Western Memories Kindle Edition

This volume was published in 1914. Contents: - Ranching in Wyoming - Through the Yellowstone on Horseback - The Canadian Rockies and Alaska - California and the Grand Canyon - L'envoi .............................................................................. Excerpts from the book: Ranching in Wyoming: At the age of eighteen, when life is sweet and beautiful, when a girl looks through rose-colored glasses and sees naught but beauty, I was told that I was to spend the summer on a ranch. Can anyone imagine the feelings of joy I had on having such news imparted to me on a bright Spring morning! Having a longing for the freedom of prairies, the feel of a good horse, and to see the vast expanse of country, I was lost in joyful anticipation. ............................................................................. Through the Yellowstone on Horseback: We have all of us heard of Colonel Cody, or "Buffalo Bill", yet I feel there are few who know that out in Wyoming there is a little village called Cody, from which leads a wonderful trail of ninety-three miles to the entrance of the Yellowstone Park, founded and named by Colonel Cody. It is a trail of wondrous beauty, of wildness and of untiring interest to those who are fortunate enough to have traveled over it and to have been received into the arms of Nature. For there Nature reigns supreme! Read more