the hard way that the park is still a wild place full of potential hazards. Book jacket.
Author : Lloyd K. Musselman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Rocky Mountain National Park: Administrative History, 1915-1965 written by Lloyd K. Musselman and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jerry Pavia
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555913649
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (136 download)
Download or read book Rocky Mountain Wildflowers written by Jerry Pavia and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This blooming guide features 95 wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains that will most likely be seen by visitors, and features quotes from early frontier explorers and naturalists who wrote about them. 177 photos. 8 maps.
Author : Silvia Pettem
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439861706
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Cold Case Research Resources for Unidentified, Missing, and Cold Homicide Cases written by Silvia Pettem and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases in which all investigative leads appear to be exhausted are frustrating for both investigators and victims families. Cold cases can range from those only a few months old to others that go back for decades. Presenting profiles and actual case histories, Cold Case Research: Resources for Unidentified, Missing and Cold Homicide Cases illustrat
Author : Ruth M. Alexander
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 080619331X
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Democracy's Mountain written by Ruth M. Alexander and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 14,259 feet, Longs Peak towers over Colorado’s northern Front Range. A prized location for mountaineering since the 1870s, Longs has been a place of astonishing climbing feats—and, unsurprisingly, of significant risk and harm. Careless and unlucky climbers have experienced serious injury and death on the peak, while their activities, equipment, and trash have damaged fragile alpine resources. As a site of outdoor adventure attracting mostly white people, Longs has mirrored the United States’ tenacious racial divides, even into the twenty-first century. In telling the history of Longs Peak and its climbers, Ruth M. Alexander shows how Rocky Mountain National Park, like the National Park Service (NPS), has struggled to contend with three fundamental obligations—to facilitate visitor enjoyment, protect natural resources, and manage the park as a site of democracy. Too often, it has treated these obligations as competing rather than complementary commitments, reflecting national discord over their meaning and value. Yet the history of Longs also shows us how, over time, climbers, the park, and the NPS have attempted to align these obligations in policy and practice. By putting mountain climbers and their relationship to Longs Peak and its rangers at the center of the story of Rocky Mountain National Park, Alexander exposes the significant role outdoor recreationists have had—as both citizens and privileged adventurers—in shaping the peak’s meaning, use, and management. Since 2000, the park has promoted climber enjoyment and safety, helped preserve the environment, facilitated tribal connections to the park, and attracted a more diverse group of visitors and climbers. Yet, Alexander argues, more work needs to be done. Alexander’s nuanced account of Longs Peak reveals the dangers of undermining national parks’ fundamental obligations and presents a powerful appeal to meet them fairly and fully.
Author : Charles J. Sanders
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607320444
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Boys of Winter written by Charles J. Sanders and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An immensely valuable and substantial addition to 10th Mountain literature and to the history of skiing in the United States.” —International Ski History Association The Boys of Winter tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division. Charles J. Sanders’s fast-paced narrative draws on dozens of interviews and extensive research to trace these boys’ lives from childhood to championships and from training at Mount Rainier and in the Colorado Rockies to battles against the Nazis. “The Boys of Winter perfectly captures the spirit of the men who made the division what it was, as well as the spirit of those troopers who survived to help shape the postwar world.” —John Imbrie, 10th Mountain Division historian and coeditor of Good Times and Bad Times “Focusing on the lives, and the deaths, of three young men from vastly different backgrounds, Sanders traces the history of the U.S. Army’s Tenth Mountain Division from its inception, training in Washington and Colorado, first blooding in the Aleutians, and finally, to deployment to Italy in 1945 . . . The Boys of Winter is a sensitive tribute.” —Western Historical Quarterly “Sanders distills the complicated and years-long saga of the creation of America’s ski troops into an intensely personal story . . . [And] doesn’t shy away from a question that haunts the survivors of the division, and the families of those who never returned.” —The Durango Herald
Author : Joe Mills
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803281547
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (815 download)
Download or read book A Mountain Boyhood written by Joe Mills and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estes Park was hardly more than a post office in 1899, when young Joe Mills first saw Colorado's Front Range. A would-be Robinson Crusoe, Joe scaled peaks, watched wild animals, hunted and trapped, and generally roughed it in the region that would become Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915. A Mountain Boyhood, the true story of his adventures there, is as rich in human as in natural history. Joe meets a colorful bunch of early settlers, living for a while with a circuit-riding parson who operates a ranch. He learns campcraft and nature lore, crosses Flattop Mountain on snowshoes in midwinter to socialize, and builds a log cabin near Longs Peak (the fireplace still stands). Joe Mills arrived far enough ahead of the sportsmen and tourists to serve them later as a seasoned guide, and, along with his brother, Enos Mills, the naturalist and writer, he was instrumental in establishing the area as a playground for the nation.
