The Rocky Mountain Wonderland


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"The Rocky Mountain Wonderland" from Enos Mills. American naturalist and homesteader (1870-1922).




The Rocky Mountain Wonderland


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Mills was a naturalist and conservationist who played a key role in the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. In this work, he describes the beauty and wonders of the area, its wildlife, and its people. The work is both informative and inspirational, encouraging readers to appreciate and protect natural environments. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.







The Rocky Mountain Wonderland - The Original Classic Edition


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Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Rocky Mountain Wonderland. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Enos A. Mills, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have The Rocky Mountain Wonderland in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Rocky Mountain Wonderland: Look inside the book: Clarence King in his 'Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada' says concerning the effects of altitude, 'All the while I made my instrumental observations the fascination of the view so held me that I felt no surprise at seeing water boiling over our little faggot blaze at a temperature of one hundred and ninety-two degrees F., nor in observing the barometrical column stand at 17.99 inches; and it was not till a week or so after that I realized we had felt none of the conventional sensations of nausea, headache, and I don't know what all, that people are supposed to suffer at extreme altitudes; but these things go with guides and porters, I believe.' ...A moment after the lambs landed, the ram followed the bench round the wall forPg 27 several yards, then began to descend the steep wall by tacking back and forth on broken and extremely narrow ledges, with many footholds barely two inches wide.




The Rocky Mountain Wonderland... - Primary Source Edition


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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Rocky Mountain Wonderland reprint Enos Abijah Mills Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915 Colorado; Natural history; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.); Rocky Mountains