Meet Enos Mills, a teenager who built his own cabin near Colorado’s Longs Peak; decades later, he helped secure the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915

Nature has inspired many people to explore, write, and work to protect the environment. For Enos Abijah Mills, the mountains became an important part of his life from childhood. His love for the outdoors eventually led him from a sickly childhood in Kansas to a life in the Rocky Mountains, where he worked as a nature guide, writer, and conservationist. Decades later, his efforts helped secure the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915.

From Kansas to the Rocky Mountains