Alamosa Public Library

"Yelllowstone Country" tours the stunning region that includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, exploring the area's fabled past and celebrating its rich, vital and wild ecosystem.

When Rick Lamplugh reports for work at the historic Lamar Buffalo Ranch on New Year's Eve, he has one goal: to learn as much as possible about the ecology of the Lamar Valley and how wolves fit in. He has three frigid months to explore on skis and snowshoes, to observe with all his senses, and to listen to and talk with experts. Lamplugh's writing takes you with him as he watches winter-hungry elk and bison migrate to the Lamar Valley to graze. As...

"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, peoples, and environmental issues of Yellowstone National Park"--Provided by publisher.

A breathtaking look at wintertime deep within America's first national park, Yellowstone. Follow the trail alongside photographer and writer Tom Murphy, who has been coming to Yellowstone for the past 26 winters to camp, take photographs and experience the solitude of the park.

"Deep Into Yellowstone: A Year's Immersion in Grandeur and Controversy begins when Rick and his wife Mary trust Yellowstone's pull and relocate to Gardiner, just outside the park's north gate. During the year as they cross-country ski, hike, bicycle, canoe, and backpack into Yellowstone's grandeur, Rick digs into important controversies: the outrage over the proposed removal of grizzlies from the endangered species list; the dispute over hunting park...