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Sandra Ramos - Advocating for our Parks (Episode 25)
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Sandra Ramos – Advocating for our parks

Episode Guest

Sandra Ramos
National Parks Patch Lady

Speed Round

What is your earliest park memory?

Gettysburg, 2012

What made you love the parks?

Park Rangers

What is your favorite thing about parks?

Park Rangers

What is your favorite thing to do in a park?

Junior Ranger books

What park have you yet to visit but is on your bucket list and why?

The entire upper Midwest. Because places like Isle Royale and Voyagers just look absolutely epic.

What are three must-haves you pack for a park visit?

My passport stamp book

“I break for brown sign” stickers

Refillable water bottle

What is your favorite campfire activity?

S’mores

Tent, camper, or cabin?

Tent

Hiking with or without trekking poles?

Always trekking poles

And what is your favorite trail snack?

Almonds and That’s It fruit bars

What is the best animal sighting that you’ve had?

The first time I saw a wild Honu in Hawaii.  I’d never seen a large turtle like that. It was amazing.

What is your favorite sound in the parks?

The sound of rustling leaves.

What is the greatest gift the parks give to us?

Community. Hope.