![]() It was easy to imagine narrow winding canyons, immeasurably deep crevasses, and bone-chilling cold atop a mountain peak. My only complaint about her book was her cringe inducing description of indigenous first nation people. She was an extensive traveler, wrote several books and articles, and died at the age of 73. ![]() Isabella was born in 1831 and published her first book in 1856. ![]() She camped in the mountains, and stayed at a ranch where she threw herself into manual labor. She ran out of money at one point and worked for room and board. Though she described magnificent sunrises and sunsets so beautiful it was a spiritual experience to witness, Isabella wasn’t on vacation. She met grizzly bears, wolves, coyotes, gunslingers, trappers, ranchers and even a handsome desperado. Without the protection of sunglasses, or sunscreen she faced sweltering heat in the plains. Through freezing blizzards without nary a piece of technical clothing she endured snowstorms in the mountains. Without the help of a GPS Isabella found her way through wild places. ![]() Her letters took me through places I’ve never seen but could easily imagine. Her writing style seamlessly wove from elegant prose to succinct descriptions of flora and fauna. A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains is part memoir, part travel log and all of it lovingly documented for her sister. She could be self-deprecating, poetic, humorous and judgmental. In her letters she matter-of-factly describes hardships without a hint of self-pity. ![]()
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