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by J.R. Tompkins

A hiking adventure in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains turns dangerous for Kole as she and her would-be rescuer Ben struggle to survive tons of falling debris. Critics called it “adventurous” and “you've got me perspiring!”

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2015

About the author

J.R. Tompkins learned to love nature and landscapes while growing up among the gorges and waterfalls of the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. His literary and cinematic works often contain a strong sense of place.

Traveling over the entire two-thousand-mile-long Oregon Trail, he wrote, produced, and directed one of the first travel-adventure films ever created on digital cinema, Emigrant Road. His second film, 4Corners, featured the incredible mountains, rivers, canyons, and cultures of America’s Southwest. J.R. hiked up to seven miles a day exploring Europe’s eight alpine countries to film The Alps, his third feature film. He also composed its orchestral score.

J.R. has presented travel lectures from coast to coast in the US, including featured appearances at the National Geographic Society, the Carnegie Institute, and many colleges, universities and performing arts centers. The Travel Adventure Cinema Society awarded him its Rising Star award in 2000 and its highest honor for a filmmaker/lecturer, the Hall of Fame award in 2003.

J.R. retired from filmmaking in 2012 to work in outdoor recreation, leading moonlight kayaking, children's aquatic sports, youth leadership, and other recreation programs. He is a fan of literary fiction, progressive rock, orchestral film scores, genealogy, and wandering in general.

J.R. has written numerous short stories, several screenplays, and countless newsletter/magazine articles, is a member of Wattpad, Goodreads, and Amazon, and recently finished his second novel, The Gardens of Marguerite. He currently resides in Cascais, Portugal.