News > How to wander
23/04/2023 08:47 AM | Click to read full article
Total resignation to marching in step is stifling, mind-numbing, and soul-killing. Over time it can accrete into a kind of self-regimentation that leaves you treading the well-beaten path even when no one is telling you to. One reason good rangers wander relates to our protective role. An even more important reason a ranger must wander is to know their territory. The more you wander, the better you’ll know the potential routes a lost hiker may have followed, or how to get somewhere fast to save a life.
