Tales that heighten awareness of risk and showcase the extraordinary efforts of park rangers to keep visitors safe.
Into the Mist depicts men and women in extreme situations, struggling to survive against brutal and often deadly adversity. In the book’s 13 chapters, readers will experience another side of the Smokies wilderness. Follow the courageous actions of the park’s law enforcement personnel to thwart a murderer’s planned killing spree. Share in the heroic response of the park’s rangers in the face of brutal weather events, including the March 1993 Storm of the Century, when teams successfully rescued hundreds of stranded visitors. Learn how the body of a murdered Jane Doe discovered in a park stream led to a cross-country hunt for her killer. Read these and many more harrowing tales of incidents in the park.
About the author
David Brill has written extensively about Great Smoky Mountains National Park and published five nonfiction books, including As Far as the Eye Can See: Reflections of an Appalachian Trail Hiker (1990); A Separate Place: A Family, a Cabin in the Woods, and a Journey of Love and Spirit (2001); and Desire and Ice: A Search for Perspective atop Denali (2002). His articles on science, ecology, the environment, business, health, fitness, parenting, and adventure travel have appeared in more than 25 national and regional magazines, including Smokies Life journal, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Health, andNational Parks. Brill was an author workshop leader at the 2024 Tremont Writers Conference, a joint project between Smokies Life and Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. He is currently working on volume two of Into the Mist.
