03710cam a2200409 i 4500 559567413 TxAuBib 20220601120000.0 160701s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016026814 9780870046018 alkaline paper 0870046012 alkaline paper TxAuBib rda Akenson, Jim. 7,003 days. 7,003 days : 21 years in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness / by Jim Akenson with Holly Akenson. Seven thousand three days. Seven thousand and three days. Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Press, 2016. 266 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Forward / by Maurice Hornocker -- Forward / by Carol Arnold -- Introduction and setting -- Part One -- First days on the job : a test of mettle -- Mule packing 101 -- Touching the past with Doc -- Backcountry radio : our lifeline -- Backcountry routines -- Speaking muleskinner -- Mules to the rescue! -- Del and Bernie : oil and water -- Building a hay barn -- Call me Joe Smuckatelly -- Kamir and the headless wood rat -- Orphan cougar's return -- Sounds in the night -- Unexpected visitors -- Backcountry woodsmanship -- Mother Nature's fury -- Landed right side up -- Bighorn sheep : our canyon neighbors -- Ray and the backcountry pilots fraternity -- Call in the National Guard! -- The first goodbye to Taylor Ranch -- Part Two -- Return to Taylor Ranch -- Legends of a cannon and buried treasure -- Electrification of Taylor Ranch -- Adventures in field biology -- Living in a National Geographic special -- Intern mentoring : bonded by adventure -- Teachable moments -- Hiking club presidents -- Taylor olympics and derby competitions -- Carnivore research : understanding nature's connections -- Wolves at our door -- Horse and mule escapes -- Cricket the wonder mule -- From the frying pan into the fire -- Wheat thin : cracker or bear? -- The second flying cabin -- Restoring a piece of Old Idaho, the Lewis Lodge -- Sheepeater Indian secrets -- Backcountry community -- The Big Creek dogs, they're family -- Conclusion: Wilderness reflections. "Deep in the Idaho wilderness the last vestiges of Old Idaho linger. In 1982, an eager young couple seeking adventure and challenge, Jim and Holley Akenson, moved to a log cabin in the back country to manage Taylor Ranch, the University of Idaho's wilderness research station. In 7,003 Days, Jim describes their encounters with wildlife and nature: tracking wolves and cougars, using mules for transportation and ranch work, and introducing university stuedents to life in the rugged Salmon River Mountains of Central Idaho"--Provided by publisher. 20220601. Akenson, Jim. Akenson, Holly. Natural history Research Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Wilderness areas Research Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Biologists Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Biography. Biological stations Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Ranch life Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Outdoor life Idaho Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho) Description and travel. Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho) Biography. Akenson, Holly, author.