Exploring the Yellowstone Backcountry: A Guide to the Hiking Trails of Yellowstone with Additional Sections on Canoeing, Bicycling, and Cross-Country Skiing (A Sierra Club totebook)

by Orville Bach and Orville Bach Jr.

Book Overview

This comprehensive guidebook covers one of the last large, intact ecosystems remaining in the temperate zones. This uncommonly beautiful area includes a wide range of natural attractions, from rugged mountain peaks and spectacular waterfalls to spruce and fir forests to fossil forests and geyser basins. Here is all the information needed to select a trip or trail in the spectacular Yellowstone backcountry, including: -- An overview of the region's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871566281
• ISBN13: 9780871566287
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 4.3" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Great Book to Introduce Yellowtone and Beyond

Planning a trip out west to visit the National Parks, Bach's book was one of my first purchases. I'm glad I did. It not only prepared me for Yellowstone, but it also prepared me for my visits to Glacier and Yosemite National Parks. The gear lists and the general guidelines for hiking in the backcountry were invaluable in preparing a beginner backcountry hiker to the path ahead.

Yellowstone Yes

This is the best trails book for any of the mountain states national parks. I have not found a book for Glacier or Rocky Mountain National parks as good as this book. The Kent and Donna Dannen guide to RMNP comes close. This book may look as if it is for backpackers, but it has lots of info for day hikes, too.

Wonderful detail on trails and scenic hikes

Bach does a wonderful job of describing each hike in brief detail. The book guides you in every direction, from locating the trailhead to the start and finish of each hike. As he describes each significant turn of the trail, he also points out natural features and wildlife to watch for. A great addition to your Yellowstone library.