Author : Jerry J. Frank
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700619321
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Making Rocky Mountain National Park written by Jerry J. Frank and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 4, 1915, hundreds of people gathered in Estes Park, Colorado, to celebrate the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. This new nature preserve held the promise of peace, solitude, and rapture that many city dwellers craved. As Jerry Frank demonstrates, however, the park is much more than a lovely place. Rocky Mountain National Park was a keystone in broader efforts to create the National Park Service, and its history tells us a great deal about Colorado, tourism, and ecology in the American West. To Frank, the tensions between tourism and ecology have played out across a natural stage that is anything but passive. At nearly every turn the National Park Service found itself face-to-face with an environment that was difficult to anticipate—and impossible to control. Frank first takes readers back to the late nineteenth century, when Colorado boosters—already touting the Rocky Mountains’ restorative power for lung patients—set out to attract more tourists and generate revenue for the state. He then describes how an ecological perspective came to Rocky in fits and starts, offering a new way of imagining the park that did not sit comfortably with an entrenched management paradigm devoted to visitor recreation and comfort. Frank examines a wide range of popular activities including driving, hiking, skiing, fishing, and wildlife viewing to consider how they have impacted the park’s flora and fauna, often leaving widespread transformation in their wake. He subjects the decisions of park officials to close but evenhanded scrutiny, showing how in their zeal to return the park to what they understood as its natural state, they have tinkered with its features—sometimes with less than desirable results. Today’s Rocky Mountain National Park serves both competing visions, maintaining accessible roads and vistas for the convenience of tourists while guarding its backcountry to preserve ecological values. As the park prepares to celebrate its centennial, Frank’s book advances our understanding of its past while also providing an important touchstone for addressing its problems in the present and future.
Author : Steve Mitchell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439655952
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Legendary Locals of Estes Park written by Steve Mitchell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1870s, ranchers Abner Sprague, William James, and Alexander MacGregor raised cattle while the Earl of Dunraven bought land for a private hunting reserve. It was neither cows nor hunting that defined Estes Park, though. Visitors were attracted to its beauty and crystalline mountain air. Inspired by conservationist John Muir, Enos Mills preserved the area's splendor by spearheading the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park while F.O. Stanley welcomed guests to his regal Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for Stephen King's novel The Shining. As cars replaced horses downtown, Charlie Eagle Plume entertained visitors with Indian dancing, and "Casey" Martin offered children rides on his Silver Streak train. In the off-season when tourists were scarce, grocer Ron Brodie extended credit to the locals, and George Hurt ran lifts for skiers at Hidden Valley. But it was adversity that tested the town and defined its character. After the 1982 Lawn Lake Flood inundated Elkhorn businesses, town officials revitalized the downtown landscape with urban renewal. When the devastating 2013 flood washed out mountain roads and isolated Estes Park, local businesses banded together and were "Mountain Strong."
