https://www.andrealankford.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-02-07 https://www.andrealankford.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1919796a-88c4-477c-8785-745cb502a468/Andrea+Lankford+California.jpg Bio - Make it stand out On the trail of the lost, you may not find what you are looking for, but you will find more than you seek. photo by Salisha Blackburn of Storybook Photography 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547079359282-C7UIEBYD1CRK8D8JEUTH/lankford+horseback.jpg Bio Working In Yosemite National Park in 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1680629532575-88VYF5D03ICFT5IVK8XI/Andrea+Lankford+phot+o+by+Salisha+Blackburn.jpg Bio New York Times Bestselling author, Andrea Lankford, is a former National Park Service ranger who performed firefighting, law enforcement, and life-saving wilderness medicine in some of the biggest and the baddest National Parks in the world. Her latest book, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail, was an instant NY Times Bestseller, a Seattle Times Bestseller, and won the CrimeCon Nonfiction Book of the Year (2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547050529746-Y9CIL3NOEO06RC4MFCVO/Ranger%2BConfidential11-10.jpg Bio - A Top Ten Book About U.S. Parks "Ranger Confidential dispenses with the wilderness romance and cuts straight to the heart of how difficult it can be to manage America's National Parks....the book delves into the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of today's park rangers." National Geographic Read the Most Popular Excerpt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547079118269-TJJV6JA5DVX2OUNAIMV4/Lankford_5x7.jpg Bio Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail in 1999 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/5ba551dd-65e4-4b75-b516-c123a9c9504d/Andrea-013.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834921888-03E3S6ITZWW0OI5IMMF7/29_Lankford_5x7+on+AT+1999.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/9bee44d2-5fc7-4a09-9916-3a8c4979c85b/Andrea-073bw+copy.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709835155228-G8V2RUQR5MWL9NGK5NFR/andrea+lankford+colorado.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834922048-BVYHBBJMUOV9P0MP19GR/28_Author+on+KATAHDIN+1999.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834814329-OBKZ0QUH4J3924TMFWBF/Andrea-028+copy.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731966405728-G95WG3ESK6C7WVMQPRFS/meTONSILS.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547079359282-C7UIEBYD1CRK8D8JEUTH/lankford+horseback.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834804140-X2V89W97ZA8PEXJU8B8Z/Andrea-073.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834804147-8MB644D9VGL271ZI9Q59/Andrea-064bw.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1622841241141-D65WSYH1EXFVWXD970OL/Andrea%2BLankford%2BYosemite%2Brock%2Bslide%2Bwith%2BBruce%2BPhillips.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547079118269-TJJV6JA5DVX2OUNAIMV4/Lankford_5x7.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834815773-2OXYTT535DH8SE72YJND/Andrea-034.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547079135817-66NMPNFW9YF9MKC1IY27/snakegirl.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731965985567-J8JMX0M6PFDDKFWLKFGD/IMG_3113.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731966133923-Z5IS0MA324105HCNOLVU/1766_40517709843_7482_n.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1709834808224-GT6WK3M55TO6743PN5P6/Andrea-042bw.jpg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731966168719-UYRHGJ1QI5601392A8K5/IMG_0872.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731966225900-TJJXQWACHZUQ25F7HUF5/IMG_0365.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1731966555728-LAJ4P7GFQC7AYT1QIFCR/IMG_0798.jpeg Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/efdcf270-d727-4956-b5d5-4839c9f311f5/TRAIL+OF+THE+LOST_NYT.jpg Bio ** AN AMAZON "BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH" FOR AUGUST 2023 (Biographies & Memoirs) ** A "Summer STEM Read You Won’t Want to Miss"—American Scientist—"Summer is a great time for adventures, even the armchair kind! Andrea Lankford’s Trail of the Lost is perfect for this kind of read." “A gripping real-life mystery.”―Publishers Weekly —“A memorable account….Lankford excels at making the searches feel immediate, and asks incisive questions…’ "The book has a great pace, the chapters are well structured, and there are black and white copies of the three mens’ missing posters. Lankford expertly switches between explaining search and hiking techniques and gives us insight into the people conducting such searches."