From an out-of-control wildfire that nearly destroyed a town to a serial spouse killer in Estes Park, It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of Colorado's largest national park.
Learn how two teens' attempt to scale the Diamond-a sheer granite cliff so dangerous that climbing it used to be outlawed-resulted in one of the most complicated rescues in the park's history. Read about the life and untimely demise of Rocky Mountain Jim, who was badly scarred by a grizzly bear attack and earned a reputation as an eccentric but highly skilled wilderness guide. And meet Harriet Peters, an unusually tenacious girl who summited 14,259-foot-tall Longs Peak at the tender age of eight.
- ISBN10 149303720X
- ISBN13 9781493037209
- Publish Date 1 January 2019 (first published 15 December 2018)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Globe Pequot Press
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 216
- Language English