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Rocky Mountain Map Society presents Enos Mills: Chasing a Dream for Colorado
As a sickly boy not expected to live to adulthood, Enos Mills (1870-1922) seemed most unlikely to become a legendary mountaineer. Yet his 1884 arrival in Colorado at age 14 was the start of an abiding reverence for nature. Five years later, a chance encounter would inspire him to wonder: could he do for the Rocky Mountains what Muir did for Yosemite? Take a journey through this first-person narrative inspired by adventurous times when grizzlies still roamed Colorado and a national park was an elusive dream. Come celebrate the 155th birthday of Enos Mills the day of the program.
History-storyteller Kurtis Kelly has performed throughout the Front Range as Enos Mills and many other notable Colorado figures. A resident of Estes Park, Kelly knows the park.
Members are encouraged to bring their own map of Rocky Mountain National Park, new or old, to be set out around the room for viewing.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2965232-1
