This book contains the classic “vanishing hitchhiker” story, as well as the rocking chair that rocks all by itself, and the pirate of Yellowstone Lake who still stands guard over the sunken ruins of his boat

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Ghosts haunt the geysers in Yellowstone’s new book

Yellowstone’s ghost stories sure to please

Yellowstone National Park now has a book about its ghosts and goblins.

“Yellowstone Ghost Stories” by Shellie Larios is packed with things that go bump in the park’s cool nights. Among the book’s many well-told tales, there’s the headless bride at Old Faithful Inn, the ghostly lost boy who disappears among crowds of tourists, the eerie tale of a vanishing hitchhiker, the spirits of star-crossed lovers along the Firehole River, a poker-playing corpse at Norris Ranger Station, a skeleton that saddles horses at Roosevelt Lodge, and even the ghost of a massive grizzly bear that prowls the park’s forests.

Are the stories true? “History is brimming with unfinished stories of spirits and specters,” Larios said. “In my search of shadows, I found that Yellowstone was no different.”

Larios said she has been fascinated by all things Yellowstone her entire life. Over many years of visiting the park, she started hearing tales of things that couldn’t be explained. Park employees, travelers, and local residents told her of strange spirits and freaky phantoms, like the often-heard rustling of a woman’s 19^th-century dress in Mammoth Hotel.

Park historian Lee Whittlesey adds authenticity by writing the book’s foreword. He said Larios “tried hard to get the history right.” Nonetheless he said, “This book is meant to be fun, and may things not move about mysteriously in your home or office.”

“Yellowstone Ghost Stories” is available at bookstores or by calling Riverbend Publishing toll-free 1-866-787-2363. The 112-page paperback is $9.95.

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