Ranger Confidential : Living, Working, And Dying In The National Parks (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from skinglist

This book took me a ridiculous long time to read, and not because it wasn't good. It did start slow, but I overall enjoyed the sales. While making me want to see the beautiful scenery the rangers described, the book also scared me off spending any time in Yosemite, Grand Canyon. I like my life, t...

from buffalogr

Poignant and witty, the author describes ranger life in the national parks like she'd been there...which she had. A first person account of trails and trials left me wanting to visit more parks and thank the rangers who serve there.

from NatureGeek

This book was interesting to me because I have been a National Park Ranger in Yosemite, and have friends at Grand Canyon, and have known, loved and visited the locales in the book... but Lankford's writing is not good. She includes "juicy" details, but in the dry, blunt style of a report. Still, ...

from exfed

Many of our largest national parks are remote cities as well as nature preserves. As cities, they have all the same issues of urban areas including criminal activities, people needing to be rescued, and problem employees (especially working for park concessionaires). Lankford gives us an inside g...

from cubsfan3410

Interesting and entertaining look into a NPS Rangre's life