Paul Willard Richard, biology professor and published author, weaves his true story of an exciting Colorado mountain ranch life, growing up free and ornery with four brothers and a courageous dog. His wild and amazing adventures are what most people would love to have experienced as a kid. AU Bio for back matter of the interior: The great-grandson, grandson, and son of North Park ranch people, Paul Willard Richard was raised in the days of working ranchers. He grew up wild and free at 8,100 feet elevation on the Two-Bar Ranch on the northwest edge of Walden, Colorado. His love of the ranch's rivers and outdoor life led him to eventually become a professor of biological science at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. He taught junior high, high school, university, and adult students for thirty-two years. His heart has always been in the North Park he writes about. As a professor emeritus of the biological sciences from UNC, he lives and writes in Greeley, Colorado.