A decorated Michigan State Police Trooper returns to service as a National Park Service Ranger and finds danger waiting. This book in the Paths Crossed series depicts the author’s transition from conventional to wilderness law enforcement, while applying new skills as an emergency medical technician, wildland firefighter, and search and rescue practitioner. In some of America’s most pristine places, he and his colleagues strive to protect the visitor from the park, the park from the visitor, and the visitor from the visitor. In doing so, he finds his true nature.
I'm not much of an outdoorsy camper/hiker type but I do enjoy reading about those who are. This book is well-written, fast paced and full of real life experiences of one State Park Ranger. The parks he worked are not easy jobs but with his devotion to his work, his respect for nature and his will to excel made him a unforgettable Ranger. I hated to come to the end of his book.