Give up a life of comfort and familiarity for one of novelty and exploration? Leave civilization and wander deep into the wilderness of the Rocky Mountain West, where danger, harshness, and rugged nature exist hand in hand with spectacular beauty and stark landscapes. This is a cavalier look at what may have motivated the frontiersmen and women to call this place their home, long before it was defined as a state, and why almost 200 years later, some of us still choose to spend our lives here.
