"Reminiscing about guiding and outfitting over the last 50 years, the late Joe Back decided to combine forces with his younger friend, Vic Lemmon, to produce a book about their experiences. The book is full of humor, the lore of hunting and horses, and a sense of life close to nature, all enriched by good fellowship. . . Joe Back, a long-time mountain guide, was also a well-known artist and sculptor."

The Old Guide Remembers and the Young Guide Finds Out

Back, Joe

Lemmon, Vic

Biographies & Memoirs

Johnson+books

Back Country: Two Tales by Joe Back

Back Country: Two Tales by Joe Back

History

The Model T and the Lazy Boar, Joe Back's last book, is a fictional accound based on his days as a freighter in Wyoming during the 1920's. Trucks had taken over the hauling jobs on the highways, but Joe worked on a ranch north of Douglas, which lacked paved roads, bridges, and even culverts. His tale covers encounters with stolen horses, skunks, a crazy sheepherder, accidents, and colorful characters- all described in the perceptive, humorous style that his readers over the years have come to expect from him.

Model T & the Lazy Board

Literature & Fiction

"Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails" is often referred to as the packer’s bible. Written in the language of the West, it is a complete and often humorous presentation of the method of packing horses into the wilderness. Amplified by the brilliant drawings of artist Joe back, the book is for both the amateur and professional packer.

Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails

Contemporary

Written in the language of the West, this is a complete and often humorous presentation of packing horses into the wilderness. Amplified by the beautiful, often witty drawings, Back includes step-by-step instructions on preparing for wilderness trips and also how to cope with the elements. Learn from and enjoy some tried and true Old West tips: What makes a camp good?; packing saddles, rope tying and repairs; equipment and making camp; getting along in the wilderness. Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is for both the amateur preparing for the wilderness for the first time and the professional packer looking for some new tips.

Horses, Hitches, And Rocky Trails: The Packer's Bible (Little Western Library)

Bower House

Return to a simpler time in the West, when it is still uncertain which is the dominant species―Man or Moose.\nEver meet an intoxicated moose? You will in this hilarious yarn about Nosy the Moose which takes place at the edge of the wilderness. It is the guffaw-packed story about what happens when Moose tangles with Man and how a half-civilized Alces americana demonstrates he is more than a match for homo sapiens.\nThis high-spirited adventure is narrated by the master spinner of tales, Joe Back, a writer who is ever alert for those fine points of humor that begin with ripples of amusement and end up in waves of convulsive laughter. You'll never forget the ranchers, game wardens, school teachers, politicians, guides, and cowboys whose lives are thoroughly and completely disrupted by Nosy.\nBack also proves he is an incredible pen-and-ink artist who loves both man and beast and the hilarious, fantastic situations they get themselves into―all inadvertently, of course. In Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men, Back once again proves that he is a treasure of the American West.

Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

Humor & Satire

Experience the humor and danger of the hunting camp and what it took to stop the near extinction of the American elk. Joe Back, the author of that much-loved and beautiful book of the trail, Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails, again takes us into high hunting country and the pack site. But this time he tells a rollicking good story that, despite its humor, has at its core a serious concern about men, animals, and nature. By both word and his more than twenty inimitable drawings, Back gives us the real feel of a hunting camp. We are introduced to every type of person there--the licensed outfitter and guide, the cook, the horse wrangler, the outfitter's wife, and the "all sizes and shapes" of hunters who come to get the big game. And we also become acquainted with a nefarious "sport"--hunting elk for their ivory teeth--that nearly wiped out the American elk in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A wonderful lot of people move through this story, and we glimpse them through the words and the drawings that only Joe Back can put down for us.

The Sucker’s Teeth

Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is the most complete presentation available of the method of packing for the wilderness. The full treatment is amplified by the brilliant drawings by Joe Back, a most-able artist, as well as a man who knows what he is talking about from personal experience. Black includes step-by-step instructions on not only how to prepare for heading out into the wilderness, but also how to cope with the elements. Some of the lessons taught in this book include:
<ul>
<li>Packing horses</li>
<li>Equipment</li>
<li>Balancing the load</li>
<li>Making camp</li>
<li>Getting along in the wilderness</li>
<li>Final ties</li>
<li>And many more!</li>
</ul>
Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is for both the amateur just learning how to prepare for the wilderness and the professional packer looking for some new tips. With wonderful illustrations, Joe Back makes it easy to be prepared and safe on your travels. So whether this is your first time out or you’re a seasoned veteran, make sure that Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is included with the rest of your packed equipment.

Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails: The Original Guide to Packing, Camping, and Getting Along with the Wilderness

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Skyhorse Publishing

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The Old Guide Remembers and the Young Guide Finds Out

Back Country: Two Tales by Joe Back

Model T & the Lazy Board

Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails

Horses, Hitches, And Rocky Trails: The Packer's Bible (Little Western Library)

Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men

The Sucker’s Teeth

Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails: The Original Guide to Packing, Camping, and Getting Along with the Wilderness