>>202644The majority of rangers are not danger rangers, who are sworn peace officers. Most NPS rangers are either engaged in scientific research (research rangers), or interacting with and educating the public (interpretive rangers). If you run across a guy in the backcountry with a NPS ball cap and a GPS they're probably a research ranger. If you meet a ranger at a station with a smokey the bear hat and a big smile possibly leading hikes and always giving the campfire talks then you've met an interpretive ranger. If you meet a guy with a gun on his hip and a plate carrier, possibly with an ar15 and most likely a bad attitude then you've met a danger ranger. I've worked around them at several parks and monuments and the only one who wasn't an outright dick (actually a solid guy) was at Grand Quivara, the ruin in my last pic.
