Ranger Sarah with the Junior Rangers badges she has earned so far on her current adventure.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Ranger Sarah looks at Locomotive #278, its coal tender, a boxcar, and caboose, an example of rolling stock railroad cars used on this branch of the Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) Narrow Gauge Railroad.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Ranger Sarah looks at the last remaining railroad trestle along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison route.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Ranger Sarah learns that passenger trains also traveled the rail line through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Read more at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=158937
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.
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Another round at Trinidad Head on a very bright day. I tried out the Agents of Discovery app (BLM and USFS sort of Junior Ranger on a handheld computer sort of thing) which doesn't receive the highest marks from me.
New blog post: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2024/04/agents-of-discovery-at-trinidad-head.html
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Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 & #FotoMontag !
Here's my photo: Snow covered plant during snowstorm, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA ©Carl R. Englander
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In the US, today is National Junior Ranger Day! I love 🥰 the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program & have earned 7 Junior Ranger badges including a Virtual Junior Ranger badge from Yosemite! The Junior Ranger program offers in-person as well as online activities for Junior Rangers of all ages! https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-junior-ranger-day.htm
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Adventures of Ranger Sarah
Valerie Norton
Carl Englander
Paula Borchardt