Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes

Roger Anderson

ISBN 10: 1560371579 / ISBN 13: 9781560371571

Published by Farcountry Press, 2000

About this Item

Newly updated for spring 2013. Two park rangers invite you off the beaten path and into the heart of Yellowstone in this highly popular guidebook for hikers of all levels and interests. A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes features 29 day hikes of different lengths and levels of difficulty. Each hike in the book has a GPS-compatible map, color photograph, narrative about natural and human history, botany, geology, and other highlights along the trail.

Seller Inventory # CIN1560371579G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes
• Publisher: Farcountry Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560371579
• ISBN 13: 9781560371571
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

**Newly updated for spring 2013** 

The reviews say it all! A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes is the perfect way to enjoy the majesty of Yellowstone National Park. Find out why so many visitors choose this guide for their park visits.

Featuring 29 incredible hikes this book is more than just a handy map for a walk in the woods it is your gateway to the true Yellowstone. Each hike features contextual and narrative information about the natural and human history, botany and geology of each trail.

Written as a private hiking tour of Yellowstone from two park rangers, the husband-and-wife team share interpretative text to guide you off the beaten path and into the heart of Yellowstone.

A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes features:

• 29 day hikes of different lengths and levels of difficulty.
• Each hike in the book has a GPS-compatible map, color photograph, and many other highlights from along the trail. 
• Best Maps: Easy-to-read, accurate, GPS-compatible.
• Field-Tested: Authors Roger and Carol have hiked every mile of these routes and know them well.
• Comprehensive: All regions of the park, with ratings from Easy to Strenuous.
• Naturalist Notes: The Rangers share background stories on each trail s human and natural history­­ including wildlife and wildflowers to watch for, geology, quotations from explorers and early visitors.

This is my favorite book of day hikes. The authors, husband and wife rangers, don't just tell you where to go, they help you understand what you are seeing. ---from Lost in My Own Backyard: A Walk in Yellowstone National Park by Tim Cahill, founding editor of Outside magazine

Published by Montana s publisher, Farcountry Press

About the Author

Roger Anderson and Carol Shively Anderson have been rangers with the National Park Service in four different parks since 1980, and they have more than 35 years of combined service in Yellowstone National Park. Their work has primarily been in education, sharing the values of thee treasured places with people from all over the world. They also have experience in research, resource management, and wildlife firefighting. Carol currently manages interpretive services in the Lake Area of Yellowstone. Roger manages cultural resources for the park and is the editor of the parkà  s quarterly journal, Yellowstone Science.