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Wild_Tribute
A5. View it as mostly positive but accommodating visitors would be toughest challenge (if not attune to sleeping in the outdoors). Shout out to the full time Ranger at Torroweap in @GrandCanyonNPS. Now that’s seclusion! #ParkChat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @aubreylenae16: Q5 #ParkChat Small things you take for granted, like internet, cell phone signal and running water, are far and few betw…
louisbink
mysterysolver3
RT @59NationalParks: Welcome to a special “The Ranger Life” edition of #ParkChat featuring @aubreylenae16. Expressions of gratitude permit…
kokuaelli
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5: we’ve practiced a couple of times 😂 lost power for 2 weeks. Honestly, it would take some major adjusting for long term. I love off grid time. #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6: it would be a shock but one I might get used to quick and might even change how I use tech when in “civilization” #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 I think not having such things would be a big adjustment for me. I think about the Rangers I’ve met that live and work in isolation at places like @KatmaiNPS A few days? No problem. Months and years? Tough. #ParkChat
RoadTripsCoffee
A5 I absolutely LOVE escaping cellular service when traveling in #nationalparks. I hang my hammock and sleep the first day. Although I do like to have water nearby. And showers. #ParkChat
carfreerunner
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @IndianaDunesNPS I live in Fort Wayne and my sister lives between Valpo and Chesterton. Dunes are just up the road. #parkchat
aubreylenae16
Q6 #ParkChat Let's say you decided to be an interpretive ranger and you work at public lands where you get to give a program about ANY topic that you want, of course relating to the place. What would you do a campfire program about?
publiclandlvr
replying to @HornsteinMe @HornsteinMe @aubreylenae16 @Wild_Tribute I want to come to your programs in the worst way. #parkChat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @unconpeace: A2 Great question. I would be one of those hermit rangers that man the fire towers or something. #parkchat
MattsRoadTrip
replying to @HubbardJeff @HubbardJeff @aubreylenae16 Thanks, Jeff! It's the edge of the Alabama Hills near the base of Mt. Whitney! #ParkChat
mjn126
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5) I think I'd love it. I love when I get to leave them behind for a week so maybe I could adapt? #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5 I think my quality of life would improve if I was forced to cut back on technology use, though of course Wednesday evenings I’d find a way to #ParkChat Nonrunning water would be more of a challenge for me
HubbardJeff
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5) No running water? What are you barbarians?! 😂 But, seriously, no cell or internet would be fine (healthier?) #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 I love watching the grass wave. The wind does not bother me. Meadowlarks! #ParkChat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @RoadTripsCoffee: A2 I would LOVE to be one of the #nationalpark rangers that does the rifle and canon demonstrations. I think it would…
MattsRoadTrip
replying to @beckyjlomax @beckyjlomax @aubreylenae16 Thanks, Becky! It's beautiful Colorado! #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5. I grew up without most of these. For a time I had to live without indoor plumbing. I actually would rather have internet over running water. Heating water for bathing and having a (nice) outhouse are not that bad. #parkchat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @MattsRoadTrip: @aubreylenae16 A4. As a full time RV traveler, I often have public lands as my backyard! The thing I love most about it…
DryTortugasFilm
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @aubreylenae16 A5) #Parkchat Of these, I think water is the only "problem", I just bring it or a way to filter it, actually I'm quite excited to be facing these problems in the very near future but I'll have a canoe so I'm very excited and will not miss modern society, one bit!
Wild_Tribute
RT @aubreylenae16: Q6 #ParkChat Let's say you decided to be an interpretive ranger and you work at public lands where you get to give a pro…
beckyjlomax
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A5 One of the reasons I love backpacking is getting away from Internet, cell phone, and doing without the luxuries of modern life. I’d relish a remote post in a park with super rustic accommodations…like a tent or lookout. #ParkChat
HubbardJeff
replying to @MattsRoadTrip @MattsRoadTrip @aubreylenae16 I’ll be there in May! #ParkChat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @kristarsha: @aubreylenae16 A3 a Nationa Seashore! I loooove the beach...so maybe @CapeCodNPS or @PadreIslandNPS helping with turtle r…
JohnMDouglass1
RT @tthrash: @aubreylenae16 A2. The rangers that stand out to me are the ones that interact with me, whether greeting me around the park en…
RoadTripsCoffee
RT @aubreylenae16: Q6 #ParkChat Let's say you decided to be an interpretive ranger and you work at public lands where you get to give a pro…
TPRjerks
replying to @aubreylenae16
@aubreylenae16 A3. A wilderness zone. Away from the hustle bustle!
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t_jh2009
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 I knew an NPS Ranger who worked inside Visitors Center in Yosemite NP, in the Winter she never saw the park so she switched positions and did the snowshoeing tours at Badger Pass. #ParkChat
publiclandlvr
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 Q6: I have so many interests but I feel most urgency around issues related to climate change, so my program would undoubtedly focus on that. #parkchat
beckyjlomax
replying to @MattsRoadTrip @MattsRoadTrip @aubreylenae16 We don’t have too many days in winter in Montana with that lovely weather. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
A6. Anything related to the crazy, interesting, formidable first visitors to the Park that helped make the Park the place it is today. #ParkChat
MattsRoadTrip
replying to @HubbardJeff @HubbardJeff @aubreylenae16 Nice! Perfect time to go! 🙌 #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6: I’d love to learn about and discuss homesteaders in the Rockies. Visiting the Halzworth Site at @RockyNPS was an eye opener #ParkChat
JohnMDouglass1
RT @59NationalParks: @aubreylenae16 As a retired teacher I’d look for an educational position. And would occasionally give homework and ass…
Stars252525
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6 Any place. history. Famous people, expeditions, battles, anything of that type. #ParkChat
EPCOTExplorer
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 @Wild_Tribute Less time looking at a screen? (Save for my camera viewfinder?) UH YES #FindYourPark #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @kristarsha @kristarsha @aubreylenae16 #ParkChat is always the exception, right?
hksbks
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6) The one campfire chat I was able to experience was at Yosemite about predators, and I loved it. I'd love to talk about wolves around the fire at Isle Royale. #ParkChat
unconpeace
A6 Either 1) 13.8 billion yrs of cosmic history in 30 minutes, 2) a silent ranger talk w/ 30 minutes of nothing but meditation, or 3) how to tell whether a mushroom is safe, poisonous, or...magic! #parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 I’m going to have to talk another #leavenotrace and Park stewardship. Just so important. #ParkChat
theRangerLife
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6. That’s actually a really hard question! One thing I love is moving to a new park and learning a whole new topic. It’s a fun challenge to craft a new program. I’ve done trains, turtles, planes, and many more! #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
A6) We'd love to tell the tale of Jean Lafitte, the pirate, complete with costumes and a set for the campfire program! We think it's going to be quite the production. @JeanLafitteNPS #parkchat
C_Heldenstein
RT @MattsRoadTrip: @aubreylenae16 A4. As a full time RV traveler, I often have public lands as my backyard! The thing I love most about it…
JohnMDouglass1
RT @publiclandlvr: I grew up on @forestservice lands, so my early interactions with @NatlParkService #parkrangers were very few. And I was…
carfreerunner
replying to @aubreylenae16 @aubreylenae16 A6 Running water. That would be most difficult adjustment for me. #parkchat