I'm distressed by the idea of Jane wanting to compete in a man's world. That's the way my wife refers to her growing enchantment in outdoors adventure. The idea infuriates me. I understand that anyone who really is anyone must struggle with everday problems and relationships. I realize love must be learned and earned, and that it can be lost through mistakes or choices made or not made during life. Some might applaud the thought of a lady determined to become her "own woman" in a man's world. Not me. What bothers me is not that my petite wife of more than four decades wants to compete in outdoors proficiency, but where in in hell does anyone get the idea that all in nature belongs to men? This book, then, is about two people in love, sharing a life of exciting adventure--and growing in the process. In reality, it's about any couple over forty who lived and loved and shared and struggled to live the kind of life they wanted. What makes this story especially remarkable is how many times this couple fell on their butts while doing it.
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You ought to get to know Roland and Jane Cheek: this book, "Dance on the Wild Side," is just the way to do it. Roland, a outdoor newspaper columnist leans heavily on his years in the mountains as a guide. He also leans heavily on his wife, Jane. There is plenty of evidence of Jane Cheek's hand throughout this book, whether it is in her influence on the young Roland or in the turn of a phrase that speaks of a little more grace than might have been picked up through three decades of outfitting in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This is a memoir, mostly from Roland Cheek's perspective, and it is a love story.
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Roland Cheek is the ultimate story teller! I have just reread this book.... it is that good! This well-written autobiography gets you from the first hello, and you can't put it down! Roland tells the stories of their lives, the valley and mountain-top experiences, how they went from making a living to building a beautiful life together...... showing others how to get the most out of life.
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A wonderful story of marriage, wilderness, and life,
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I bought this book used, and was delighted to find that it was autographed by both the author and his wife, Jane. From the very first page I was hooked on Roland Cheek's folksy, honest writing style and his deep love for his wife. It's part autobiography, part a tribute to his brother who died in a plan crash at the end of WWII, and all about the wilderness he loves so much.The two of them, over 20 years, built a guiding business, taking tourists by horseback into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. He tells of the hard years when not enough money came in, and of the years when Jane wanted to give up on the business. He tells amusing stories of the many hundreds of memorable guests they had over the years, and of cantankerous horses, drought, blizzards and forest fire, and always of the beauty and tranquility of "The Bob". I especially liked that he sprinkled many photos of family, guests and wilderness scenes among the stories. Mr. Cheek's writing style makes him feel like an old friend and I really did enjoy this book. I'll be looking for some of the other books he has written.
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had to put down Hemingway's last for Cheek's latest,
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Very well written. Lots of humor. An outdoorsman's dream come true, and a product of alot of hard work.
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There was but one certainty in the world of my childhood: that all existence was controlled by two powers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dining fly, outfitting business, big buckskin, stock truck, big pony, sorrel mare, elk hunting, oatmeal box, lower camp, damned horse, guide man, last hunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Skyline Outfit, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Forest Service, Chinese Wall, Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Big Prairie, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Spotted Bear River, Tom Saubert, Treasure State, John Bullock, World War, Glacier National Park, Glacier Park, Salmon Forks, Carl Henning, John Montagne, Just Over The Skyline, Kenny Averill, Mark Worsley, Old Red, Rocky Mountains, Stitching the Pieces New!
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There was but one certainty in the world of my childhood: that all existence was controlled by two powers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dining fly, outfitting business, big buckskin, stock truck, big pony, sorrel mare, elk hunting, oatmeal box, lower camp, damned horse, guide man, last hunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Skyline Outfit, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Forest Service, Chinese Wall, Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Big Prairie, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Spotted Bear River, Tom Saubert, Treasure State, John Bullock, World War, Glacier National Park, Glacier Park, Salmon Forks, Carl Henning, John Montagne, Just Over The Skyline, Kenny Averill, Mark Worsley, Old Red, Rocky Mountains, Stitching the Pieces New!
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- Coming into the Country by John McPhee in Front Matter
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- Echoes of Vengeance (Valediction for Revenge) by Roland Cheek in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Bloody Merchants' War (Valediction for Revenge) by Roland Cheek in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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