Geysers, Guilt, and Griddlecakes: A National Park RV Mystery

After retiring from teaching middle school English, she traded lesson plans for open roads and set out to explore America’s wild beauty from her Class-C motorhome, The Rolling Rubric. With her sharp wit, practical instincts, and miniature dachshund Button riding shotgun, Mabel is ready for a peaceful summer near the geysers, pine forests, and campgrounds of Yellowstone.

Then one early morning walk changes everything.

An abandoned campsite. A skillet still sizzling with breakfast. A camper who vanished without a trace.

The only clue is a chilling journal entry about a so-called trail ranger no one in the park has ever heard of.

While officials brush it off as just another tourist gone off-grid, Mabel knows something is wrong. As fog drifts through Yellowstone and whispers spread among seasonal workers, van-life influencers, campground regulars, and rival RV owners, she starts asking questions that someone desperately wants buried.

Armed with teacher instincts, campground common sense, and one very determined dachshund, Mabel must piece together the truth before the fake ranger disappears for good—or makes sure she does first.