Open Horizons Is Olson's autobiography, and in it he recalls his youth on a remote wisconsin farm, his summers as a wilderness canoe guide, his thousands of miles of travel through the wilds of the United States and Cana...Open Horizons Is Olson's autobiography, and in it he recalls his youth on a remote wisconsin farm, his summers as a wilderness canoe guide, his thousands of miles of travel through the wilds of the United States and Canada, and his decades-long conservation battles. Throughout, Olson makes a compelling case for preserving the wilderness.