It is the 1960s in California. World events, the loss of a job, and the near death of a traveling companion propel Jeannette Hanby into an unknown future. Her personal odyssey leads her to the Big Sur Coast, where she finds jobs, celebrities, companions, friendship, and romance. One remarkable man tempts her into the wild canyons of the Sierra Nevada and recruits her into a gold mining venture on the Feather River. While coping with camp life and the relationships within a small group in a remote wilderness, she learns to appreciate natural history, which changes the course of her life journey
Travel back to a simpler time. Explore wild places. Meet unusual characters and discover unexpected treasures. Follow this adventurous young woman as she learns life’s lessons while seeking a path to happiness. This memoir is illustrated with photos by the author and line drawings by David Bygott.
Tabella dei contenuti
Table of Contents
Maps
Prologue
Chapter 1. LOS ANGELES – Early Spring 1964
Chapter 2. ON THE ROAD – Spring 1964
Chapter 3. BIG SUR – Spring & Summer 1964
Chapter 4. NEPENTHE – Summer 1964
Chapter 5. HOT SPRINGS, SEX, and SEEKERS – Summer 1964
Chapter 6. HARGIS – Summer 1964
Chapter 7. MOVING ALONG – Summer 1964
Chapter 8. FRIENDSHIPS – Autumn 1964
Chapter 9. MERRIMAC STAGE – Late Autumn 1964
Chapter 10. BALD ROCK CANYON – Late Autumn 1964
Chapter 11. RINGTAILS – Late autumn 1964
Chapter 12. BIG POOL and OLD MINERS – Late Autumn 1964
Chapter 13. TRANSITIONS – Winter 1964-1965
Chapter 14 PROPOSALS – Winter 1965
Chapter 15. MEXICO – Spring 1965
Chapter 16. HAWKS AND HAPPINESS – Spring 1965
Chapter 17. FEATHERED CANYONS – Spring 1965
Chapter 18. GARDENERS OF EDEN – Spring to Summer 1965
Chapter 19. IN THE CANYON – Summer to Autumn 1965
Chapter 20. TURNING POINT – Winter 1965-1966
Chapter 21. GOING FOR GOLD – Spring to Summer 1966
Chapter 22. BARE ASS BAR – Summer 1966
Chapter 23. DREDGING UP – Summer 1966
Chapter 24. WINDING DOWN – Autumn 1966
Chapter 25. HURT HAWKS – Winter 1967 to summer 1967
Chapter 26. BALD ROCK ADVENTURE – Summer 1967
Chapter 27. BOWS AND FLOWS – Summer 1967
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix: Life Lessons
Author and Artist
Circa l’autore
Jeannette Hanby has taken on jobs ranging from working with abused and abandoned children in Los Angeles County to placer gold mining in the Sierra Nevada mountains. After completing her Ph.D. dissertation in Oregon on monkeys, she went to Cambridge in England for further study of primates, one of whom, David Bygott, became her husband in 1973.Together, they studied lion biology in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and have since worked as conservation educators, university lecturers, safari guides, writers, and artists. Together, Jeannette and David have produced numerous guidebooks, educational booklets, activity books, and museum displays in both English and Swahili.They live in an intentional community in Tucson, Arizona, still learning about primate behavior, as well as continuing to travel and explore the world.
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