For twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes. Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea survived it. In this graphic and yet surprisingly funny account of her and others’ extraordinary careers, Lankford unveils a world in which park rangers struggle to maintain their idealism in the face of death, disillusionment, and the loss of a comrade killed while holding that thin green line between protecting the park from the people, the people from the park, and the people from each other. Ranger Confidential is the story behind the scenery of the nation’s crown jewels—Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali. In these iconic landscapes, where nature and humanity constantly collide, scenery can be as cruel as it is redemptive.
A wild bear who favors Kentucky Fried Chicken A fugitive wanted in eight states A dog that saves his owner's life Wildland firefighters battling nature and fire A ghost haunting a colonial mansion Hikers who stay lost because they think ...
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In his thirty years with the National Park Service, Jim Burnett has seen it all: boat ramp mishaps that have sent cars into the water; skunks in the outhouse and bears at the dumpster; visitors looking for the bridge over the Grand Canyon.
In this celebration of one of America's most enduring symbols, fromer ranger Butch Farabee brielfy revies the evolution of this national symbol.
"A memoir from a long-time ranger at Baxter State Park in Maine"--
MILES: 2 to 5 EFFORT: Easy ACCESSIBILITY: Bicycles, Handicapped TRAILHEAD: Start from the parking lot at Curry Stables in Curry Village or ride the shuttle bus to Happy Isles. DESCRIPTION: This loop hike is popular with first time ...
Earl, another victim advocate, was also there. We were asked to stay with the family, one at a time, until Jim's bodywas broughtdown, assisting theminanyway possible.Earl stayed thenight until 3:00 a.m., and then I showed upto stay.
The check revealed that the vehicle owner, who was named Johnson, was a fugitive from Oregon and was also a convicted felon. Two additional rangers were called for backup and a felony contact was made on Johnson.
A guide to Arizona's north-south single-track bike trail includes detailed route maps, elevation profiles, and 28 day rides, including trails in the Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Park areas.
Purcell's supervisor, District Ranger Randy Coffman(the man who hadwritten theprotocol), was finally informed of the situationby the district secretary, Chris Pearson. Pearson, who sporadically performed morning roundup, noticed that ...