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The Green Horse: My Early Years in the Canadian Rockies - A Park Warden's Story

The Green Horse: My Early Years in the Canadian Rockies - A Park Warden's Story

Portman, Dale

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ISBN10: 1771602260
ISBN13: 9781771602266
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Published: Nov 10 2017
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

An inspiring, humorous and adventure-packed mountain memoir that takes the reader on a journey into western Canada's backcountry parks during the raucous 1960s and 1970s.

Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments.

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