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. A Week in
Yellowstone's Thorofare is a history and celebration of this wild
place, set within a week-long expedition that the author took with
three friends in 2014. 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. 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. The Thorofare is remote not
only from roads, but also largely unexplored in the vast body of
wilderness literature. A Week in Yellowstone's Thorofare 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. 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.
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