We started in the desert... and ended in fields of snow... We traded heat for cold, exhaustion for giddiness at the heights. We climbed a mountain is New Mexicos Wheeler Peak, explored by author William Ellis on a six-month odyssey through the Rocky Mountains.

The Rocky Mountains (or the Rockies) are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Within the North American Cordillera, the Rockies are somewhat distinct from the Pacific Coast Ranges and the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada which all lie further to the west. This beautiful volume offers breathtaking photographs, accompanied by engaging, informative text.