Seasonal Disorder: Ranger Tales from Glacier National Park

By Pat Hagan

Book Overview

Claiming there's too much to explore and discover in Glacier National Park that you can't do it all in one season, Park Ranger Pat Hagan returns every summer, year after year. While some people suffer from Season Affective Disorder (SAD), Hagan says he suffers from "Seasonal Disorder" (SD), a type of depression that results during the remaining seasons-which are: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction. Seasonal Disorder is about spending summer in paradise--for as long as you can make it last.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555663745
• ISBN13: 9781555663742
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Bower House
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

LOVED IT!!!!!

Two Medicine Ranger, Pat Hagan's book "Seasonal Disorder - Ranger Tales from Glacier National Park" is absolutely fabulously fantastic!!!!! A "MUST READ"!!!!! You will laugh out loud!!! Anyone who knows Pat, or has met him, or has taken one of his Ranger-led hikes knows what a great sense of humor this man has and what a fabulous story-teller he is! And in contrast to the other chapters that will make you laugh out loud, his last chapter, "The Season's End" is a very poignant and eloquent capturing of what Glacier means to him.....and I would venture to say, most who have been there. I'm not embarrassed to say I had a few tears running down my face as I finished this last chapter....Glacier is so special - and Hagan nails it!

Entertaining!!! Fun!!

Ranger Hagan delivers to the reader a glimpse of life as a National Park Ranger. Choosing a light hearted,satirical approach, his stories are sure to entertain.

A Wonderful Read

Pat Hagan is an imaginative and hilarious writer. I experienced everything from extreme laughter at his retelling of events to amazement at the experience he has had in Glacier to a deep sense of appreciation for this place that he loves so much. I would recommend this book because it touched chords from my childhood, uncomfortable adolescence and now, as I become an adult and look for a place like Glacier that captures my heart. Seasonal Disorder is a wonderful book and I would recommend it to any and everyone.

Hilarious

Full of some of the best short stories I've ever read. If you need a quick laugh, this book is awesome... Kind of a cross between Monty Python and Dave Berry. Really enjoy it. Even better the second time you read one of the stories.

A fun read

Author Pat Hagan combines fun-loving views of a childhood spent outdoors in Glacier National Park and on the lifestyle of a park ranger. His book is entertaining and reminiscent of my own childhood adventures in Montana.