To pick up is to lose oneself in a mesmerizing story about a place few could survive in and even fewer have visited -- the unforgiving backcountry of the sierra nevadas. Blehm narrates this true account of the disappeara...To pick up is to lose oneself in a mesmerizing story about a place few could survive in and even fewer have visited -- the unforgiving backcountry of the sierra nevadas. Blehm narrates this true account of the disappearance and search for randy morgenson, a national park service ranger who, one morning after 28 seasons on the job, failed to answer his radio call.