These are stories of a 46 year love affair. What Jim calls his, Spoken Story Book, starts with the first time he went camping and ends with the last night he worked for the National Park Service 46 years later. The stories of a young man who knows absolutely nothing about camping or the wilderness but becomes a National Park Ranger. A young man who cannot stand being alone with himself and years later feels good all over when surrounded by miles of solitude.

His wilderness and National Park stories take you to very different places. Camping in a Sequoia tree grove, a short stop in heaven. Discover the true meaning of, “Evolution in Action!” Why Jim’s older brother Lorenzo was unanimously voted in as President for life of the Intergalactic Mis-direction Society and what is the miracle of the Miracles of Wow?

Quotes from reviews of his work. “Mr. Stowell is a great American storyteller.” “Stowell is the area’s premier storyteller.”