James McVey teaches classes in writing and literature at the University of Colorado. He is the author of The Wild Upriver and Other Stories, and Martha Maxwell: Natural History Pioneer. He currently lives in Eldora, Colorado.

"Anyone who is concerned about the numerous, local and global threats to the environment will find in McVey a kindred spirit who has articulated the dangers and an ethos to deal with them."—Blair Oliver, founding editor of Front Range Review "[The Way Home] ought to be read by politicians, corporate executives, every entrepreneur...and by all of us who have ever wondered who we are and what our role is in this magnificent and magnificently confusing world."—Gary Holthaus, author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West"I found myself smiling as I read descriptions of familiar places that become something more magical than real through McVey's appealingly descriptive prose. He's not just painting pretty pictures; he wants us to think. What better place to muse on the dangers of global warming than an essay about a trip to the Divide in search of glaciers? The collection succeeds because of McVey's deft sense of balance. He puts the reader into the scene and offers a pithy lecture here and there, all the while sprinkling in factoids that make you feel like you've just taken a hike (or ski, or fly-fishing expedition) with a friendly, knowledgeable ranger."—Boulder Daily Camera

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Life on the Edge2. Privately Idaho3. A River Wild and Free4. In Deep at Wolf Creek5. Summer Ski6. We Are Here, Who Are You?7. Greenbacks8. Ice Out9. The Way Home

James McVey teaches classes in writing and literature at the University of Colorado. He is the author of The Wild Upriver and Other Stories, and Martha Maxwell: Natural History Pioneer. He currently lives in Eldora, Colorado.

"Anyone who is concerned about the numerous, local and global threats to the environment will find in McVey a kindred spirit who has articulated the dangers and an ethos to deal with them."—Blair Oliver, founding editor of Front Range Review "[The Way Home] ought to be read by politicians, corporate executives, every entrepreneur...and by all of us who have ever wondered who we are and what our role is in this magnificent and magnificently confusing world."—Gary Holthaus, author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West"I found myself smiling as I read descriptions of familiar places that become something more magical than real through McVey's appealingly descriptive prose. He's not just painting pretty pictures; he wants us to think. What better place to muse on the dangers of global warming than an essay about a trip to the Divide in search of glaciers? The collection succeeds because of McVey's deft sense of balance. He puts the reader into the scene and offers a pithy lecture here and there, all the while sprinkling in factoids that make you feel like you've just taken a hike (or ski, or fly-fishing expedition) with a friendly, knowledgeable ranger."—Boulder Daily Camera

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Life on the Edge2. Privately Idaho3. A River Wild and Free4. In Deep at Wolf Creek5. Summer Ski6. We Are Here, Who Are You?7. Greenbacks8. Ice Out9. The Way Home

James McVey teaches classes in writing and literature at the University of Colorado. He is the author of The Wild Upriver and Other Stories, and Martha Maxwell: Natural History Pioneer. He currently lives in Eldora, Colorado.

"Anyone who is concerned about the numerous, local and global threats to the environment will find in McVey a kindred spirit who has articulated the dangers and an ethos to deal with them."—Blair Oliver, founding editor of Front Range Review "[The Way Home] ought to be read by politicians, corporate executives, every entrepreneur...and by all of us who have ever wondered who we are and what our role is in this magnificent and magnificently confusing world."—Gary Holthaus, author of Wide Skies: Finding a Home in the West"I found myself smiling as I read descriptions of familiar places that become something more magical than real through McVey's appealingly descriptive prose. He's not just painting pretty pictures; he wants us to think. What better place to muse on the dangers of global warming than an essay about a trip to the Divide in search of glaciers? The collection succeeds because of McVey's deft sense of balance. He puts the reader into the scene and offers a pithy lecture here and there, all the while sprinkling in factoids that make you feel like you've just taken a hike (or ski, or fly-fishing expedition) with a friendly, knowledgeable ranger."—Boulder Daily Camera

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Life on the Edge2. Privately Idaho3. A River Wild and Free4. In Deep at Wolf Creek5. Summer Ski6. We Are Here, Who Are You?7. Greenbacks8. Ice Out9. The Way Home