Synopsis
For eons, an iconic mountain range has formed the backbone of North America. But for all its dazzling peaks, storied wildlife, and sublime natural wonders, this place has never shared its unique biography. Now, a two thousand-mile journey traces the signature curve of a continent – across a realm of staggering heights, rushing gorges, churning glaciers, and prodigious valleys. It is the life and death stage for charismatic animal characters of unbridled tenacity. Their intimate stories illuminated by big-picture scientific discovery: a collared elk charts the secret pulse of migration along an ancient pathway. A snow scientist measures the speed and force of a deep slab avalanche. An intrepid wolf reintroduction precipitates an ecosystem-wide flourish of life. This unparalleled anthology reveals the web of relationships that bring animal, human, and bedrock together – in a place known only as ‘THE ROCKIES.’