NorthofSantaFe,theNewMexicolandscapeisframedbyfourhighmountains.AlthoughtheyaresacredtotheTewaPuebloIndians,thefourpeaksareindifferentbureaucraticandculturalzones,whichmeansthateachpeakattractsvisitorsbutfewnon-Indiantravelersvisitmorethanoneofthemountains.TomHarmer’schronicleofclimbingallfourofthesemountainsinonesummer--Sandiatothesouth,Chicomatothewest,Canjilontothenorth,andTruchastotheeast--offersauniqueviewofamontaneforestunlikeanyintheworld,wheremountain,plain,anddesertbiotaconverge.OutdoorenthusiastsandarmchairtravelersalikewillrelishHarmer’spreciseaccountofhisbackpackingadventure,inwhichthissixty-two-year-oldAnglodiscoverstherealitiesofcomplicatedculturallegaciesecologicalchallenges,andhumanfoiblescounterpoisedagainsthisownstrengthsandfrailties.
