Author Seymour Fishbein tours this stunning region that is home to two national parks as well as a mosaic of national forests and wildlife refuges, filled with lush forests, thundering waterfalls, gurgling hot springs, and more than two-thirds of the world`s active geysers. Yellowstone National Park, the oldest national park in the world, forms the core of this vast area. With photographer Raymond Geyman, Fishbein encounters loggers, hunters, miners, and hikers. The team touches on Yellowstone`s fabled past; roams idyllic backcountry on foot, on horseback, and on skis; and completes a challenging ascent of 13,770-foot Grand Teton. This book celebrates efforts to preserve this rich ecosystem in the hope that it will remain as vital and wild as it is today.