As a young journalist, Walt Dear sailed crossed the Atlantic and toured some of post-World War II Europe. Returning home, he ran his own successful newspaper in Kentucky. He married and raised a family, imparting to his children all his zest for exploration, curious questions, and limitless generosity. Now retired in the lush and quirky mountain town of Durango, Colorado, Walt remains as active, ebullient, and fun-loving as ever.
This unique memoir mimics the experience of touring WaltÕs woodsy home and rummaging through the lichen of his existence: little notes and memorabilia, pictures and Post-Its, maxims on magnets, postcards, to-do lists, letters and emails from family and friends Ñ all the Òimportant trivia,Ó and many wondrous tokens and totems amassed in a lifetime.