Joe Mills of Estes Park A Colorado Life Author:James H. Pickering Joe Mills: A Colorado Life is the definitive biography of a major figure in the history of Estes Park Colorado. Illustrated with historical photographs, many being published for the very first time, the book focuses on the life and times of Enoch Josiah Mills, younger brother of Enos Abijah Mills, father of Rocky Mountain National Park. Although... more » he grew up in the shadow of his more famous sibling, Joe Mills? own story is a compelling and engaging one, not only in his contribution to the economic and social development of the Estes Park community through his creation of the Crags, a resort that continues to host summer visitors to the mountains, but in his impact on the development of collegiate athletics in Colorado and in Texas during the opening decades of the 20th Century, and his considerable literary skills and his aspirations as an author. The biography owes its inspiration and its revelations to the discovery of historical documents, including Joe Mills? manuscripts, scrapbooks, and memorabilia in two old trunks long stored away in the family?s attic, and to discussions with Pat Washburn, the granddaughter of Joe and Ethel Mills, and her recollections of her childhood growing up at the Crags. In his newest book, James H. Pickering, the historian laureate of Estes Park, adds to an already distinguished body of work, which includes This Blue Hollow, America?s Switzerland, and Mr. Stanley of Estes Park.« less