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Book Review of Lost in My Own Backyard : A Walk in Yellowstone National Park (Crown Journeys)

Lost in My Own Backyard : A Walk in Yellowstone National Park (Crown Journeys)
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This book wasn't quite what I expected. I guess I expected the book to be stories about the author's experiences in Yellowstone. There were some stories of his experiences, but it was in the last 40 pages mainly which disappointed me. I was hoping for more. I didn't care for his use of crude language.

The beginning of the book seemed like a history-type lesson. Further into the book, he started talking more about different sections of the park. The one thing I did like was how he discussed back country trails. That seemed really neat to me as I have never done that in Yellowstone even though I've been in the park several times. His discussion of unknown waterfalls was interesting, but he definitely has a biased view toward naming the waterfalls & keeping them unknown to be discovered by others.