A Voice for the Wild: Skiing Through Yellowstone National Park by Tom Murphy

This is a book about life and a journey through the natural world. Tom Murphy is the only person known to have traversed the length of Yellowstone National Park solo in winter. He has experienced Yellowstone at its most brutal and beautiful moments. In this collection of ski stories he offers insight into the wild land and wildlife of this rare country and bears witness to the solace of cold clear air, to calm emptiness and the awesome forces of nature. His photographs document the diverse and harrowing conditions within one of North America's most remote regions.

Driven by curiosity and a passion to experience nature in its raw form, these stories and images capture places in Yellowstone Park that most people will never access in winter. Frozen Yellowstone Lake, Big Game Ridge. Colter Peak. Geothermal fields, crystalized waterfalls, treacherous avalanches. Blinding blizzards, frigid river crossings, ice storms and sub-zero temperatures. These pages consider the importance of wide-open space and wild creatures who survive the harshest conditions. Applying a minimalist approach to gear. a keen sense of direction. determination and the heart for this wild place, Murphy shares his inner musings as they have evolved over hundreds of miles and thousands of hours in the backcountry. He takes readers on a voyage that borders on spiritual and asks each of us to consider the value of preserving the wild.