tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2560337353475114213..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: If it's the English lady traveling in the mountains - A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella BirdAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14899284627204137732015-07-02T09:33:23.624-05:002015-07-02T09:33:23.624-05:00That is a good point. Looking at a map, I see tha...That is a good point. Looking at a map, I see that the part I am thinking of as driving does not really count as part of the ascent. For Bird, this was a three day trip. Today, the first and last day would be quick drives from Estes Park. But that middle day, that is real mountain climbing, not much different from when Bird went.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-32502068867378138352015-07-02T09:17:41.257-05:002015-07-02T09:17:41.257-05:00Obviously, Longs is not one of the 10 or so 14ers ...Obviously, Longs is not one of the 10 or so 14ers I've been to the top of.Sparkling Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899640164757220074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13653704309786836252015-07-02T09:15:07.291-05:002015-07-02T09:15:07.291-05:00For the record, Longs Peak is not a peak that one ...For the record, Longs Peak is not a peak that one can summit in a car. The park service has issued several brochures and pamphlets reminding visitors that it is NOT A HIKE (but rather a climb). People who are not foolish about lightning (but apparently foolish enough to climb the mountain) start at 3 a.m. in the summer. http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/upload/keyhole_route_2011a.pdfSparkling Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899640164757220074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69283024700636944962015-06-26T11:33:32.256-05:002015-06-26T11:33:32.256-05:00I think you would have a good time in general with...I think you would have a good time in general with the lady travelers, Victorian and post-Victorian. They wrote a lot of interesting books.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-38372383960075633112015-06-26T10:42:23.383-05:002015-06-26T10:42:23.383-05:00This sounds like great fun. Something to add to my...This sounds like great fun. Something to add to my list of travel books I want to read sometime. You always dig up such interesting stuff!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-40051397630314320142015-06-26T09:20:49.519-05:002015-06-26T09:20:49.519-05:00Yes, that is Bird. She was not an explorer, not a...Yes, that is Bird. She was not an explorer, not a scientist of any kind. A pure traveler.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39273920641048450562015-06-26T08:42:10.586-05:002015-06-26T08:42:10.586-05:00Welcome back from the heights. I've heard of B...Welcome back from the heights. I've heard of Bird but not yet read her. She sounds as though she fits squarely into that cohort of intrepid British travel writers who seem to have gone everywhere and done everything so blithely and with great wit and appreciation. Added to the list. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-66832176427782112302015-06-26T08:06:46.370-05:002015-06-26T08:06:46.370-05:00Who is not a sucker for etc. etc.? It is irresisti...Who is not a sucker for etc. etc.? It is irresistible.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-50972900121507594962015-06-26T01:04:22.941-05:002015-06-26T01:04:22.941-05:00I read an abridged version of this a few years ago...I read an abridged version of this a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Of course, I'm a sucker for the British woman meets American frontiersman while hiking and riding horses genre. Giddy up!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-3387528216219127352015-06-25T21:57:20.323-05:002015-06-25T21:57:20.323-05:00My pleasure. This is a great book of its kind, an...My pleasure. This is a great book of its kind, and a good book of any kind. Bird's voice - her humor and confidence - have great appeal, and I may well read another of her books someday. The Tibet book is most tempting. I actually read the Japan book while in Japan, so I can testify not just to its quality but to its utility.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-47063676378855606562015-06-25T19:21:38.237-05:002015-06-25T19:21:38.237-05:00I love how you say that the story is more interest...I love how you say that the story is more interesting because the setting is less exotic. I've had her Japan book on my TBR list, now I must add this one. I love travelogues! Thanks for the review!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-15486181082998403612015-06-25T14:20:34.518-05:002015-06-25T14:20:34.518-05:00Estes Park, which had a half dozen human inhabitan...Estes Park, which had a half dozen human inhabitants at that point, became Bird's headquarters. Her love for the place is palpable.<br /><br />I doubt I have even been in that parking lot, but I have been to Estes Park and Rock Mountain NP a couple of times, and that certainly helped me understand the wheres and whats. Mountain terrain is hard to describe, and if the terrain is unknown the descriptions are hard to visualize.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6559842666961564392015-06-25T14:05:48.832-05:002015-06-25T14:05:48.832-05:00I've discovered that I have a weakness for tra...I've discovered that I have a weakness for travel narratives. The best part of Chekhov's <i>Sakhalin Island</i> is the first 100 pages, his trip from Moscow across Siberia. I'll have to have a look at Ms Bird. I know Mary has read her.<br /><br />Long's Peak! I have seen that mountain thousands of times; I don't think I've been to the summit, but I've been to the parking lot at the trailhead and I've been drinking in Estes Park.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.com