A Year in Paradise by Floyd Schmoe was a good book, he really gets his passion for the wilderness across. Floyd is a very intriguing writer and can put a really good mental picture of what he sees in to your head. When they are first walking up to Paradise Inn he describes the way the snow drifts are blown over everything but you can still see little patches of bushes coming out of the snow, put a very clear picture in to my head. He seems like he is very outdoor oriented guiding people up mountains and being able to summit a mountain by himself are all hard feats. I was amazed that he would summit a peak like that by himself with out thinking twice. I felt like I made a good connection with Floyd because becoming a mountaineering guide is something I have always wanted to aspire towards. He seemed to have a really good grasp on his journaling and was able to get his story across very well, although he may have been a little dry in places. The way Schmoe writes is amazing, he is able to put a clear picture in the readers mind which not many writers of today can do. He is one of the few writers who is able to describe what he sees and you really get a sense of his personality through his writing.