―Defrosting Cold Cases—”Highly Recommended” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/5ba551dd-65e4-4b75-b516-c123a9c9504d/Andrea-013.jpg Bio Photo by Salisha Blackburn 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/216a5a0c-7011-48d5-8ae1-ac7b04572fb5/hh+68k+cover.jpeg Bio - Haunted Hikes Ghosts! Curses! Hoaxes! Unsolved mysteries! Paranormal events! Take a walk on the creepy side of North America's National Parks! Andrea Lankford, a 12-year veteran ranger with the National Park Service, has written a thoroughly investigated yet often tongue-in-cheek guidebook that takes the reader to the scariest, most mysterious places inside North America's National Parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/9bee44d2-5fc7-4a09-9916-3a8c4979c85b/Andrea-073bw+copy.jpg Bio Photo by Salisha Blackburn 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/5dd874a4-424e-463e-9f20-77dbf371d752/Andrea-042bw.jpg Bio - Make it stand out “You can't turn your back on nature, or she will turn her back on you!” says Frog biologist Dr. Paul Farraday in Quagmire, “The X-files”. Photo by Salisha Blackburn of Storybook Photography 2023 https://www.andrealankford.com/articles daily 0.75 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547073979210-NFR0EG2088MDQGDCF2SL/Unknown.jpg Articles National Parks Traveler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547073146472-JONLXNGIPQ4STC6DD2HX/backpackerfeature.jpg Articles Backpacker Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547073854371-RW5UW1O090DGJNWEV8M7/Unknown.jpg Articles High Country News https://www.andrealankford.com/press-and-media daily 0.75 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/02c17f95-8091-4ac8-b19a-140d7d91a6ed/Andrea+Lankford+true+crime.jpeg Press and Media - SF Chronicle Photograph by Salisha Blackburn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/7da134bc-3b91-4dfd-99dd-4b4f597b65a0/Author+Andrea+Lankford+Trail+of+the+Lot.png Press and Media - Inside Edition Andrea share’s her knowledge of the alleged PCT kidnapper along with some dramatic video of a desperate woman's escape from James Parrillo at a NJ gas station. Since Parrillo’s arrest, other women are coming forward telling authorities they believe he's a serial predator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547076481065-PT8LGY1I5THSGJTOFOQ0/ranger+hat.png Press and Media - Men’s Journal Parks and Degradation: Mismanagement and Scandal in the National Park Service Read Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547077264401-O4XYU9P0A9EZUU4LTC6U/missing+in+the+parks.png Press and Media - Missing Hikers National Parks Traveler Read Here https://www.andrealankford.com/ranger-confidential daily 0.75 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1547091150361-RWUSRFURHJXA69DLQY4E/sea+turtle.jpg Ranger Confidential NPS photo https://www.andrealankford.com/podcasts daily 0.75 2024-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1574896091924-O8Y093HIQQHXIYPW5ZEJ/Yosemite+dan+horner.jpeg Podcasts - THE GHOST HOST ANDREA LANKFORD of Travel Channel’s “Mysteries at the National Parks” (new series) televised expert, and author of “Haunted Hikes” / “Ranger Confidential: Living, Working and Dying in the National Parks” author will be on-air LIVE with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/3cf221d2-d521-4c05-8396-b8d12b56240e/Bedside+Manners+Dr.+David+Kipper+copy.jpg Podcasts - With Dr. David Kipper Andrea discusses the challenges and dangers park rangers face, including wildlife encounters, and the vital role of preparation for hikers. Andrea's latest book, "Trail of the Lost," delves into the mysterious disappearances of hikers, highlighting the complexities of search efforts and the importance of both technology and human intuition in solving such cases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/b79a5ef6-336f-4232-b7a5-ee5b2513896b/park+leaders+podcast.jpg Podcasts - Park Leaders In a world of rugged landscapes and unpredictable elements, park rangers and first responders face challenges that test their limits. Sometimes that work can include critical tasks such as searching for missing hikers. Andrea Lankford is a former National Park Service ranger who joins to share her insights on the importance of firefighting and law enforcement in parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/a61640e3-7a34-4f85-bd56-82c993bae6db/andrea+lanford+how+not+to+die.jpeg Podcasts - Outdoor Minimalist Andrea