Ramblings of a Wayward Naturalist and Occasional Park Ranger

Here you will find occasional ramblings dealing with my experience working in parks and protected areas, thoughts on the experience and practice of environmental education and interpretation, and reflections on the parks and other special places I visit. Enjoy!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Way In

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It looks to be another cold, clear day here on the mesa top. It’s day three of my adventure at Hovenweep National Monument . So far I have b...

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

My First Full Day at Hovenweep

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On Monday, November 29, my first day of work at Hovenweep National Monument , I awoke to a fresh blanket of snow. About two inches had falle...

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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Last 42 Miles to Hovenweep

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From Cortez, elevation 6,200, I traveled through McElmo Canyon and onto Cajon Mesa at an elevation of 5,200 feet. It was an unusual trip in ...

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

The Final Journey West

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Well, after a night of sleep that was not unlike the one before the first day of school, I am about to drive the 42 miles west from Cortez, ...

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About Me

Brian Forist: I received my Ph.D. in 2018 from the Indiana University in the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies Program. I conducted research on the effectiveness of visitor-centered, two-way interpretation through dialogue in both formal programs and informal encounters. In August 2016 I began a full-time position as Lecturer in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology at Indiana University. During the summers of 2016 and 2015 I worked as a Park Ranger at Mesa Verde National Park. I worked as a Park Guide at Lincoln Home National Historic Site in 2012. I spent much of 2011 as a Park Ranger-Interpreter at Zion National Park and the winter of 2010/2011 volunteering at Hovenweep National Monument, all truly special and magical places. I have also worked at North Cascades National Park, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and as a university partner in the NPS Social Science program in the Washington Office. spent 2005-2010 as Education Director at a non-profit residential environmental education facility in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. When I am home I volunteer at the Michigan City Indiana Old Lighthouse Museum.

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