Through Glacier Park: Seeing America First with Howard Eaton

The author recounts a roughly three-hundred-mile guided horseback journey across the Rocky Mountains, blending practical advice with vivid descriptions of camping, fishing, mountain trails, glaciers, wildflowers, and wildlife encounters. The narrative follows a diverse party of novice and experienced riders, documenting daily routines, riding technique, trail hazards, and the physical demands and pleasures of outdoor travel. Interwoven reflections consider park conservation, inadequate infrastructure, and the importance of personal engagement with wild places, while photographs and illustrations punctuate route landmarks and memorable moments from the expedition.