September cast a sharp visible distinction on the color wheel of the alpine basin where I’ve spent a good portion of my time as a Wilderness trails ranger intern for the Chelan Ranger District. Continue Reading…
As a Wilderness trails ranger with the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, I have the great privilege of working in the Glacier Peaks Wilderness. Continue Reading…
When I got the call from the Mt. Adam’s Institute (MAI) program coordinator, Marijke, that I would be joining the Chelan Ranger District as a wilderness trails ranger intern for the summer, I blurted “YES” into the phone rather embarrassingly and high fived a coworker sitting nearby. Continue Reading…
The Lake Chelan area that we have been working on has a large number of trails, from short hour-long trips to destinations that can take 3 days of hard work to get to. A significant amount of our time is spent on one 30-mile stretch of trail and its branching trails. Continue Reading…
After three days assisting the trail crew on a construction project I was finally beginning a six-day backcountry ranger tour into Washington’s rugged and remote Glacier Peak Wilderness. I had hiked this trail before and knew it well, but a darkened sky and chill to the air gave the area a new foreboding ambience. Continue Reading…