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book 1998 Rocky Mountain National Park Seasonal Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Silvia Pettem
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493044567
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Cold Case Chronicles written by Silvia Pettem and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COLD CASE CHRONICLES tells the stories of victims –– some missing, some murdered and some with changed identities. All are true, and each are mysterious in their own ways. The cases in this nonfiction narrative date from 1910 through the 1950s and include evolutions in forensics, as well as historical context in order to view the men, women and children through the lens of time. Included are recent theories on the cases of Judge Joseph Crater (missing from New York City in 1930) and film director William Desmond Taylor (shot in Hollywood in 1922). Other chapters help to unravel the mystique of individuals with changed identities. Included, too, is a case of aerial sabotage, the "Boy in the Box," and unusual disappearances of young women, along with child abductions and four missing adventurers –– Everett Ruess, Joseph Halpern, and Glen and Bessie Hyde. Readers are encouraged to draw their own conclusions, consider how detectives would handle these and other cases today, and learn how genetic genealogy brings new hope for the future.
Author : Erin English
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 163121330X
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (312 download)
Download or read book Moon Rocky Mountain National Park written by Erin English and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon Travel Guides: Find Your Adventure Incredible wildlife, stunning glaciers and waterfalls, and unforgettable adventure awaits you in Moon Rocky Mountain National Park. Moon Rocky Mountain National Park features: Itineraries for every timeline and budget, ranging from one day in the park to a week-long trip, including: Family Fun, Day Hikes, Winter Adventures, and Gaga for Glaciers Strategies for getting to Rocky Mountain National Park, avoiding crowds, and exploring its less-visited areas In-depth chapters on each region of the park, including Bear Lake and the East Side, Longs Peak and Wild Basin, Trail Ridge Road, Kawuneeche Valley, and Lumpy Ridge and the Mummy Range Coverage of gateway cities and towns, including Estes Park, Grand Lake, and Arapaho National Recreation Area Full-color, vibrant photos and detailed maps throughout Expert tips for travelers looking to go hiking, biking, skiing, and more, plus essential packing and health and safety information Detailed hike descriptions with individual trail maps and backpacking options The top activities and unique ideas for exploring the park: Hike the dramatic glacier-formed gorges to find jaw-dropping waterfalls, and spot elk, moose, and bighorn sheep along the way. Join in on a summertime ranger program, snowshoe to a ghost town in the winter, or catch the annual Perseid meteor shower in August. Take an adventurous Rocky Mountain driving or cycling tour, or try your hand at rock climbing or fishing. Set up camp for a night under the stars, and wake up early for the spectacular sunrise Valuable insight from seasoned explorer and Rocky Mountain expert Erin English Honest advice on when to go and where to stay inside and outside the park, including campgrounds, guest ranches, cabins, and resorts Up-to-date information on park fees, passes, and reservations Recommendations for families, seniors, international visitors, travelers with disabilities, and traveling with pets Thorough background on the wildlife, terrain, culture, and history Staying in Colorado? Try Moon Colorado or Moon Denver. For full coverage of America's national parks, check out Moon USA National Parks: The Complete Guide to All 59 National Parks.
Author : Bob Godfrey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429726945
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Climb/h written by Bob Godfrey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of rock climbing experiences which captures the essence, the challenge, and the spirit of the sport at its best. It describes the historical interplay between events and personalities in Colorado rock climbing, and shows how the concept of the impossible was redefined.
Author : Dougald MacDonald
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781565794979
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (949 download)
Download or read book Longs Peak written by Dougald MacDonald and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avid climber Dougald MacDonald has gathered histories, hair-raising tales, and personal journeys to tell of this prominent peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Reflections on mountaineering, geology and wildlife are presented with historic images and gorgeous, full-color contemporary photography. The ten best hiking and climbing routes, plus See It Yourself activities, offer great ways for both novices and seasoned climbers to explore the great mountain.
Author : Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 1461661854
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)
Download or read book Death, Daring, and Disaster written by Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr. and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2005-04-07 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 375 exciting tales of heroism and tragedy drawn from the nearly 150,000 search and rescue missions carried out by the National Park Service since 1872.
Author : Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr.
Publisher : Roberts Rinehart
ISBN 13 : 1570984468
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (79 download)
Download or read book National Park Ranger written by Charles R. "Butch" Farabee, Jr. and published by Roberts Rinehart. This book was released on 2003-06-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this celebration of one of America's most enduring symbols, fromer ranger Butch Farabee brielfy revies the evolution of this national symbol.
