Yellowstone Ranger: Stories from a Life Spent with Bears, Backcountry, Horses, and Mules, from Yosemite to Yellowstone

Jerry Mernin’s distinguished career in the National Park Service spanned four decades, five national parks, and a remarkable 32-year stay in Yellowstone, the park he loved and never left.

In his long-awaited memoir, Mernin takes readers behind the scenes to learn firsthand what it’s like to be a great park ranger. Along the way he shares a lifetime of exciting adventures, including dangerous rescues, remote backcountry patrols, and multiple heart-pounding encounters with grizzly bears.

Thoroughly entertaining, this book also provides a valuable inside look at park operations from law enforcement to bear management.

“Jerry Mernin is a Yellowstone legend, and his book is a classic of wilderness adventure.” --Paul Schullery, author of Mountain Time and Searching for Yellowstone

“Jerry Mernin was the quintessential ranger of Yellowstone and the National Park Service.” --Dan Sholly, Chief Ranger, Yellowstone National Park, 1985-1998

“An unforgettable historical memoir penned by one of America s greatest park rangers.” --Todd Wilkinson, author and environmental journalist