Summary of Mark Kenyon's That Wild Country

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Yellowstone National Park exists on two planes of reality. There is Yellowstone the place, which is the physical, tangible landscape. And then there is Yellowstone the legend, which is the mythical, magical idea of the park.
#2 Yellowstone is the first place I wanted to start my journey because it marked the beginning of America’s public-land legacy. The park is visited by four million people every year, but 95 percent of them never leave sight of a road.
#3 Camping in the backcountry of Yellowstone is not for the faint of heart. The park is home to one of the highest concentrations of grizzly bears in the Lower 48, but the chance of a negative encounter is extremely low.
#4 We were excited to backpack in Yellowstone, but our excitement was short-lived when we realized how heavy our backpacks were. We had to learn to adjust to the weight, and it took us half a mile to warm up.

Sujets

• Nature
• Environmental Conservation
• Environmental Protection

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 31 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822559004
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Mark Kenyon's That Wild Country
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Yellowstone National Park exists on two planes of reality. There is Yellowstone the place, which is the physical, tangible landscape. And then there is Yellowstone the legend, which is the mythical, magical idea of the park.

#2

Yellowstone is the first place I wanted to start my journey because it marked the beginning of America’s public-land legacy. The park is visited by four million people every year, but 95 percent of them never leave sight of a road.

#3

Camping in the backcountry of Yellowstone is not for the faint of heart. The park is home to one of the highest concentrations of grizzly bears in the Lower 48, but the chance of a negative encounter is extremely low.

#4

We were excited to backpack in Yellowstone, but our excitement was short-lived when we realized how heavy our backpacks were. We had to learn to adjust to the weight, and it took us half a mile to warm up.

#5

I had dreamt of being a real explorer, but as I walked up to my campsite after six hours of hiking, I began to rethink that fantasy. I had reached the final, familiar phase of hiking: the suffering. I had to set up a two-person backpacking tent that was just wide enough for us to lie shoulder to shoulder and tall enough to sit upright.

#6

I spent hours dreaming about this moment. I had finally caught some fish, and they were beautiful. But as I was returning to camp, the rain arrived, and I didn’t care. I continued fishing, but hours passed without a bite.

#7

I spent a restless night in the tent, with Kylie sleeping peacefully beside me. I was still self-medicating with Tylenol PM just before bed, despite having overcome my nighttime bear anxiety years earlier.

#8

The Yellowstone National Park buffalo herd is the most famous example of how the natural world can be viewed through the single lens of commodity. The herd was brought to its knees by market hunting and other factors related to the spread of American development across the West.

#9

I was excited to see the fish so close to my campsite, but was disappointed that they wouldn’t feed. Either the fish weren’t as aggressive as advertised, or I was a worse fisherman than I thought.

#10

Backpacking trips allow us to escape the demands of our daily lives and focus on what’s important. They also allow us to nap, which is a rare pleasure.

#11

Fly-fishing is a great example of how nature can be enjoyed when you’re out in the wild. When it goes right, it’s full of energy and tension. You pick up the line with your rod tip and watch as it flows smoothly over your shoulder with a soft whistle.

#12

I had one of the best days of catch-and-release fly-fishing I’d ever had while hiking with Kylie in Colorado. We came across a stream that opened up its promise to us, and I completed one of the best days of catch-and-release fly-fishing I’d ever had.

#13

We saw a buffalo, a rare sight in the park, on the trail down to the meadow. The animal was walking on the hiking path and pausing every few steps to munch on grass.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The story of how Yellowstone National Park was created began long before there were ranger stations, camping permits, or even the United States of America.