Body Diary
About This Novel
This book tells the story of British traveler Isabella Bird's experience of traveling alone to the Rocky Mountains. In nineteenth-century Europe, even men rarely traveled to the American West. Bode took a train from the east coast of San Francisco to Truckee, California, located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; then, dressed in Hawaiian riding gear, he rode from California to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and spent an unforgettable time in the stunningly beautiful and isolated Estes Park. Finally, on a harsh winter day, he rode the energetic semi-domesticated horse "Bird" to explore the Wild West alone. During these three months, she lived in farms and mining camps, helped with cleaning and cooking, learned to drive a carriage and drive cattle, and with the help of the outlaw "Jim of the Mountain", she climbed to the top of Longs Peak at an altitude of 4,480 meters. She recounted this legendary adventure in a letter to her sister.
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