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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 19th-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. |
