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Taylor Ranch Log Book, July 1997-March 1999 Item Info
- Title:
- Taylor Ranch Log Book, July 1997-March 1999
- Date Created:
- July 1997-March 1999
- Description:
- A notebook with geometric designs on the cover. "Taylor Log Book by Jim & Holly Akenson" is written on the front.
- Summary:
- This is the first Taylor Ranch log book in the University of Idaho's digital archives. The log book begins in July of 1997 and the last entry is dated February 28th, 1999. It begins with an entry by Holly Akenson explaining the appointment by University of Idaho her and her husband (Jim Akenson) received as Taylor Ranch managers. Holly mentions their previous tenure at the ranch from 1982 to 1990 and that this was their return to the ranch after 7 years of working as "wildlife biologists" in LaGrande, Oregon. The log book details the day-to-day lives of the Akensons at Taylor Ranch including their work life as wildlife biologists, their daily ranch chores, and various insights into the wilderness that the Taylor Ranch inhabits. Amongst the detailing of their day-to-day lives at the Taylor Ranch, the Akensons provide various significant insights about the evolution of the Taylor Ranch. During the timeline of this log book, there is no stable electricity. Though readers can learn of the first implementation of hydro-electric power and the first day of hydro-electric lighting for the Akenson's cabin. In fact, there are quite a few detailed accounts of alternative sources of energy being used at the cabin including solar electricity. The Akenson's also detail the weather patterns of the area as well as their wildlife findings. The wildlife findings include information such as migration patterns, wildlife pregnancy, predation reports, and uncommon wildlife sightings. There are also accounts from the Akensons on utilizing the Taylor Ranch as an educational resource for University of Idaho students. Aside from the wilderness aspect of these log books, the Akensons provide fruitful insights into the development of technology and the usage for wilderness research accordingly. Readers and purveyors today will notice technology devices that have been vastly outdated and some early technological implementations in such an isolated area.
- Subjects:
- wilderness areas local history anecdotes wilderness management research
- Location:
- Taylor Wilderness Research Station, Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness Area
- Latitude:
- 45.1019
- Longitude:
- -114.8517
- Resource Type:
- log
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Taylor Ranch Log Book, July 1997-March 1999", Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive, University of Idaho Library Digital Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/taylor-archive/items/taylor_ranch_01.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In Copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial use of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.