Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park

Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park
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Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781555664404
ISBN-13 : 1555664407
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Book Synopsis Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park by : Joseph R. Evans

Download or read book Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park written by Joseph R. Evans and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody thought much of it when twelve-year-old Robert Baldeshwiler hiked out ahead of his family on the Flat-top Mountain Trail. But he would never be seen alive again. Each year, millions of people like the Baldeshwiler family come to Rocky Mountain National Park expecting nothing but a fine vacation. However, between the years of 1884 and 2009, almost three hundred people have died in the park. From taking sudden falls off steep trails, to sliding down treacherous snow fields to deadly rocks below, visitors have found out the hard way that the park is still a wild place full of potential hazards. Book jacket.


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