Grizzlies On My Mind

What is it about Yellowstone National Park that draws millions of visitors from all over the world? If youve visited Yellowstone, you should already know the answer. If youve never visitedor you have, but still dont know the answerMichael Leach explains it to you in his book of essays, Grizzlies on My Mind. Leach is a Yellowstone insider with unmatched passion for this nations first national park. At the age of twenty-two, Leachs dream of becoming a Yellowstone ranger came true. It wasnt long before hed earned the nickname Rev for his powerful Yellowstone sermons. In Grizzlies on My Mind, Leach shares his love for Yellowstoneits landscapes and wildlife, especially its iconic bison and grizzliesas he tells tales that will delight anyone interested in the national park system, wildlife and wild landscapes, rivers and adventure. Heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of human lives lost, efforts to save a black bear cub, a famous wolf who helped Leach through some dark personal days, the unique and oftentimes humorous Yellowstone culture, backpacking trips that nearly ended in disaster, and Leachs spiritual journey with his Assiniboine-Gros Ventre brother fill the pagesand the readers heart. If youve never been charged by an elk, traveled solo at dawn across Yellowstones frigid interior (working your way slowly through a herd of peaceful bison in the process), or lain awake in a backcountry tent, listening for the spine-tingling breaths of a curious grizzlybut you crave such experiences, Grizzlies on My Mind is the book for you.