| Mountains of Memory: A Fire Lookout's Life in the River of No Return Wilderness Contributor(s): Scheese, Don (Author), Franklin, Wayne (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0877457840 ISBN-13: 9780877457848 Publisher: University of Iowa Press OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: In Mountains of Memory, seasoned wilderness dweller Don Scheese charts a long season of watching for and fighting fires in Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness -- the largest federal wilderness area in the mainland United States. An inspiring tale of self-discovery, Mountains of Memory paints a complex portrait of the natural, institutional, and historical forces that have shaped the great forested landscapes of the American West. A student of nature writing as well as a fire lookout with over a decade of experience, Scheese recounts his life at the top of the world, along with daring adventures such as backpacking and mountaineering in the Bighorn Crags and kayaking down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. All the while, he touches upon the mysterious and powerful realities of the wilderness around him -- stunning dawns visible within the glass cage perched on a 9,000-foot mountain, stirring flashes of lightning visible all around the dark landscape as the radio crackles with reports of strikes observed and fires spotted, long-awaited trips down the mountain to civilization for cold beer and hot pizza. In the tradition of Edward Abbey and Gary Snyder, Don Scheese offers readers a meditation on the meaning and value of wilderness at the beginning of the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Plants - Trees |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001033292 |
| Series: American Land and Life |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.03" W x 9.16" (0.81 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mountains - Geographic Orientation - Idaho |
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| Publisher Description: In this work, seasoned wilderness dweller Don Scheese charts a long season of watching for and fighting fires in Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness - the largest federal wilderness area in mainland USA. He offers a portrait of the forces that have shaped the landscape of the American West. |