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POP! At first, I wasn’t sure what happened. Was the car backfiring? Did a tire blow out? No, the car seemed to functioning just the same as always. Still, I’d definitely heard a loud pop and it seemed to be coming from the rear of the car. Only upon arriving…
Continue readingNote: In honor of the NPS centennial, I’m publishing a piece I wrote in 2002 while working at Cape Cod National Seashore. What’s a Park Ranger? “What’s a Park Ranger?” That is the question I am asked by a 7-year old girl scout at the visitor center front desk of…
Continue readingRiding the chairlift sitting next to a brother and sister from Georgia, I was thinking, “How lucky am I, right now?” Today was my last day working as a ski instructor for the ski season at nearby Winter Park Ski Resort. Though I’ve taught nordic skiing before, my experience was…
Continue readingToday, as I drove to the ski resort for my first official day as a ski instructor, butterflies in my stomach, I reflected on jobs like this one. Jobs that the public views as someone who must be an expert, and really knows what they are doing, simply by representation…
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