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Exploring Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
The Rough Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton (Rough Guide Travel Guides)The Rough Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton (Rough Guide Travel Guides) by Stephen Timblin
Buy new: £7.39 / Used from: £4.66
Certainly I’m a bit biased, but I set out to provide all the information a visitor ight need, and I believe I succeeded. (email me at rg_freelancer@yahoo.com if you have any questions/comments)."
Grand Teton National Park (Trails Illustrated - Topo Maps USA)Grand Teton National Park (Trails Illustrated - Topo Maps USA)
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The best series of topo maps for the parks; for Yellowstone, get the 4 quadrant maps at a better scale instead of overall park map.
National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Rocky Mountain States (National Audubon Society Regional Field Guides)National Audubon Society Regional Guide to the Rocky Mountain States (National Audubon Society Regional Field Guides) by Peter Alden
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A great field guide to the Rockies, covering everything from lichens and wildflowers, spiders and beetles, to feral horses and mule deer.
Yellowstone Wolves in the WildYellowstone Wolves in the Wild by James C. Halfpenny
Buy new: £12.18 / Used from: £14.28
Short but first-class overview of wolves in Yellowstone, both for the chapters on subjects ranging from hunting and reproduction to tips on wolf spotting, and for the dozens of eye-catching photos.
Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to YellowstoneDecade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone by Douglas Smith
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An insider’s account of the return of wolves, with focus on the responsibilities of local biologists, along with the wolves themselves – including several outstanding “portrait" chapters.
Yellowstone Fly-fishing Guide: An Authoritative Guide to the Waters of Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone Fly-fishing Guide: An Authoritative Guide to the Waters of Yellowstone National Park by Craig Mathews
Buy new: £14.36 / Used from: £4.68
This is a comprehensive rundown of the park’s many fishable streams, giving as much insight to small creeks as it does the Yellowstone River.
A Climber's Guide to the Teton RangeA Climber's Guide to the Teton Range by Leigh Ortenburger
Buy new: £22.00 / Used from: £13.80
With well over 100 routes detailed, including some ice-climbing routes, this is the definitive Teton climber’s bible.
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National ParkDeath in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park by Lee H. Whittlesey
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A potent reminder that wilderness demands attention and respect, or else. Best for reading about the more startling deaths in Yellowstone, including poisonous fumes and boiling hot springs.
Journal of a TrapperJournal of a Trapper by Osborne Russell
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An unheralded Rocky Mountain classic chronicling the final years of the Mountain Man lifestyle. A superb diarist, Russell spent years trapping beaver and hunting in the Yellowstone region.
Rising from the PlainsRising from the Plains by John McPhee
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Those who can’t tell their Pleistocene from their Miocene will still enjoy this landmark work. McPhee brilliantly weaves thoughts on the region’s geology with the history of a frontier family.
Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National ParksWindows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Robert B. Smith
Buy new: £14.44 / Used from: £20.00
"A lucid look at the weird and wonderful geology of the Greater Yellowstone region. The book also includes wonderful color photos and ends with a handy tour of both parks.
Mind of the RavenMind of the Raven by Bernard Heinrich
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An eye-opening, readable book that’ll have you looking at ravens in a whole new light.