Synopses & Reviews
Winner, Benjamin Franklin Silver for Travel The first and oldest national park in the world can be enjoyed mile by mile with this complete travel guide. Along with fascinating facts and anecdotes, readers will learn of Yellowstone's geyser basins and the frequency of the geysers, out-of-the-way hikes, and flora and fauna. Easy-to-understand scientific explanations and diagrams complement an array of short walks, the right season for camping, and the parks campgrounds and facilities. Updated road logs highlight more than 100 historical points of interest, including the often misidentified locale from which artist Thomas Moran painted his Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” masterpiece and where five stagecoach robberies occurred along the Grand Loop Road. New text examines areas that have changed in recent years, including the reconstructed Canyon-to-Dunraven Pass and the newly completed North Rim Drive at the Grand Canyon. Additionally, numerous new photographs feature historical and contemporary images.
Review
"Author Janet Chapple steps outside the park boundaries to let you know what to expect as you approach Yellowstone, no matter which direction you're coming from." Chicago Tribune
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"For most readers, Janet Chapples new 384-page guide to the park may be the only one they ever need . . . a rousing success with her knowledgeable treatise on one of Americas most-loved natural travel destinations . . . only those who actively use Chapples book will become intimate with Yellowstone." The Oregonian
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"Yellowstone Treasures, unlike many park and recreation guides, is not a dull read. It is nicely organized and flows well from tips to anecdotes to blurbs on accommodations and the main attraction: her recommended routes for further exploration." Billings Gazette
Synopsis
A comprehensive and attractive guide to Yellowstone National Park, this book provides mile-by-mile information about the sights along 350 miles of park roads. It is remarkable for its thorough coverage of all the park features, not just describing but also explaining in easy-to-understand terms the geological forces that made these unique features the way they are today. Scientific explanations are included, complete with clear diagrams, as well as historic quotes, color photos, and artists' sketches. With the aid of this book, visitors will gain a seasoned traveler's and scientist's perspective of Yellowstone and get to know the geyser basins, out-of-the-way hikes, mountains, flora and fauna, and rivers of the park. Also discussed in detail are tips for escaping the crowds, choosing the right season to travel, and managing the trip for disabled and older vacationers.
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Yellowstone Treasures tackles the park with a broad brush and is ideal for those making the ritual family vacation out West . . . [D]esigned for those traveling by car, with the pages following the roadways in and near the park. The book covers geology, wildlife and history while giving practical advice."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune"For most readers, Janet Chapples new 384-page guide to the park may be the only one they ever need . . . a rousing success with her knowledgeable treatise on one of Americas most-loved natural travel destinations . . . only those who actively use Chapples book will become intimate with Yellowstone."
The Oregonian"
Yellowstone Treasures, unlike many park and recreation guides, is not a dull read. It is nicely organized and flows well from tips to anecdotes to blurbs on accommodations and the main attraction: her recommended routes for further exploration."
Billings Gazette"Author Janet Chapple steps outside the park boundaries to let you know what to expect as you approach Yellowstone, no matter which direction you're coming from."
Chicago Tribune"Love Yellowstone National Park? So does author Janet Chapple, whose parents worked at the Old Faithful Inn. Her new book . . . an updated third edition, [is] a must-have for women who want to see the most and best of this 3,468-square-mile national keepsake." solowomanrv.blogspot.com
"Yellowstone Institute student, professional cellist, and geyser geek presents the national park in all its seasons." forewordmagazine.net