Hey Ranger!
Amusing and informative, Hey Ranger! teaches as it entertains with tales of boat ramp misadventures, lost Afghani campers, encounters with wild animals, dumb crooks, and more. A chapter, "Tales from the Wild Side," brings together unusual incidents from NPS reports, and a concluding essay, "Don't Be a Victim of Your Vacation," advises visitors on how to avoid being a story on the evening news.
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In his thirty years with the National Park Service, Jim Burnett has seen it all: boat ramp mishaps that have sent cars into the water; skunks in the outhouse and bears at the dumpster; visitors looking for the bridge over the Grand Canyon.
ForewordixIntroduction11Setting the Stage: Lake Mead National Recreation Area42The Snakes Aren't Always in the Grass73Leave It to the Beaver144"Knock, Knock, Who's There?"195"Head for the Hills"256"Can You Hear Me Now?"317"Back It Up Right Here"408"There's a Burglary at the Marina"499Too Hot to Handle5310Setting the Stage: Buffalo National River5911Don't Feed the Skunks6112"Thousands of Chickens"7013"Ranger, We Lost, We Lost!"7714At the End of Their Rope8815Sometimes, Chicken Soup Is Not Good for the Ranger's Soul9416Setting the Stage: Glacier National Park9917"Mister, It's Not Too Late"10118Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!10919Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink11920Setting the Stage: Colonial National Historical Park12421"Excuses, Excuses"12622Pomp and Circumstances13023Setting the Stage: Grand Canyon National Park13924"You Can See It All When We Get Home"14225"I Can't Find the Bridge"14526"Let It Down Slowly"14927Setting the Stage: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial15228Hockey Pucks in the Chicken Coop15529Serious Basketball Country15930Where There's Smoke16231Crime Still Doesn't Pay17132You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers18133Tales from the Wild Side18834Don't Be a Victim of Your Vacation198AppendixSources of Additional Information219Books and Videos219Organizations and Government Agencies220Acknowledgments223Sources Quoted225How to Contact the Author227
\ Arrowhead Newsletter/National Park ServiceJim Burnett, retired national park ranger, tells humorous and anecdotal stories of outdoor misadventures. Hey Ranger! includes funny, behind-the-scenes glimpses into the real life of a national park ranger.\ \ \ \ \ Texas AggieAmusing and informative, Hey Ranger! teaches as it entertains. . . .\ \ \ Buffalo NewsA lighthearted collection of stories . . . Burnett kept detailed notes of his long career and writes about his experience with a wry sense of humor.\ \
