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If you're talking about the 1981 David Kirwin incident at Celestine Pool in Fountain Paint Pots (and I suspect that you are), I feel obliged to point out that it wasn't his dog. It was his friend Ronald Ratliff's dog. Quick plug for <em>Death in Yellowstone</em> by my friend Lee Whittlesey, former YNP historian.
There's a great book out there if you're into reading tales of hot springs and careless tourists. Oh, almost forgot about bear maulings, and more!
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4fGKzbPT0KVX2
That's an excellent list.
In that vein, "Death In Yellowstone" would be a good addition. It's a compilation of YNP fatalities through the years, and a good read.
Along with the Yellowstone one that the guy above me mentioned (Death in Yellowstone Park, 2nd Edition), I would also recommend Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon and Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite. These three are some of the longer and older ones, but also have quite feel quite well-researched along with bits of the author surmising why the certain person ended up dying the way they did (if it wasn't caused by an external force that the person had no real control over). While the others listing national parks are good, I would wait on them until your prospective reader said they liked these three ones, as at lot of the other parks are shorter (mainly due to the lack of deaths in a lot of these parks) and don't quite have that same pulp-novel quality feel to them.
The others in the series, by various different authors and in no particular order, include:
-Death in Glacier National Park -Death in Zion National Park -Death in the Great Smokey Mountains -Death in Rocky Mountain National Park -Death in Big Bend -Death in Acadia National Park -Death in Mount Rainier National Park
It's a pretty niche subject, but morbidly fascinating in a way. Anyone who knows any other books in this series, feel free to add on below.
The book "Death in Yellowstone" will help understand the history of the place and a lot of the tragedies that have occurred there. https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National/dp/1570984506
When we visited the park I bought the enlightening book Death in Yellowstone at the gift shop. Great tent reading! And graphic!
Great book to read on the stupidity of humans out in the wild https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National/dp/1570984506/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=bf5d8777-02bd-4c3c-ba3d-05681fab874a
Chapter 1 in Death in Yellowstone recounts a guy jumping into a boiling hot spring to save his dog. Absolutely heartbreaking story.
Death in Yellowstone is a classic.
I literally own the book about these deaths.
You can wear any quilt as a parka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUxr8Djf6Jo
The Nemo Alpine is a good pad, though a NeoAir XTherm will be both warmer and lighter, and the Long / Wide version is just 20 oz. The first generations of NeoAir mattresses sounded pretty crunchy and they got that reputation, but the current ones aren't really that bad. The Nemo isn't silent either, though it is admittedly less noisy. The most quiet pads are by Exped, and the slightly wider side rails make for a very comfortable, cradling effect.
In any case, do stick with an insulated pad; the Yellowstone Ecosystem gets cold at night, even in summer, and warmth under you is very helpful. Since you are interested in long / wide pads, here's a list of pads biased towards warmth and comfort. They can be worth every ounce. I always say that sleep deprivation weighs a lot.
If you can keep the rest of your gear under control, going to a lighter backpack may be possible. The Gossamer Gear Mariposa or Gorilla are both very popular for good reasons; good load control if you happen to be packing more food or hiking in colder weather, extremely comfortable, and you can easily strip them down to a frameless pack without hipbelt that comes in at a respectable UL weight.
Life in the Northern Rockies will expose you to unpredictable weather. It can snow in Yellowstone on any day of the year, and nights at higher elevation are always cool to cold -- and the park ranges from 5,282 to 11,367 feet. But the stars on a moonless night will completely blow you away.
Make sure you get your food preparation and storage discipline down; this is Grizzly Country and we do not take it lightly. Use the Triangle. Learn about Grizzly behavior.
Also, take a side trip into the Beartooths. It's worth it.
Excellent reading material:
- Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
- Hawks Rest: A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone
- Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone
- Hiking Yellowstone / Tetons / Beartooths
- Ultralight Backpackin' Tips
And then please post some Yellowstone stories for us here this summer.
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