{"product_id":"across-yosemites-wilderness-9781493088706","title":"Across Yosemites Wilderness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcross Yosemite's Wilderness \u003c\/i\u003eis a memoir about the life and career of Laurel Boyers  the first woman to serve as head Wilderness Management Ranger in the park's history and the first to do full time mounted backcountry patrol. This two-part memoir begins with a travelogue of Laurel's last mounted patrol of the park as a ranger. This section, a chapter for each day of the patrol, walks readers through the wilderness all around the park's iconic Yosemite Valley. The narrative of the patrol is interspersed with park history, stories from her career, descriptions of the geography and vegetation, and Laurel's reflections on her 30 years of service. This section immerses readers in the details of a backcountry patrol, introduces them to the park and its history, introduces them to Laurel at the end of her career, and sets the stage for the chronological story of her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart two tells her chronological story, beginning with deep roots. Her great grandfather ran a way stati\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040586662231,"sku":"9781493088706","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/across-yosemites-wilderness-9781493088706","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}