Recreation

Rocky Mountain Naturalist

Chip Giller Dec. 12, 1994 From the print edition
Print Subscribe Donate Now

  • Enos Mills on Cricket with Scotch

    from Radiant Days
  -Go out into the wilderness and meet yourself," advised Enos Mills, called the father of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. "If any normal person under 50 cannot enjoy being in a storm in the wilds, he ought to reform at once." Radiant Days: Writings by Enos Mills contains the work of this naturalist and activist who routinely outsold contemporaries John Muir and John Burroughs during the early part of this century. Fourteen-year-old Mills left his parents' Kansas home in 1884 to settle near Longs Peak, now protected by the national park. Five years later, Mills met Muir, who urged him to write about his wilderness experiences, and soon Mills was publishing in national magazines such as Harper's and Saturday Evening Post. Much of the material for his quick-paced, sometimes humorous, essays came from his 300 treks up 14,255-feet Longs Peak, 40 times solo. Radiant Days features 19 essays that range from the history of a 1,000-year-old pine tree to tracking and being tracked by a grizzly bear. Edited by John Dotson, Radiant Days includes a brief foreword by writer Bill McKibben.


University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. 1994. $15.95, paperback. 248 pages.


Republish Print
High Country News Classifieds
  • RANCH GENERAL MANAGER
     We are seeking a Ranch General Manager (Manager) for a large family-owned Ranch on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Diversified operations include: an agri-tourism educational...
  • COMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECT COORDINATOR CONTRACTOR
     POSITION SUMMARY: The Communications and Project Coordinator will support the Executive Director (ED) in campaign and administrative related tasks. The Coordinator is responsible for research...
  • HOMESICK: WHY HOUSING IS UNAFFORDABLE AND HOW WE CAN CHANGE IT
     A timely, damning, and ultimately hopeful investigation of housing in the United States. Essential reading in the West.
  • OREGON AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENT (ALE) PROGRAM COORDINATOR
     Status: Full time Reports to: Conservation Program Manager Salary Range: $60,000-65,000 Duration: Position is funded for 12 months, with the expectation of annual renewal Benefits:...
  • VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION
     The Vice President of Conservation will arrive at a time of remarkable growth and opportunity within the organization. Guided by the bold and ambitious goals...
  • WINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE IS HIRING!
     Help us inspire and empower people to protect America's wild snowscapes! We are a small, mighty and growing team dedicated to our work and looking...
  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF WEST MARIN
     The EAC's Executive Director provides overall leadership for the operation of the organization. The Executive Director is responsible for implementing programs and policies set by...
  • UTE LEGENDS
     These carefully researched stories reflect a deep and abiding understanding of Ute culture and history. These authintic, colorful legends also illustrate the Ute's close connections...
  • FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATE - HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
     High Country News seeks an organized and collaborative Fundraising Associate to drive donor discovery and the cultivation and acquisition of mid-level and recurring gifts. This...
  • MONTANA CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE
     GYC is hiring! Please see our careers page for more details greateryellowstone.org/careers
  • WYOMING AND NORTHERN UTAH DIRECTOR
     Western Watersheds Project seeks a Director to continue and expand WWP's campaign to protect and restore public lands and wildlife in Wyoming and northern Utah,...
  • 12 ACRES IN EAGLE, COLORADO!
     Tranquility & land are becoming more and more rare. This land is a haven for peace, where nature beckons & flourishes. Enjoy the mountain views...
  • SURGICAL SHARPENING SERVICE
     is a Denver-based mail order surgical instrument sharpening service established in 2009. Specialties include surgical scissors, dental elevators, trocar sets, and gynecological biopsy forceps.
  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
     California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) seeks a strategic and visionary Executive Director: View all job details here- https://bit.ly/CCRHED
  • MONTANA BLUES
     Thrilling new crime novel by ex-HCN editor Ray Ring : A rural White horsewoman and an urban Black man battle White supremacists in a tough...
  • CANYONLANDS FIELD INSTITUTE
     Field seminars for adults in natural and human history of the northern Colorado Plateau, with lodge and base camp options. Small groups, guest experts.
  • COMING TO TUCSON?
     Popular vacation house, everything furnished. Two bedroom, one bath, large enclosed yards. Dog-friendly. Contact Lee at [email protected] or 520-791-9246.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSTRUCTION GEOPHYSICS
     We characterize contaminated sites, identify buried drums, tanks, debris and also locate groundwater.
  • WESTERN NATIVE SEED
     Native plant seeds for the Western US. Trees, shrubs, grasses, wildflowers and regional mixes. Call or email for free price list. 719-942-3935. [email protected] or visit...