Lindley Center hosts release event for book celebrating the Absaroka-Beartooth
The Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation proudly announces the publication of Voices from Yellowstone’s Capstone: A Narrative Atlas of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, an anthology of essays focused on subjects unique to the A-B Wilderness.
This is the first book solely dedicated to the nearly one million-acre wilderness jewel that stands as a capstone atop the north boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The A-B Wilderness represents some of the wildest, most unspoiled country in all the Greater Yellowstone. All proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation, and all contributions, including the 32 essays, maps, photos, and artwork in this special volume, were donated by the authors and artists.
Bridger Mountains by Lou Ann Harris
A book release party is scheduled for 6pm on Wednesday, November 20th at the Lindley Center, located at 1102 E Curtiss. Traute Parrie and Jesse A. Logan, along with contributors Doug Chabot, Gary Ferguson and Shane Doyle, will be on hand to read from their essays and the intent of this major contribution to wilderness literature. Similar events are planned for the communities of Gardiner, Livingston, Billings and Red Lodge.
“This narrative atlas works on many levels, first as a way to contribute directly to the good work of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation. Secondly, the visual impact of this book is stunning, much like the Absaroka-Beartooth itself. Then, as you read an essay or two, you will find they are much deeper and of greater significance than the typical coffee table book. This truly is an ode not only to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness specifically, but to all wild lands that remain, the precious remnant of what was once a vast and wild continent,” says Jesse Logan, one of the editors and map designer of the 338-page book.
“Though this an atlas, complete with maps, it is not a guidebook,” adds co-editor Traute Parrie. “Instead, in the way wilderness users explore physical trails on the landscape, readers are invited to explore the narrative trails of the atlas. Readers will come away understanding that visceral connection between humans and this wild place over time.”
Based in Red Logde, the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation is a stewardship organization dedicated to helping maintain the A-B Wilderness in its wildest, most pristine state. The Foundation provides opportunities for volunteers to get involved on their public lands through trail projects and other volunteer activities, and offers educational programs that promote the importance and care for these precious public lands. Learn more at www.ABWilderness.org.
