Ever-Changing Sky: Doris Lee's Journey from Schoolteacher to Cariboo Rancher

Ever-Changing Sky: Doris Lee's Journey from Schoolteacher to Cariboo Rancher

by Doris C. Lee
Ever-Changing Sky: Doris Lee's Journey from Schoolteacher to Cariboo Rancher

Ever-Changing Sky: Doris Lee's Journey from Schoolteacher to Cariboo Rancher

by Doris C. Lee

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Overview

As a schoolteacher in Redding, California, in the late 1940s, Doris Lee (née Pope) had a satisfying career, creature comforts, and a fashionable wardrobe. Then she fell in love with John Lee, a kind-hearted rancher who grew up on horseback and hunted for food.

Doris and John were married in 1949, and two years later migrated from the world they knew in California to an isolated ranch near Big Lake in British Columbia's Cariboo. Here, as a young bride, Doris battled loneliness, feelings of inadequacy, and the grueling daily hardships of rudimentary backwoods living. But with sheer tenacity and determination Doris transformed herself into a highly skilled hunter, guide, trapper and shepherdess.

In this compelling memoir, Doris Lee leads us through stunning mountain passes on horseback, comes eye to eye with grizzlies and cougars, and provides deep insight into rearing and protecting two young boys in the remote wilderness. She becomes captivated by the magic of evenings spent around the comfort of a campfire and finds spiritual connection in the mysterious beauty of the aurora borealis. The brutal winters of the Cariboo and the never ending demands of raising livestock shape her soul and challenge her to become stronger than she ever thought she could.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781894759892
Publisher: Caitlin Press Inc.
Publication date: 11/08/2012
Edition description: Unabridged
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Doris C. Lee was a twenty-four-year-old school teacher from Northern California when she moved to the Cariboo in central British Columbia to become a rancher in 1950. New to the challenges of country life, Doris was a willing learner with her husband, John, and several old-timers as mentors. At their ranch at Big Lake east of Williams Lake, Doris learned to ride horses, round up cattle, herd sheep, swing an ax, and live without the amenities she grew up within the city. She and John raised two sons, Michael and Gary. Doris now lives in Williams Lake, BC.

Table of Contents

Map 8

A Dream of Ranching 11

Big Lake 40

Stampede and Buck Fever 79

Adopting the Cariboo 120

Making a Family, Making a Living 148

Sheep Camp 172

Wild Woman of Yanks Peak 209

Exploring 236

Homeward Bound 249

Leaving Big Lake 260

Epilogue 267

Acknowledgements 269

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