A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare: A Journey Through the Remotest Place
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870718568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorMichael J. Drawing upon his experiences and his doctorate in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yochim authored several articles and two books about NPS policy-making: Protecting Yellowstone (2013) and Yellowstone and the Snowmobile (2009). An avid hiker, he walked all 1,200 miles of Yellowstone’s trails and most of those in Yosemite and several other national parks. Yochim worked in Yellowstone National Park for over two decades, and for five years in Yosemite. A planner for the National Park Service, he researched the parks’ histories and drafted management plans to resolve ongoing controversies. He retired in 2014 and now lives in Missouri.
A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare In 201A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare Rose City Reader In 2014, Yochim and two friends spent a week exploring the Thorofare, a remote region in Yellowstone National Park. That expedition, undertaken mostly by canoe because Yochim was in the early stages of ALS, became the backbone of his book. He also draws on the first-person accounts of the rangers who patrol the area, historical documents, an. , Yochim and two friends spent a week exploring the Thorofare, a remote region in Yellowstone National Park. That expedition, undertaken mostly by canoe because Yochim was in the early stages of ALS, became the backbone of his book. He also draws on the first-person accounts of the rangers who patrol the area, historical documents, an. You will want to go there C. Hilton This book made me want to get to the Thorofare and other places described by the author. Portions of the book may not be an easy read because they deal with the author's ALS and global warming and the effects of warming on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and beyond. I do wish that the book had more maps.
Michael J. An avid hiker, he walked all 1,200 miles of Yellowstone’s trails and most of those in Yosemite and several other national parks. Yochim worked in Yellowstone National Park for over two decades, and for five years in Yosemite. Drawing upon his experiences and his doctorate in geogra
Drawing upon the first-person accounts of rangers who have patrolled the area, archival documents, and Michael Yochim’s personal experiences over almost three decades, A Week in Yellowstone’s Thorofare distinguishes between the notions of wildness and wilderness. Part history, memoir, travelogue, natural history, and reflection, the book will appeal to readers interested in preservation, the wilderness movement, the history of National Parks, or the natural treasures of Yellowstone.. Through historic vignettes, descriptions of natural resources, and the author’s own experiences, it argues that wildness is the most precious, and easily lost, attribute of wilderness. A Week in Yellowstone’s Thorofare is a history and cel