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I go, I see, I do, I walk, I think, I like…

Ranger Dan?

Not really. However, once in a while I get mistaken for a ranger – and it happened again today. I was photographing flowers near a trail intersection at Castle Rock State Park when a group of kids and a parent stopped to figure out which way to go. I asked where they were going. “The parking lot”. I told them that they could take either fork since both end up there; the left fork goes past Goat Rock and the right fork goes past the waterfall.

The adult with the group said, “you must be the ranger we talked to yesterday.”

It must be the green pants or something…

The first time this happened was many years ago in the southern Sierra. In those days I tended to hike in old surplus wool army pants and a gray work shirt. A hiker actually offered to let me check his wilderness permit!

(Some years ago I did meet the real “Ranger Dan” in Death Valley. But that is another story.)
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Castle Rock Iris

Iris. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
CastleRockIris2005|05|15: Iris. Caste Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Tree-covered Ridges

Tree-covered Ridge. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
CastleRockForest2005|05|15: Tree-covered ridges. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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Castle Rock Birds

Castle Rock Birds. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Photo copyright Dan Mitchell.
CastleRockBirds2005|05|15: Circling birds. Castle Rock State Park. May 15, 2005. Copyright Dan Mitchell.
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