Yellowstone Summer
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YELLOWSTONE SUMMER is a true story as best can be remembered by the author, Hal Newsom. It took place in 1950. He has compiled many of the amusing incidents that occurred in the in the Park while he worked at the soda fountain at Old Faithful. If you have ever spent any time around a summer camp or park you will be entertained on page after page. If you haven't, you are in for a treat. Some have called it a wonderful escape into a world of college kids who are responsible workers but have a fling of freedom in their spare time. The story is also a quick review of the history of the Park and information about the animals that reside there. You'll enjoy the bear encounters and the funny happenings at the ranger talks. It's also a love story. Hal met his future wife that summer. They worked together as soda jerks. He came from Chicago. She from Seattle. They now live in Seattle and have been married 55 years. They returned to the Park when he retired at the age of 60 and the significant changes are highlighted in the closing pages of the book. Yellowstone Summer is a book you'll pass along to friends. There's a laugh on every page and your friends will "thank you" for opening up a fresh look at an accomplished writer. Incidentally, the author has generously designated all proceeds of the book to the work of the Yellowstone Park Foundation. Happy reading.
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Hal Newsom tells the true story of the summer he worked in Yellowstone Park as a soda jerk at Old Faithful in 1950. He and a friend hitchhike to the park from the Midwest in a series of misadventures with quirky folks who pick them up. After they arrive in the park, Newsom tells the stories of his days and nights in the park, searching for bears, swimming in a hot spot on the Firehole River, celebrating Christmas in July, visiting the Tetons, hiking the back country, dancing at an event for park employees...all experiences I had while working in the park a quarter of a century after Newsom.
I've always wanted to write the story of my summer in Yellowstone, and I'm committed to doing so this year. It gives me hope that it took Newsome over fifty years to write down his story.
