“This is a hell of a story, a tale of lost souls and human frailty and very real sadness, but it’s also a one-of-a-kind look into a truly rarefied American subculture, the specialized world of elite backcountry rangers-their ethics, their techniques, even the motivations that keep them deep in the woods, as the years turn into decades and life flows on by. “A legendary tale of wilderness devotion.” - Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place Well reported, and like the country in which it is set, it glows in serene places.” - Chicago Tribune of the pristine backcountry and the lonely, bittersweet lives of those charged with protecting it.

Blehm ably evokes the world of seasonal backcountry rangers, whom the Park Service slights even as they put in long days protecting the land they manage and coming to the aid of backpackers in trouble.” - Washington Post Book World “Some considered Morganson the Park Service’s best backcountry ranger, and when he went missing while on patrol in the summer of 1996, his friends were at first astonished, then suspicious. 'Blehm, a snowboarder and journalist, deftly interweaves the story of Morgenson’s lifelong devotion to wilderness with a riveting account of the hunt for him.' - National Geographic Adventure Magazine “Just try to put down The Last Season, Eric Blehm’s gripping detective story about the disappearance of Sierra super-ranger Randy Morgenson. Blehm blends his love of the mountains (he was a competitive snowboarder and winter sports writer for years) with serious journalism skills to produce a deeply layered, meticulously researched, greatly entertaining read.” - San Francisco Chronicle “Part detective story, part sensitive biography and part Park Service procedural, Blehm’s book probes the mystery of Morgenson’s disappearance. A potent testament to the enduring power and allure of wild spaces. “Blehm recounts the search for Morgenson with a thriller’s pacing. 'As Jon Krakauer did with Into the Wild, Blehm turns a missing-man riddle into an insightful meditation on wilderness and the personal demons and angels that propel us into it alone.” - Outside magazine

The last season by eric blehm