Up the Road Less Travelled

About the Book

Climbing above 20,000 ft in the Andes; delving into the bowels of the earth in abandoned mines; facing hostile cape buffalo; finding a route on isolated buttes in the Grand Canyon; negotiating the deadly perils of government EEO regulations; researching gold and molybdenum deposits; shooting rifle competition at a National level; hunting in twenty foreign countries for creatures rarely heard of, and often with no interpreter available.

Been there. Done that.

At 70 plus years, still doing it. The Fat Lady has yet to sing!

About the Author

Doc Ellis served four years in the US Air Force, received an AAS degree in Gunsmithing from Trinidad State Junior College and worked as a gunsmith for seven years. He then attended the U. of Idaho for five years receiving a BS and MS in Geological Engineering.

He worked for Harza Engineering on a hydro-electric dam site in El Salvador. Following this he worked for the US Bureau of Mines rising to Supervisory Physical Scientist. He has authored scientific publications, and written articles for Gun Digest, American Hunter, Rock and Gem, among others. He has climbed more than 700 mountains, including 16 first ascents.

He has hunted big game in twenty foreign countries, and has taken fifteen Top Ten animals in Safari Club International's record book. He lives in Wyoming.