Whether she was riding horseback through the Sierra Nevada for days at a time or taking a shift inside the “box” (ranger lingo for the permit issuing station), Laurel Munson Boyers’ 30-year career as a park ranger and wilderness manager at Yosemite National Park was full of adventure, the outdoors and plenty of old-fashioned hard work.
We recently chatted with the trailblazing Yosemite resident — who was the park’s first female full-time mounted backcountry ranger, and its first female wilderness manager — to discuss her newly published memoir, “Across Yosemite’s Wilderness: A Trailblazing Woman’s Career Protecting the Park’s Backcountry,” (Falcon Guides, $23). Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
"Across Yosemite's Wilderness: A Trailblazing Woman’s Career Protecting the Park’s Backcountry," (Falcon Guides, $23) published June 17, is a memoir by Laurel Munson Boyers, who grew up in Yosemite National Park and worked there as a ranger and wilderness manager for 30 years. She still lives in the park today. (Courtesy Falcon Guides/Globe Pequot Publishing Group)Q: You’ve spent the majority of your life at the park. What do you want people to know about it?
A: I can’t overemphasize the global importance of great big tracts of protected land. The overall importance of Yosemite is much more than coming to Yosemite Valley and taking some pictures or playing in the river. The grand picture of really generational importance is manifested in the U.S. protecting these large, intact ecosystems. It’s really hard to manage these big places and find the right balance between access and preservation. The people who work here do it with the whole depth of their hearts, with their souls. They really try hard. And yes, of course, mistakes are made. But I hope Yosemite and these other big tracts of public land remain intact and aren’t squandered for short-term economic gain or the interests of a few powerful people. These are the world’s global treasures.
FILE - People wait for the trailhead at Glacier Point to re-open at Yosemite National Park. After months of delays and confusion, the Trump administration has finally announced that visitors will be required to have reservations to enter Yosemite National Park this summer, although on fewer days than last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Q: You share a few examples in the book of folks you rescued who had ventured into the wilderness and got into trouble. How can situations like that be prevented?
A: The old Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” You need to do your homework. You need to think about where you’re going, what you’re doing, check the weather and check your gear. You also need to think about the weakest member of your group. Maybe a friend comes along who has never been on skis or packed or has a bad knee. As you start doing that, you gain more appreciation for what you’re getting into, in terms not only of safety, but logistics and the reality of the wild world.
Yosemite Falls, and its reflection in a puddle of water in the meadow below at Yosemite National Park. After months of delays and confusion, the Trump administration has finally announced that visitors will be required to have reservations to enter Yosemite National Park this summer, although on fewer days than last year. (Paul Rogers/Bay Area News Group)The planning process is often as rewarding as the actual thing. Having reasonable expectations is important. I would caution people to go slowly. You don’t have to hike 50 miles. You can hike a few miles and go sit by the river, listen to the music of the rapids and let the tree sounds fill your soul. Those moments are so special. I hope people have just the grandest time ever back there.
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