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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Here is a pic from the web.
How many years were you a Ranger, Marv?
Such a remarkable part of the world. To see it as you did is fascinating. |
That picture looks like it was taken at the Tyndall Creel R.S. probably in 1976. He later disappeared from his ranger station at Bench Lake near Arrow Peak. That area and Lake Basin were his & my favorite areas of the park. He was one of the guys who worked seasonally in the back country year after year. Lots of the rest of us would be there for a period of time and give it up and go on with life. I worked seasonally during college and teaching for eight years: Giant Forest in Sequoia in fire control and front country ranger for two summers, then in the back country for six summers. The first two back country summers I went in at 165 lbs. and came out at 140 lbs. After that I upped my calorie intake. It was normal to put in 8 to 18 mile days with thousands of feet change in elevation at 10K to 13K ft. I would have loved to continue that for decades but life takes its twists and turns. I was known as "mister clean" among the ranger division. I always was clean shaven and wrinkle free - always looked like I walked out of park headquarters. Lots of the back country guys grew beards and looked like they'd been there for years. We all flew in at the first of the season with food, clothing, supplies, and equipment for the duration. If we got any mail, they'd radio us that they were going to make a pass with the fixed wing spotter and throw it out the window.