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A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's

Floyd Wilfred Schmoe

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Description:* An eloquently written story, laced with appreciations of the region's natural history * Includes historic photographs In midwinter 1920, Floyd Schmoe and his bride struggled up Mount Rainier on snowshoes on a long-delayed honeymoon. As the new caretakers at Paradise Inn, they would be alone in a towering world of snow and ice and incomparable beauty, until the plows arrived to free them on the fourth of July. So began a long love affair with Mount Rainier. And here is Floyd Schmoe's account of it; a delightful and informative portrait of a mountain through the seasons of the year. Through his personal narrative, Schmoe writes of many things that combined to cast a spell on him: the shy mountain goat, the reproductive processes of trees and plants, techniques of climbing, the habits of glaciers and volcanoes, the curious fact of a mouse being found at very high altitude, the peculiarities of tourists-and much more. This is a book for anyone drawn to the mysteries of the high country.The author was the first naturalist for Mount Rainier National Park and a two-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's. To get started finding A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: * An eloquently written story, laced with appreciations of the region's natural history * Includes historic photographs In midwinter 1920, Floyd Schmoe and his bride struggled up Mount Rainier on snowshoes on a long-delayed honeymoon. As the new caretakers at Paradise Inn, they would be alone in a towering world of snow and ice and incomparable beauty, until the plows arrived to free them on the fourth of July. So began a long love affair with Mount Rainier. And here is Floyd Schmoe's account of it; a delightful and informative portrait of a mountain through the seasons of the year. Through his personal narrative, Schmoe writes of many things that combined to cast a spell on him: the shy mountain goat, the reproductive processes of trees and plants, techniques of climbing, the habits of glaciers and volcanoes, the curious fact of a mouse being found at very high altitude, the peculiarities of tourists-and much more. This is a book for anyone drawn to the mysteries of the high country.The author was the first naturalist for Mount Rainier National Park and a two-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's. To get started finding A Year in Paradise: A Personal Experience of Living on Mount Rainier in the Early 1900's, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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