Beschreibung:
Hush of the Land chronicles the six-decade quest of backcountry packer and outfitter Smoke Elser to protect wilderness areas not by keeping people away but by leading them deep into the wild mountains of western Montana.
List of Illustrations Foreword by Tammy Elser Prologue 1. Starting Out 2. First Trip into the Bob Marshall 3. Early Hunting 4. A Mule, a Train, and the Fight for Wilderness 5. Boy Scouts 6. A Grizzly Ride and the Great Bear 7. Falls Creek and Bitterroot Hunts 8. Teaching the Ropes 9. Mysterious Boxes 10. The Hole in the Wall 11. A Very Fine Pack Trip 12. The Wall 13. The Grizzly Family on Scapegoat Mountain 14. A Shot in the Dark 15. The Horse on Omar Mountain 16. A Dead Man in the Bitterroot 17. Hunters and People Who Hunt 18. The Fastest Fire in the West 19. Sm¿ot Epilogue Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Index