[shreddr]

I was out riding today and took a break at a state park in northern NJ. I was getting ready to get going when I saw a park ranger pull in the parking lot and parked right behind me, blocking me in my parking space. I was thinking maybe he thought I was speeding on the park roads or something, ( I wasn't because they were full of pot holes). I was wondering what was up, and he gets out of the vehicle and says "hey Bud" I said "hi, whats up?" and he starts to tell me he saw my bike from a distance and thought it was beautiful. He starts asking me questions about the bike, tells me he has a 78' Honda, and a friend has a Dakar model. He was noticing my rear tire was worn and was asking how many miles I got out of one, and noticed my vanity plate and laughed, and then wishes me well and I get going. He was about 25-28, full ranger, had a gun, and it freaked me out a bit. When he got back in his vehicle he moved off a bit and then sat there. I was thinking he was running my plate or something. Am I paranoid, or do these guys do profiling? I was thinking he thought I was gonna be blasting those backroads, and now if somebody sees a bike like mine going too fast in or near the park he will know who to track down. Do these guys have all the same data access as LEO's or are they just toting guns in case a bear gets out of hand?