The book s five parts are basically those mentioned above. Time Below the Rim. The essays are mini-memoirs in which Childs recalls solo mountain hikes, fly fishing for trout with his mother, who also cherished nature, taking down a tipi in which he had lived for several years, tracking an elusive deer in deep woods and memorable bicycle trips across the San Luis Valley. Craig has notable gifts for happy phrasing. Mesas gather water, tumbling it down in small, silver creeks, which run through the desert like dreams.
Clarity reveals itself in the ticking tail of a prairie falcon just landed on a telephone wire.
It is revealed in the poise of pronghorns two miles away, their bodies arranged closely together as if in defense of the vast openness. Colorado is a remarkable example of a well-balanced union of pictures and words. It s a book for those who cherish our increasingly threatened natural world. Contents copyright 2001, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved.