cover image Yellowstone

Yellowstone

Erwin A. Bauer. Voyageur Press (MN), $29.95 (127pp) ISBN 978-0-89658-177-7

Text and 100 color photographs combine here to give the reader a magnificent perspective on Yellowstone Park. Erwin Bauer has been entranced by Yellowstone since his first visit in 1935; with his wife, Peggy, he has explored the park in all seasons, sometimes under hazardous conditions. A brief history of Yellowstone, our first national park, is followed by a description of the landscape. After introducing the wildlife, the Bauers discuss the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), which includes Grand Teton National Park, three national wildlife refuges and large portions of seven national forests. The authors describe backcountry trails, rivers and streams, fires (they photographed the 1988 blaze) and winter in Yellowstone Park. For first-time visitors or old hands, this volume is an incomparable memento. (May)