{"title":"Jim Burnett","description":"A veteran of thirty years as a National Park Service ranger, Jim Burnett worked at eight parks all across the United States, including Grand Canyon, Glacier, Lake Mead and Buffalo River before retiring as chief ranger at Colonial National Historical Park. Author of several articles in national periodicals, he now lives near Athens, Texas.","products":[{"product_id":"hey-ranger-true-tales-of-humor-misadventure-from-americas-national-parks-paperback","title":"Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor \u0026 Misadventure from America's National Parks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmusing and informative, Hey Ranger! teaches as it entertains with tales of boat ramp misadventures, lost Afghani campers, encounters with wild animals, dumb crooks, and more. One chapter, \"Tales from the Wild Side,\" brings together unusual incidents from National Park Service reports, and the concluding essay, \"Don't Be a Victim of Your Vacation,\" advises visitors on how to avoid being a story on the evening news.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375577465055,"sku":"9781589791916","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/c9iRIzucQY9781589791916.webp?v=1789203775"},{"product_id":"hey-ranger-2-more-true-tales-of-humor-misadventure-from-the-great-outdoors-paperback","title":"Hey Ranger 2: More True Tales of Humor \u0026 Misadventure from the Great Outdoors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to the wildly successful \u003ci\u003eHey Ranger: True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from America's National Parks\u003c\/i\u003e, former ranger Jim Burnett casts his net globally in search of the most outrageous and humorous stories of man in his eternal quest to experience the natural world. Burnett tells of campers being belted by mysterious objects falling from the sky, like potatoes and ice cream; wildlife photos that went awry, including a ground squirrel that outwits a photographer; dumb crooks in parks, such as the drunk driver who mistakenly knocked on a judge's door to report an accident; and drivers who went over the hill and into the woods instead of to Grandma's house. \u003cbr\u003eBurnett also assembles contenders for the strangest questions ever asked of a park ranger, lessons on how not to pick a campsite, life lessons you can learn from a canoe trip, as well as some classic bear stories. As always, Burnett's stories are meant to inform as well as entertain, and serve as cautionary tales on how not to become \"a victim of your vacation.\" Told in Burnett's classic, conversational style, \u003ci\u003eHey Ranger 2\u003c\/i\u003e will not disappoint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51399503577311,"sku":"9781589793293","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tVs9hTo76B9781589793293.webp?v=1789485962"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jim-burnett.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}