 One
Winter in the Wilderness
by
Pat Cary Peek
Including the essay:
Fire at Taylor Ranch by
Jim and Holly Akenson!
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Through a
blend of personal experience, historical fiction, and
natural history of the Big Creek River area, One Winter in
the Wilderness describes the humorous, frustrating, and
sometimes dangerous daily adventure of a wildlife biologist
and his wife in Idaho's remote back country. Peek and
her husband Jim spent a winter in the University of Idaho
Taylor Ranch Field Station. During the
colors of the fall, the cold and dark of winter, and the
welcome greening of spring, Pat Cary Peek, author of
Cougar Dave, interweaves her
experiences with daily events and activities to give readers
a taste of life in the wilderness.
From the Author -
"Let's get away from it all. Spend from October until May in the center of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in central Idaho. Walk the narrow icy trail with me 200 feet above the frozen river and observe bighorn sheep, mule deer, elk, bobcat and cougar. Experience the terrors of flying into the rugged canyons in the middle of winter and laugh at the antics of coyotes and otters."
From Publishers Weekly-
"Peek records her encounters with elk, bobcat, deer,
coyote, otter and especially the cougars that best
complement her fascination with wildlife. Her description of
mid-April resurrection of buttercups and dandelions is a
delight." Idaho Library
Association's
Book of the
Year 1998 Buy It! |
