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Lynna Howard, a.k.a. "PrueHeart the Wanderer," is an adventure travel writer, poet, hard rock miner, miner poet, and technical writer. Lynna lives in Shelley, Idaho. She is a member of Women Writing the West, and a founding member of Great Rift Writers. |
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I was born baby picture, New Mexico |
I wrote a bunch of stuff . . . some of it was worth publishing.
The author eating junk food in Iowa, photo on right. The author serves as a scale reference for Navajo sandstone cliffs in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, photo on left by Leland Howard |
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Lynna is a founding member of Great Rift Writers, a regional group based in Idaho. Lynna Is also a member of The Academy of American Poets, and a member of Women Writing the West
Genealogy Poetry Poetry written at the request of clients, for inclusion in genealogical records Riding the A Train and other poems Recent Poetry "Watching Brodkey Die," "Abu Ghraib" and other poems |
ADVENTURE TRAVEL MENU California/Nevada, Death Valley Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, intro Continental Divide: Glacier National Park Idaho, Bruneau River, white water rafting Idaho, Mining (PrueHeart Lode) Idaho, Mining, Geology related to Challis Volcanics Idaho, What is the Great Rift? Utah, a tour of many scenic areas Utah, Green River, white water rafting Utah's High Uinta Wilderness and Capitol Reef National Park Utah, White Canyon area, rock climbing Terrorist Attack on New York City: A Personal Story |
| LELAND HOWARD'S PHOTOGRAPHY
My brother, is an image artist. Leland has an extensive archive of extraordinary images that capture the best parts of Idaho, Utah and other western states. His photos have been published by the National Geographic Society, Photographic Magazine, Northwest Travel and many others. Some of his images are featured on this web site. Contact Leland Howard Photography at:
To leave your comments, send email to prueheart@cableone.net. "Watching Brodkey Die is a masterpiece; I read it to a friend when she called just now. "Stumbled across your site while searching for nature photography, I enjoyed it very much. While the photos were top notch, I spent most of my time reading the poetry and descriptive articles, which were oddly magnetic...I can't quite put my finger on why." "Ordinary??? That's about the last term I'd use to refer to your works. You have a unique perspective on what others may see as everyday scenes. Perhaps the subjects are rather common, but your descriptions are so vivid and your perceptions are so unique compared to others, it allows the reader to see them in a completely different light." Phil Chmielewski, nerdmaker@naspa.net "You are a person with the observational skills to see what most of us filter out by rote; to see not only the details, but the little-explored undersides of the details.." Abram Siemsen, abrams@technisonic.com "You're my private Idaho." Edward J. Hudek Legalese: Unless otherwise noted, the text and images that appear on this web site are copyrighted material. Please do not copy or redistribute these materials in any way without prior permission. All rights reserved. Copyright, 2005, 2006, 2007. Thank you, Lynna Howard Published Books Note to AOL users. AOL ships their software with an image compression scheme turned on, as a default setting. It further compresses both JPEG and GIF images, rendering some images so poorly that they cannot be deciphered. Here's how to turn it off: In older versions of AOL, go to the "Members" menu and choose "Preferences". In "Web" preferences deactivate "use image compression" by clicking in the check box. In AOL 4.0 and higher, go to the "My AOL" menu and choose "Preferences". In the "WWW" preference window, deactivate image compression. |
Each section is rated by degree of difficulty, with good trailhead access directions. Symbols in the text warn you of special conditions and "alert" situations. Helpful information on Ranger Districts and how to reach them, as well as available services (with phone numbers!) in trail towns, is given. There are excellent detailed, easy-to-read, color topo maps, backed up by helpful trail profiles... good graphics! Also, something not all guides have, there is a good index at the back. This is a beautiful book, on good paper. But don't be concerned with the weight. Experienced hikers either copy the pages as needed from their own personal copy or cut it as needed and buy a 2nd "display" copy for fondling when others aren't looking. Warning to guidebook addicts like me, this isn't a "humble" book, it's a class act! To purchase books, see www.westcliffepublishers.com, also available on amazon.com, and other online booksellers. You can also contact the author directly at lynna.howard@mac.com.
Our guide to Utah's Wilderness Areas. “Our most moving (spiritually and literally) wildlife sighting was of a herd of wild horses. A black stallion with ropy muscles pushed his mares and one spindly colt into a run as they left the grasslands near the creek and headed up into the rocky hills. Their long tails and manes swept the tops of sagebrush and greasewood as they ran.” – p.264. Published Books  Current Projects:
"Backcountry Roads, Idaho" a guidebook scheduled for publication in 2008. Publisher, The Caxton Printers of Idaho. Author, Lynna Howard; photographer, Leland Howard Lynna and her brother Leland present "Art Meets Adventure" for regional audiences interested in travel, photography, and creative writing. For more details, email Lynna at lynna.howard@mac.com |
I traded up for a larger body type.
Guidebook Review: Reviewer: Bob Ellinwood from Bedford, VA