Communications & Tech
These are two forms of communication you should carry on patrol.
What is an inReach and a radio?
A place where backpackers can choose their own campsite on a durable surface and may require off trail travel to reach.
What is an at-large zone?
This woman is an administrative wizard who can, along with your supervisor, help you navigate the waters of administrative tasks. Be very nice to her.
Who is Kat Ailes?
This backcountry road in the Needles is notorious for its technical challenges and requires advanced 4WD training.
What is Elephant Hill?
This opens door, logs into computers, and should be kept safe and secure when not using.
What is a PIV card?
These three apps are publicly available for smart phones to aid in navigation
What are Gaia, Avenza and CalTopo?
A form of backcountry recreation that involves backpacking and boating with a lightweight vessel. It has become increasingly popular to see multiple districts during one itinerary.
What is packrafting?
This ginger backcountry ranger has expertise in packrafting, canyoneering, backpacking, and consuming Bobo's bars and discounted City Market items.
Who is Austin Kelley?
The home of CANY radio repeater
What is Grand View Point?
You use Concur to create these two documents.
What is a travel authorization and travel voucher?
When it comes to SAR and EMS response in the parks, we have a mantra to keep us safe and thorough. Slow is smooth, smooth is _______.
What is fast?
This activity is the most popular permitted way to experience Arches backcountry.
What is canyoneering?
This man should be on everyone's apocalypse survival team, since he can wield a firearm, fix a Jeep, weld anything you can imagine, and navigate a boat through Cataract Canyon at 80,000 cfs.
Who is TBerry?
The trail where most SARs happen
What is Devils Garden Trail?
Staying outside a designated campsite or zone for a patrol
What is admin camping?
A technique to inform and encourage park visitor regulation compliance.
What is authority of the resource?
Mechanized equipment and motorized travel are prohibited from this area.
What is wilderness?
This man is a geology guru, has the deepest ranger voice, and father of the Maze.
Who is Will Leggett?
This area of the park experiences burro trespass but a new fence line was installed last year.
What is Horseshoe Canyon?
Go here to find SOPs, powerpoint how-to guides, and ranger resources.
What is the Backcountry Sharepoint?
The online service VRP staff can use to track and communicate with InReaches
What is Everywhere Hub?
These are the five qualities of wilderness character.
What is untrammeled, natural, undeveloped, primitive and unconfined recreation and solitude, and other features of value?
You may hear "midday chicken" from these folks.
Who is Glen Canyon Dispatch?
These two areas are closed to public entry and for research purposes only.
What are Virginia Park and Jasper Canyon?
EPAP is the acronym for this document title.
What is an employee performance appraisal plan?