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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…
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Many years ago when I worked for the C&O Canal National Historical Park in Maryland, I had an interesting conversation with a co-worker, Lorraine. I always enjoyed talking to Lorraine, because she was one of the kindest people I knew. “So Lorraine, how long until retirement?” “I only have one…
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“You were a Park Ranger? My son wants to become a Park Ranger, can you talk with him?” Such is the conversation I’m having with a woman I met on the trail last summer in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. It’s a common question I get when people found out I…
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“….to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” — Organic Act of 1916 When national parks…
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