Old Ranger Pete
@oldrangerpete.bsky.social
Author, speaker, retired US Forest Service ranger and biologist. Since 2011, serving as a naturalist on major cruise lines on their Southeast Alaska cruises. Hunter of moose; catcher of fish.
Forty years ago I took a writing class with Pat, who spent two years in Thailand in the Peace Corp. He watched a construction project in his village. He said to the old villager, "This project will bring prosperity to the village." 1/3
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
April 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Forty years ago I took a writing class with Pat, who spent two years in Thailand in the Peace Corp. He watched a construction project in his village. He said to the old villager, "This project will bring prosperity to the village." 1/3
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
On my hike today out near the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska, I had an encounter with a raven. It didn't think much of my attempt to communicate. I suspect it was waiting to see if I keeled over so it could be the first to feast on my lifeless body.
December 17, 2024 at 1:46 AM
On my hike today out near the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska, I had an encounter with a raven. It didn't think much of my attempt to communicate. I suspect it was waiting to see if I keeled over so it could be the first to feast on my lifeless body.