What happens when a "professional small boy" grows up completely unsupervised in the Colorado wilderness? You get the unforgettable adventure memoir that's part Hatchet, part Stand by Me, and entirely authentic. Days of High Adventure chronicles the semi-fictional true stories of a feral boy's education in 1980s Southern Colorado before cell phones, helicopter parents, and sanitized safety replaced real character-building adventure.

Meet Jake, an eight-year-old "professional small boy" who:

• Fought the Great Raccoon War alongside Rip, his half-wolf partner

• Built a backyard zoo to trap live predators for scent collection

• Survived the epic Bobcat Wrestling Match in a 1965 Jeep Cherokee

• Learned life's hardest lessons from larger-than-life mentors

• Faced down wounded black bears in the Colorado darkness

• Discovered that all things can eat you in the dark

This isn't just nostalgia—it's medicine for our modern world. In an era where we've traded scraped knees and muddy boots for supervised playdates and screen time, these stories remind us that true character isn't built in comfort zones. It's forged in the moments when you're lost in the woods with nothing but your wits.

Through encounters with wildlife, legendary mentors like Old Lloyd, and the unforgiving classroom of Mother Nature, Jake learns the warrior's code that would later fuel his success as an entrepreneur, business coach, and bestselling author.

"The greatest gift isn't protection from life's challenges—it's preparation for conquering them."

These semi-fictional stories, based on real events and remembered through the wonder-filled eyes of childhood, capture a vanishing world where boys learned courage through direct experience and respect through shared danger.

Days of High Adventure will transport you to a time when anything seemed possible.

Adventure begins with the courage to step outside your comfort zone.