discusses how not to die in the wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/7b7eabc9-f968-45da-9dd9-fcde99cb9b36/IMG_3085.jpg Podcasts - Mike Safo Andrea talks about how her investigation with her book led her to marijuana growers, wild animals and even a cult! All this and more with Park Ranger turned nurse turned author, Andrea Lankford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1574895288780-SO35AD2EPD21I0X8YK9R/Brian+Turnof+national+parks.png Podcasts - The Mind’s Eye: Deaths In National Parks Former National Parks Ranger, Andrea Lankford pulls the curtain on US National Parks Service and presents an unfiltered behind-the-scenes peak of the US national parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/d7e2df90-8718-44dd-94cd-bcb3f1fe02bb/RV+Lifestyle+Missing+Hikers.png Podcasts - RV Lifestyle Missing Hikers in the National Parks. What to do when lost in the wilderness and how to not get lost in the first place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1574895977499-0BUBB7JEHFYE6OFI9NKP/268x0w.jpg Podcasts - Hike: Explore, Wander, Live On this special Halloween edition of Hike, Lori takes you on her haunted hike to the Jump Off Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and then she brings on guest Andrea Lankford, author of Haunted Hikes: Spine Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks (Santa Monica Press, 2006). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1574895593618-P979YPU491GH0XZQCASE/Joshua+tree+Andrea+lankford.jpeg Podcasts - Sick and Wrong Dee and Harrison from the Sick and Wrong Podcast interview Andrea Lankford, author of Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, And Dying In The National Parks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/a44f541e-8017-4e41-8c41-73232c0329e8/Julie+Gayheart+podcast.jpeg Podcasts - Julie Gayheart Honored to have Andrea join me on the episode! Yes we talked about her new book, TRAIL OF THE LOST releasing in August but it was way more than that. It was about helping families of missing hikers, preventative search and rescue, and promoting safety on the trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1622841241141-D65WSYH1EXFVWXD970OL/Andrea+Lankford+Yosemite+rock+slide+with+Bruce+Phillips.jpg Podcasts - Here and Now: NPR One man is dead and two people are injured after a pair of spectacular rockslides at Yosemite National Park this week. Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Andrea Lankford, a former park ranger at Yosemite, about safety in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/14e5844f-e041-4358-a98f-d3776ac36e89/Into-Thin-Air+with+Andrea+Lankford.jpeg Podcasts - Into Thin Air Vinnie Tortorich welcomes author Andrea Lankford, and they discuss three cases of hikers disappearing into thin air, mountain safety, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1574895037278-ECFDTXJ1T2PB8LXQSX24/Oregon+Caves+Bigfoot.jpeg Podcasts - The Mind’s Eye: Haunted Parks Take a walk on the creepy side of North America's National Parks with retired ranger Andrea Lankford. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/74c16746-309a-44cd-8aed-b5b2a3e60cb8/glacier+book+club+ranger+confidential.jpeg Podcasts - GNPC Book Club Andrea talks about Ranger Confidential and the issues park rangers face with the Glacier National Park Conservancy Book Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/1621638558041-XKL96X9BT3QRZVYCOYGZ/missing+hiker+podcast Podcasts - The Missing and Unexplained Interview with Tyler Hooper. We discuss my upcoming book about hikers Missing from the Pacific Crest Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c3617b09772aeb89abac2e1/83c3de6e-cb05-4df5-aa37-8511c5e60009/National+Park+After+Dark.png Podcasts - PEOPLE OF THE PARKS For our second installment of People of the Parks segment, we sit down with Andrea Lankford to discuss her career in the NPS in units, her celebrated literary works such as Ranger Confidential and her astonishing outdoor accomplishments. We talk about what it is like being a woman in the outdoors, how to be safe, and encourage all women to get outside. 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It is also as full of hope and humanity as it is packed with pain, grief, danger, and tension. This is a book in which the PCT is as much of a character as every person Lankford writes about, and that balance makes it worthy reading.” Gabino Iglesias for NPR https://www.andrealankford.com/the-facts-project daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://www.andrealankford.com/all-styles daily 0.75 2025-05-12