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General >> Chit-Chat (for poking fun and off topic subjects) >> Guarding the National Parks http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1568698904 Message started by butlersrangers on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 5:41am

Title: Guarding the National Parks
Post by butlersrangers on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 5:41am

I'm just back from Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks.

The Visitor's Center at Yosemite had this photograph of Mounted Infantrymen with Krag rifles.

The 24th Infantry and 9th Cavalry served as Park Rangers in 1899, 1903, and 1904.

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Title: Re: Guarding the National Parks
Post by Whig on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 8:16am

Interesting that you captured a picture of some of the wildlife wearing sunglasses! Were you allowed to feed it?

Looks like a nice trip. Never been to those places.

Title: Re: Guarding the National Parks
Post by Knute1 on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 10:42am

So that is why things were just a bit slow on the forum recently.

Can't help but think of Theodore Roosevelt when seeing pictures of National Parks.

Title: Re: Guarding the National Parks
Post by King carp on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 3:50pm

I forgot how gin clear the streams are out west. No wonder I had such a hard time catching trout. Great pic.