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Jim Garry, M.S. (Coyote and Raven: Facts and Folklore; Yellowstone's Winter Serengeti; Canyon to Lamar Expedition Backpack; Electric Peak Backpack; Bears: Bones, Signs, and Stories ; A Yellowstone Naturalist Experience ; Heart Lake to South Boundary Backpack; Autumn on the Northern Range ; The Bison of Yellowstone ) weaves natural history, human history, folklore, and myth into spellbinding stories. A naturalist and folklorist, he has spent most of the past four decades in the Yellowstone ecosystem. His books include This Ol’ Drought Ain’t Broke Us Yet and The First Liar Never Has a Chance.

Patty Walton (Canyon to Lamar Expedition Backpack; Electric Peak Backpack; Heart Lake to South Boundary Backpack) has resided in the Yellowstone ecosystem for the past 20 years. She is an outdoor enthusiast who shares her passion when teaching safety, communication, and low-impact backpacking techniques through Leave No Trace principles. She is also a practicing paramedic and CPR instructor.



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