Mountains of memory : a fire lookout's life in the River of No Return Wilderness / Don Scheese; foreword by Wayne Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheese, Don.

Series:

American land and life series.

American land & life series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire lookouts--Idaho--Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness--Biography.

Fire lookouts.

Natural history--Idaho--Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Natural history.

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho).

Scheese, Don.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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&151the 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.

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1.Settling In; 2.Working a Lookout; 3.Visitors; 4.Independence Day; 5.Eyes in the Sky; 6.Some Former Inhabitants; 7.Running the River; 8.Midsummer Musings and Field Notes; 9.Fire on the Mountain, lightning in the Air; 10.Society; 11.Friends; 12.Pleasing Prospects; 13.Getting to the Source of Things; 14.The Bighorn Crags; 15.The Eagle Bar Fire; 16.Hunting, The Fundamental Diversion; 17.The Habit of Walking; 18.The Fires of Fall; 19.Worship; 20.Last Visitors; 21.Disappearances; 22.The State of Nature; 23.Coda; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-220) and index.

ISBN:

1-58729-407-9

OCLC:

56109527