The Low Down from the High Up

A Book by Polly Oberosler

A Collection of Writings, 25 Years in the Making

“The Low Down From the High Up” By Polly Oberosler,
a collection of writings over the last 25 years.

It covers rural mountain life in Colorado, personal musings while sitting around the camp fire, growing up, etc. There is something for everyone!

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“The Low Down From the High Up” is available at these fine establishments. The bookstores will ship to you.

See into my life in the woods where I was a Wilderness Ranger for roughly 20 years. Learn about the animals, storms, western slope history, and life in the high country.

The Low Down from the High Up Front Cover with a photo of Polly on a trail in the mountains with her horse and pack mule.

Captivating Storytelling by a Gunnison Native

A Gunnison Valley Favorite

Gunnison County history, wilderness, people, and life. Reflections and musings leading to many topics with ideas and questions that open eyes and minds.

$19.95
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Chapters

  • Chapter 1: The Ones Before
    I Am, The Talking Stick, Quiet Steps, Old Trails
  • Chapter 2: Lineage
    1929-For My Dad, Almont’s Field of Dreams, Dashing-My Mother’s Life Before I Knew Her, Generations, The Vest, Stock, Time in a Quilt
  • Chapter 3: The Lowdown
    Beyond the Fences, The Lure of Almont, The Way it Was, The Roaring Judy
  • Chapter 4: Lost in Thought
    Women in High Places, Endeavor, Musings of a Patriot, Sleepy, The Power of Touch
  • Chapter 5: Mountain Life
    Of Mines and Men, History of the Rocks, Fishin’ with a 5-Year-Old, Grateful for the Stories
  • Chapter 6: Life Among Our Smarter Friends
    On the Wings of Change, The Bears, Dogs Love, Gus the Horse, Kay the Donkey, Kittens for Christmas, Leave it to the Beaver, Old Horses and Mules Too, The Stare, Tracks of the Trails, Powder Hounds
  • Chapter 7: The High Up
    High Altitude Comfort, Pain and Loathing at the Tree Line, 10,000 Feet, Land Against the Sky, Missing the Cross, Storms, Living in the Woods, on My Mind
  • Chapter 8: Ranch Life
    An Old Friend, Cowgirls, Fences vs. Rocket Science, Living the Dream, Mares Delight, Meadows of Peace, The Face of the Real West: A Legacy
Arvin Ramgoolam's Crested Butte Magazine, Summer 2024, review of Polly Oberosler's book, The Low Down from the High Up.
  • “I’m going to heed Polly’s words and listen to the land. I’ll find a place I’ve never been and open her book. I’ll relish her plain and direct language and look forward to my next 20 years in Gunnison County with a little more appreciation for the places and people I’ve come to love.”
    Arvin Ramgoolam
    Author, “A new book born of this valley”.
    Crested Butte Magazine, Summer 2024, pp. 75