A Mountain Boyhood

The narrator recalls growing up on the frontier and later roaming high-country wilderness, tracing a path from prairie edges to alpine basins. Vivid episodes describe solo camping, trapping, hunting, and improvising shelter and gear while learning practical bushcraft. Encounters with wildlife, including beavers, bears, and wary game, are balanced with landscapes of glaciers, forest fires, cliffs, and mountain lakes. Interludes depict rustic community life, log cabins, prospecting dreams, and the rhythms of seasonal change. Overall the memoir emphasizes self-reliance, curiosity, and the formative influence of wild country on youthful adventure and skill.