Legend:   Questions that people have allegedly asked of Park Rangers around the country.

Origins:   Reportedly excerpted from Outside Magazine, May 1995, pp. 120-121.

Grand Canyon National Park:

• Was this man-made?


• Do you light it up at night?


• I bought tickets for the elevator to the bottom — where is it?


• Is the mule train air conditioned?


• So where are the faces of the presidents?

Everglades National Park:

• Are the alligators real?


• Are the baby alligators for sale?


• Where are all the rides?


• What time does the two o'clock bus leave?

Denali National Park (Alaska):

• What time do you feed the bears?


• Can you show me where the yeti lives?


• How often do you mow the tundra?


• How much does Mount McKinley weigh?

Mesa Verde National Park:

• Did people build this, or did Indians?


• Why did they build the ruins so close to the road?


• Do you know of any undiscovered ruins?


• Why did the Indians decide to live in Colorado?

Carlsbad Caverns National Park:

• How much of the cave is underground?


• So what's in the unexplored part of the cave?


• Does it ever rain in here?


• How many ping-pong balls would it take to fill this up?


• So what is this — just a hole in the ground?

Yosemite National Park:

• Where are the cages for the animals?


• What time do you turn on Yosemite Falls?

Yellowstone National Park:

• Does Old Faithful erupt at night?


• How do you turn it on?


• When does the guy who turns it on get to sleep?


• We had no trouble finding the park entrances, but where are the exits?

Last updated:   8 July 2007

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