A Year in Paradise

 Floyd Wilfred Schmoe's A Year in Paradise is a lyrical and quietly profound chronicle of twelve months spent living in Mount Rainier National Park, where Schmoe worked as a naturalist and ranger. Blending memoir, natural history, and environmental reflection, the book captures the unfolding of seasons in one of America's most majestic landscapes. From snowbound forests and awakening alpine meadows to roaring waterfalls and firelit evenings in log cabins, Schmoe documents the rhythms of mou