A Year in Paradise
| By: | Flyod Schmoe |
| Publisher: | Mountaineers Books |
| Print ISBN: | 9780898866537 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781594856310 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1999 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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"An exceptionally good book . . . worthy to stand on the nature shelf of anyone interested in mountainous America." - The New York Times
* 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.