A climb up Mount Olympus in Washington and the Indian salmon fishing around the swirling rapids of the Celilo Falls in Oregon. Both parts are well photographed and well presented.
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If you're looking for a plot-heavy epic, you’re in the wrong place. This is for the folks who get a kick out of watching 1930s mountaineers struggle up rocks in what look like street clothes. It’s a total time machine. Lowell Thomas has that classic, booming voice that makes everything sound like a major historical ev...
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Charles E. Ford
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"If you're looking for a plot-heavy epic, you’re in the wrong place. This is for the folks who get a kick out of watching 1930s mountaineers struggle up rocks in what look like street clothes. It’s a total time machine. Lowell Thomas has that classic, booming voice that makes everything sound like a major historical event. Even watching someone net a salmon starts feeling like a heroic labor. Honestly, it’s a bit hypnotic. The climb up Mount Olympus is surprisingly gritty. You catch these littl..."
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