{"product_id":"a-week-in-yellowstones-thorofare-a-journey-through-the-remotest-place-9780870718564","title":"A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare: A Journey Through the Remotest Place","description":"The remotest place in the country, outside of Alaska, is a region in Yellowstone National Park ironically named the Thorofare, for its historic role as a route traversed by fur trappers. \u003ci\u003eA Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare\u003c\/i\u003e is a history and celebration of this wild place, set within a week-long expedition that the author took with three friends in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eA Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare \u003c\/i\u003edistinguishes between the notions of wildness and wilderness. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Thorofare is remote not only from roads, but also largely unexplored in the vast body of wilderness literature. \u003ci\u003eA Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare\u003c\/i\u003e aims to fill that void. Recognizing both the value and the fragility of wildness, the rangers who manage the area have struggled through many eras to preserve it. This book chronicles many of the struggles through which it has remained protected for visitors today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yochim offers poignant insight into the passions that motivate those who manage, defend, and journey through the Thorofare. His story demonstrates the importance of wild places for touching and understanding a fundamental part of the human experience. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Yochim\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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: \u003ci\u003eProtecting Yellowstone \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and \u003ci\u003eYellowstone and the Snowmobile\u003c\/i\u003e (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. He retired in 2014 and now lives in Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oregon State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846277337362,"sku":"9780870718564","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13b4027d-34c5-4d39-b078-2258dc5a2b0d.jpg?v=1737361680","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-week-in-yellowstones-thorofare-a-journey-through-the-remotest-place-9780870718564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}