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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
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Would have been a good Outside magazine article instead of this boring, plodding, unnecessarily lengthy, and repetitive drivel. Why, oh why, did I keep reading?
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail
The story of Ranger Randy Morgenson's disappearance in the California mountains is painfully riveting.
The frequent diversions on the politics of the National Park Service - not so much.
I'm the kind of "hiker" who spends a few weekend afternoons a year on local trails. I'm not at all a dedicated outdoorsperson, just someone who stands on the outer fringes of that world, sometimes wondering what it would be like to join the ranks of the real hikers.
I was fascinated by the descriptions of the lives and work of the back country rangers. I am sorry that the mystery of Randy's last days can never be totally resolved.
The frequent diversions on the politics of the National Park Service - not so much.
I'm the kind of "hiker" who spends a few weekend afternoons a year on local trails. I'm not at all a dedicated outdoorsperson, just someone who stands on the outer fringes of that world, sometimes wondering what it would be like to join the ranks of the real hikers.
I was fascinated by the descriptions of the lives and work of the back country rangers. I am sorry that the mystery of Randy's last days can never be totally resolved.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I loved everything about this book. It reads like a mystery: thrillingly fast paced with twists as you try to understand what happened. It's also a drama: your heart rips apart over and over, especially at the end. Even though you know what happens from the beginning, you can't help but hold out hope. This story demonstrates why life without closure is more difficult than grief over loss. The five stages of grief are ever present in this book and you work through them slowly.
There is also so much beauty in Randy's story, which reminds the reader simultaneously about the beauty of the wild and how we are all flawed. (This book covers the life and disappearance of a veteran ranger)
I deeply appreciated the open discussion of depression and how it shapes us in innumerable ways and that life happens without your permission and everyone inevitable struggles with a crisis of character or conscience.
The caring and brotherhood of rangers is a true love story and makes you see how thankless their job is but how without then we wouldn't have our slice of heaven on earth. For people who hike, climb, camp, and can't be caged, this book is for you!
There is also so much beauty in Randy's story, which reminds the reader simultaneously about the beauty of the wild and how we are all flawed. (This book covers the life and disappearance of a veteran ranger)
I deeply appreciated the open discussion of depression and how it shapes us in innumerable ways and that life happens without your permission and everyone inevitable struggles with a crisis of character or conscience.
The caring and brotherhood of rangers is a true love story and makes you see how thankless their job is but how without then we wouldn't have our slice of heaven on earth. For people who hike, climb, camp, and can't be caged, this book is for you!