Yogi Bair: The Real Mountain Man
It isn’t that often you meet a guy like Yogi Bair. And yeah, you might have to hike 11 or so miles uphill into the backcountry of the wilds to find him…but it is so worth it.
I met Yogi last summer when Katie (see www.katiearnoldi.com) and I spent a few days at Bear Paw in the Sequoia Mountains. And Yogi is unlike anyone you’ll ever meet…and not just because he lives the majority of his life in the wilderness (and could probably fight off an angry mountain lion with stick)…but also because he is genuine, cool and hilarious. I wrote all about him here:
http://www.mayasloan.com/goin-to-the-backcountry/
At Katie’s urging, Yogi wrote a book about his adventures living in the backcountry…and I swear it will blow your mind. He’s what Hemingway – “roughing it” on a weekend camping trip or traipsing on safari with a battalion of servants – only wished he had the guts to be.
Yogi went to the outback to escape society…and he ended up staying. This is a man who spends months surviving on his own in the wilderness…and this book could only have been written the kind of guy who doesn’t give a damn what the world thinks of him or what deems appropriate. The book is raw and honest. Not to mention hilarious and emotional.
So meet Yogi Bair…and read his book. This guy is the real deal.
