A Lifetime in the National Parks

In Episode 2 of the Ranger PamPaw Podcast, Mark Tezel (Ranger PamPaw) shares how a lifetime connected to America’s national parks changes the way you see them—and the responsibility that comes with that perspective.
This episode is story‑forward (not a résumé): from growing up around the San Antonio Missions to serving in the National Park Service, traveling across the system, and discovering how ‘deep time’ reshapes what matters.

In this episode:
• 01:16 - Before the Uniform
• 03:17 - Entering the National Park Service
• 05:03 - Seeing More of the System
• 07:24 - How Perspective Changes Over Time
• 12:53 - What Parks Teach Us
• 18:11 - Coming Up

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