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Tales from the Parks Kindle Edition

by Russell Cahill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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If a bear lumbers into a hotel in the middle of the night, how do you get it to leave? Join former National Park Ranger Russell Cahill for this and other true life adventures. Join him as he lowers terrified climbers down the sheer cliffs at Yosemite, follow along as he traces the source of the "death lights" on the remote coast of Maui, and be with him as he creates chaos in the basement of the White House. From a childhood spent in the state parks of California to protecting the lands in the farthest reaches of the United States, the author will keep you guessing about what comes next.

Readers will meet President Nixon, Charles and Ann Morrow Lindbergh, Governors Jerry Brown and Jay Hammond, and a host of characters who shaped the national and state parks during the past century. There are descriptions of building a cabin with hand tools in remote Alaska, volcanic eruptions and the biggest tsunami ever witnessed. Lace up your boots, and come along.

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June 12, 2016
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About the Author

Russell Cahill, a retired park ranger, lives in a forest adjacent to a salmon stream near Olympia Washington. He is of Native Hawaiian ancestry and has written about the people of Hawaii and Western North America. Russell was born in San Francisco prior to World War Two and says he is old enough to have played American football while wearing a leather helmet. He is married to Narda Pierce and is the father of three children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mr. Cahill is a graduate of San Jose State College, (now University) with a degree in Biology. He has served in Yosemite, Glacier Bay, Katmai and Haleakala National Parks and has been the Director of the Alaska and California State Park Systems and the Deputy Director of Washington's State Parks. During the 1970s Russell with his late wife Susie took their children to a remote place in Alaska and built a cabin using only hand tools. He spends part of each summer at the cabin in Gustavus, Alaska. He and his wife Narda have kayaked in Alaska, Mainland United States, New Zealand and Western Australia. Since his retirement he has served as a member of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, State Parks Commission, and as a Community Services volunteer. Russell and his wife have traveled extensively based on the theory, "retire early and often." They once walked from Idaho to Seattle just for the heck of it. Russell claims his most interesting job was as a bouncer at a go-go club during college years.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01H0YVQDS
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2203 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1534636463

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Russell Cahill is a San Francisco born (1938) child of a mixed race family. His Father was a Hawaiian seaman, his mother a descendant of Pilgrims. A former National Park Ranger in Yosemite, Alaska, Washington D.C. and Hawai'i, Russell writes from his home in a forest North of Olympia Washington. His fascination with the native cultures of North America and Polynesia inspired him to write Kolea a story of early Hawai'i and a voyage to North America.

Scott's Ivanhoe was the first novel Russell read and he credits it for his love of historical fiction, naming Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy and Bernard Cornwell's Archers Tale as influences. He has attempted to bring the rich culture of pre-contact Hawai'i to his readers. Russell has climbed, hiked and paddled his kayak through many of the places he writes of. In 1974 he and his late wife and their three children built a cabin in an Alaskan forest using only hand tools. He and his present wife Narda Pierce spend parts of each summer there.

Russell's second book is a memoir of his adventures in the National Parks. "There are a lot of bears in the book as well as a description of a mess I caused in the basement of the White House." The Ranger book will be out in 2016. His third book will be a historical novel about the American west in the early 1800s as seen through the eyes of a Hawaiian seaman.

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David Workman

Behind the scenes in America's scenic spaces

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2016

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The centennial of America's national parks system is a perfect time for Russell Cahill's new book - 'Tales from the Parks: My Adventures as a Park Ranger' - to arrive on the scene. If you have a favorite park or national monument, this book is for you. If you have a hankering for time out there in America's special places, this book is for you. Cahill has woven together an entertaining, even humorous, and ultimately thoughtful narrative of memories from some of America's spectacular / remote / breathtaking spaces. It's drawn from his years as ranger and superintendent and director of parks and park systems. At one level, 'Tales' is about parks people and users. At another level, it's about the unique, sometimes imperiled animals and public resources that the parks protect. Deeper still, it's about social, cultural and ethnic values that shape America. Our parks get 5 Stars, and so does this book.

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William Ranieri

Love the outdoors? Read!

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020

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Definitely a cut above the typical park ranger memoir! Russell Cahill’s excellent account of his life of service to the National and State parks is captivating and entertaining. I wasn’t able to put it down!

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Peter Witt

... become even more real for me This is an excellent collection of events

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016

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I get the chance once a week to spend time with Russell Cahill over coffee- So the tales and adventures have become even more real for me This is an excellent collection of events, adventures and situations from a park rangers point of view and experience. An excellent and well written book. Cahill shares his stories with humor and well thought out memories so that you truly get a sense of each parks splender with store about the parks people , culture, history, wildlife and about how the national parks have been shaped by people that care about the environment, our countries social fabric and the issues related politically creating and maintaining our National Parks. The book of stories is a great read and rates 5 Stars.

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MillstoneyWay

great stories about our parks

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024

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A mostly autobiographical account of a long term park ranger. The author worked in numerous state and national parks and lived on site with his family. He served in all capacities from maintenance work (the land including latrines) to park manager. Great stories by a raconteur from all over the US.

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2020

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Bought this for my husband for Christmas since he has coffee with the author every Monday morning. It's a great read by a great person and author with a fascinating life to tell. If you're reading this, Russ, I'm so happy to have been able to get something special for a man who is impossible to buy for.

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guido

Funny, witty and a treasure of stories from years ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017

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Funny, witty and a treasure of stories from years of work and contemplation in the National Park Service, Alaska State Park and California State part system.

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c.j.travis

Nice little ranger tales. Somewhat annoying on a kindle

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2018

I enjoyed reading this collection of short tales from a very experienced, but just a tad narcissistic, national and state park ranger. I diligently read the cute stories but somehow I missed the page that explained how he went from a lonely co-op ranger to bring offered a superintendent or director's position. But that's ok, i can appreciate a worker that just gets the stuff done that needs to get done. Not too many workers will do that nowadays.
I deducted a star for a really annoying quirk of reading it in a kindle. There are a large amount of spacing and underlining typos. Foot instance, every time the phrase National Park is mentioned, the n and p are underlined and there's a space between it and the next letter. "n ational p ark " there are also do many other similar occurrences I wonder if they are from the digitization or just didn't get caught by any human editor.
Still overall a fun book to read with good advice for hikers, campers, and those who desire homework as a ranger.

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Jim

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019

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Wife enjoyed it as well.

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