This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 3 in Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Finding the Lost River Range. If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet.

This short story tells the tale of the author's visit to Minnesota's highpoint, Eagle Mountain. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Eagle Mountain is the 37th-highest highpoint in the 50 states. The summit is 2,301 feet above sea level. The visit took place in the same year (1997) as the third Ameritrek, the subject of the main book. This is one chapter from that book, so you can travel vicariously to Minnesota's highest point and sample the writing at the same time.

The main book, Finding the Lost River Range, resulted from an 8,000-mile, three-week road trip visiting other highpoints and local and national parks in 20 states.

Over the years the author drove more than 125,000 mile—the equivalent of five times around the Earth at the equator—and spent over a year on the road. He went to 45 highpoints and many other strange and wonderful places. He continues to travel and write. Buy this sample booklet and join the adventure today!