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The smell of smoke is in the air again. And as I drive down to work, I hear about a small fire that ignited on Sugarloaf Road. Fortunately, the fire fighters jump on it quickly and snuff it out when it is only around seven acres. But thinking about how…
Continue readingLike so many holiday weekends at the national parks, this one was no different. Parking lots were full, people were milling around the sequoia grove. As a Park Ranger, you were expected to work holidays as that’s when so many people visit the parks. One perk of working the holiday…
Continue readingClick clack, click clack, click clack. The sound of my trekking poles is about all I can focus on as I slowly, ever so slowly make my way up the Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park. We are on the last three miles of our bucket list backpack trip…
Continue readingA hot topic among friends, family and co-workers is talk about a bucket list, specifically what’s on your bucket list? Well, for those among us who love the outdoors, I have developed my own bucket list — the backpacking bucket list. Fortunately, for me, I had the chance to cross…
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