Gold Hill is a product of the frontier days, when bold men sought golden riches despite ongoing hardships. The 1860 discovery of the famous Gold Hill Pocket, overlooking the present townsite, brought about its name with a gold rush that continued for decades and spilled into the nearby creeks and valleys, including mines with names like the Millionaire, Lucky Bart, and Roaring Gimlet. In 1884, the railroad bypassed neighboring settlements, which made Gold Hill a center depot and created ghost towns along the way. While the cry of Gold Gold Gold filled the air, women and families drove in...

When Papa Estel, Grandma Hannah's husband of fifty years, passed away, she was left alone on her small farm to do the chores and reminisce about all the places she had wanted to travel.

Kate, her twelve-year-old granddaughter, who had a close relationship with Grandma Hannah, steps in to fill the loneliness, help with the chores, and by traveling for her, shows her the world through the eyes of a child.

"Dennis Powers and his wife, Tracy, have dedicated their lives to improving the human condition, Tracy as campus director for a community college; Dennis as an esteemed...