National Park Ranger, a.k.a., "Bleeding Green & Grey"
High Adventure Tales, Humorous Stories, & Deadly Consequences!
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Dreariness is something you usually didn’t encounter while working as a National Park Protection Ranger. I have heard that we don’t get paid a lot in salary because we make it up with “sunsets and rainbows.” That old saying only lasts for a few years into your rookie career and then it gets archaic very quickly. I actually think the reason that we love our jobs so much is because of the team concepts of such things as dedication, integrity, honor, respect, and loyalty. That last sentence sounds really corny but deep down we all feel it, just like our fellow brothers & sisters working as fire fighters, cops, soldiers, and medics do. Every day you are literally putting your life on-the-line, and by god something better push you to do it because the pay sure as hell isn’t that good! Plus, we all are a bunch of adrenaline junkies from responding to all the never-ending calls trying to save the idiots of the world. You know the ones that have watched way too much T.V., and think warm and fuzzy thoughts while not realizing the grizzly bear will eat you, falling off the rim of the Grand Canyon can kill you, or climbing to the top of Mt. Rainier without proper equipment is a really bad no-no.
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About the Book
National Park Ranger, a.k.a., “Bleeding Green & Grey” tells the stories that cover well beyond just the numerous and sometimes daily heroic deeds that other present park ranger books more than adequately validate. However, these new true-life tales not only embrace such topics as the customary high adventure cases, the sometimes humorous park visitors, and the dealing with the unfortunate death & mayhem; but now include various accounts of handling previously considered taboo matters such as limited budgets, hiring difficulties, increasing outside agency assists, and unfortunately, politics and bureaucracy. Also, something rather different in dealing with the typical stoical federal government, author Greg Moss actually enjoys to not only show the amusement side of dealing with the unusual park visitor actions, but also pokes fun of himself or other park staff. All those emergency life-or-death call-out operations and boring administrative meetings don’t go off quite as smoothly as most other books on park rangers currently portray, or even totally ignore. This author uses a lot of dry humor, satire, and sarcasm in his book which makes you laugh out loud, scratch your head, and say, “Really? Is that true?”
About the Author
A veteran of thirty-two years as a former National Park Service field ranger, district ranger, and chief ranger, Greg Moss has worked at over 20 parks all across the United States. He retired as a Chief Park Ranger at Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and now resides in Springfield, Missouri. Greg is an avid public speaker and gives interpretive programs to the public. He also serves as a volunteer instructor and teaches various emergency services classes for the local chapter of the American Red Cross & the Boy Scouts of America.