That would have been funny, as park rangers ARE the law enforcement presence in national parks!!Randy B wrote:SGs and their confusion about the word PARK and what is and isn't included in a particular destination is nothing new.
When I was young my family was vacationing in Rocky Mt. National Park. One day when were in the visitors center we overheard this conversation between an SG and a park ranger at the information desk.
SG (hustling in the door in a hurry): Where's the park?
Ranger: All around you. You are in the park.
SG: No, where is the Park?
Ranger (looking confused): Well, there is the town of Estes Park just down the road to the east.
SG: No. I want the PARK!
Ranger: Mam, you are IN Rocky Mt. National Park. It is all around you.
SG: This isn't the park! Where is the ferris wheel, the carousel, the rides!
Ranger: This isn't that kind of park. Rocky Mt National Park is an outdoor, wilderness recreation and conservation park, not an amusement park.
SG (getting VERY loud at this point): You're lying to me. I KNOW there is a park here and you WILL tell me where it is. If you don't I'll call the police and have them FORCE you to tell me where it is!
(At this point my parents realized that what was about to be said and done was not for the tender ears of my younger sister and my young self and gently herded us into the small movie theatre to watch the last half of the movie presentation about the plants and animals of the park.)
Randy
Reminds me of a similer experience when DW and I were at Denali park in Alaska. A cruise ship had dropped off a bunch of serious SG's at the nature center in the park, which is a jumping off point for a bus ride through kodachrome pass to see the peak. These are "no-frills" school type busses, bring your own lunch and water! (NO facilities except toilets at stops) the trip out and back is about seven hours. the bus stops when you encounter wildlife (for picture taking) SG lady shows up in a faux "sailor" outfit, complete with jacket with sholder tabs and captains hat, gold trim, etc. Cruise line gives them a "box" lunch and sends them on the way. She, and others, are on our bus.
Everyone is dressed in hiking boots/shoes and layered clothing, as it gets COLD with the wind etc. SG wants to know what time the animal show is!! and why the mother bear and cubs that we stopped to take pictures of, didn't set up and wave at the bus!!! Duhhhhhh!!!!
(others from the ship told us she was just as ditzy on board the ship!)
She was heard to say after the end of the trip that she was VERY disappointed that the area wasn't more civilized!!!
