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| Ta-DA! Landis Ehler is a real ranger! |
My first job as a real ranger was at Aztec Ruins National Monument! It was an amazing opportunity, where I was able to try my hand at Interpretation and Archaeology.
Please note that the discipline of interpretation involves connecting the public with a park's story, not translating actual languages. Imagine how much fun it is explaining that to a tour bus full of foreign visitors!
I relished in the chance to assist in a fill level adjustment program, working part time with the cultural resource division, as well as learning to put together a ranger program. The reconstructed Great Kiva was a phenomenal backdrop for my first ranger talks!
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| That pile of rocks are the result of an entire day of excavation! And Gary said it looked like a sheepherder's monument... |
And then there was the Atlatl! I will always remember facilitating 80 fourth graders in the fine art of throwing spears. Most could barely manage a ten foot launch. One student launched the spear a full 200 feet on his first try!
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| Would you run towards someone so armed? A trespassing jogger did one day, while all the students were throwing! Did they slow down, or turn around? No. |
Many thanks to Tracy, Aron, Cyresa, Marti, Gary, Shiana, Erin, and everyone else who made this such a positive experience!
Fall 2009-August 2010
Aztec Ruins National Monument
#84 County Road 2900
Aztec, NM 87410
(505)334-6174
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