The Light in High Places: A Naturalist Looks at Wyoming Wilderness, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Cowboys, and Other Rare Species

I was completely entranced years ago by Hutto's first book, Illumination in the Flatwoods, one of my favorite nature writings of all time. His newest effort is on a par with the first, and I cannot heap enough praise upon it. "Illumination" has become a classic and I have little that this one will also. Wonderful!! Tom Warner

The Light In High Places: A Naturalist Looks at Wyoming Wilderness--Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Cowboys, and Other Rare Species This not a review, this is pure praise, unabashed admiration. Every man in America wants to write this book and every woman wants to know this wrangler. In a book world fill with trash written by people safe in small places, this is vista, courage, effort, penetrating insight without compromise, and a spiritual grasp of light. This is Bravo, and again Bravo, and yet again Bravo.

First I have to grouse about the cover on the book I received: the photo has been changed and it's not nearly as good as the one with the sheep and the mountains in the background. Why someone decided to do this I have no idea but I bet it will affect sales. Joe Hutto is a pretty unique individual and he can take you places and introduce you to people and critters you'd never ever meet any other way. From close encounters of the grizzly kind to the real nitty gritty cowboy life, you might be wistful but at the same time relieved it's all happening to Joe and not you. I skimmed thru the cowboy chapters; having lived many years on a New Mexico ranch there's little allure there for me but most folks will probably enjoy this segment of the book. The parts I lingered over concern the mountains and the sheep. After going into his life in pretty raw detail, we are left hanging at the end with a mention of a new wife and no mention at all of the new ranch. It's mentioned in the author bio but nowhere in the book; perhaps being saved for the next book? Hope so... Was saddened but not terribly surprised to hear that something as massive and remote as the northern Rockies is being throughly trashed by mankind. Very impressed by the people working hard and doing it all with very little to document the damage and perhaps find some answers for reversing the trends. A humble but very intelligent and accomplished man, Joe Hutto is a breath of fresh air.