"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike." - John Muir, from The Yosemite, 1912 Whether you're a hiker, a museum explorer, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons will take you on a four-season tour of some of America's most glorious places within the National Park Service-and you'll meet God along the way. In Life Lessons from the National Parks, author Penny Musco: *Brings the NPS sites to life with her first-person experiences; *Shares Scripture and inspirational anecdotes that relate to the parks' stories; *Provides tips for planning your own visits and links to the sites that are referenced Endorsed by Michael J. Oard, co-author of the "True North National Park Series," and by Cecil Murphey, author or co-author of more than 130 books, including Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story and 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper.

Send a Ranger is the true story of one man’s dream to live and work as a ranger in our national parks. Author Tom Habecker began his 32-year career with the National Park Service as a student intern at Gettysburg National Military Park while earning a degree in park administration at Penn State University. The book details Tom’s progression from novice to journeyman park ranger, working in Yosemite, Glacier, and Denali National Parks. The book is full of exciting adventures, including search and rescue incidents, criminal investigations, grizzly bear maulings, backcountry horse patrols, darting and trapping problem bears, providing advanced emergency medical care, fire-fighting, winter survival, flying in aircraft in mountainous terrain, living in the Alaska wilderness and much more. These accounts are enhanced by verbatim entries from Tom’s daily journals. Written in an informal and sometimes humorous style, the book details the evolution of training, technology, and skills that today’s park rangers must have to perform their challenging job. The book also describes the challenges and rewards of living and raising children in national parks. Follow Tom’s children as they grow up in places most people only dream about. You will learn what it’s like living in a house that receives over 250” of snow, annually cutting six cords of wood for heat, residing in a remote one-room cabin, and driving 130 miles one-way to town in the harsh Alaska winter. Living in a national park offers experiences like no other. Peek behind the scenes and experience the daily life of a national park ranger and his family.

Interesting accounts, tales, situations, and scenarios told through true short stories, each followed up with a train of thought: each particular train of thought being a philosophical viewpoint on the specific life lesson learned.

To be able to reach in and touch a boy's heart and bring him to a new understanding, to new heights, where something suddenly clicks within his heart and mind, is walking on sacred ground. He is never the same again. What a priceless experience! That is why I love Scouting. To touch the life of a boy in a way that he will hang onto it and remember it. That is what Scouting is all about." Bill BurchThis book is dedicated to Scout Leader, Bill Burch, and other great scoutmasters and volunteer leaders who have made a significant difference in the lives of young men everywhere. Stories and values from Lessons of Life transcend Scouting in time and application. They go far beyond Scouting and apply to many different areas and seasons of our lives. These lessons will last a lifetime.

Millions of people visit our national parks each year, and some never leave. Meet the biologist who came to know and understand Six, Yellowstone's charismatic and temperamental elk. See iconic landscapes through the eyes of bed makers, bridge builders, rangers, and wranglers. Rip through rapids, disappear inside canyons, and witness personal transformations from petrified forest to permafrost. Learn what it's like to ditch the mainstream and make a life in our nation's best idea. Volume I: The West, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Denali, Grand Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Wrangell-St. Elias, Petrified Forest, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon.

'Hike Your Own Hike' tells the story of Francis Tapon's thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and what the adventure can teach you about life. You'll start in Maine and walk to Georgia, picking up seven lessons along the way. Each lesson is neatly woven into the fabric of the story.