Backcountry Ranger George Durkee

Hike to George

From: Brad Horn
Length: 07:01

The story of a hike to interview Backcountry Ranger George Durkee about his life in the middle of a national park. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Hike to George
From: Brad Horn

Sierra10_small Durkee and his wife, Paige, live nearly four months of each year in near-total isolation in Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Park in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains--so remote they don't even have cellphone access. At the beginning of each season all their food is brought in by mule train, and it must last them until they leave camp in the fall. George was featured in the 2006 book "The Last Season" by author and journalist Eric Blehm (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Season-Eric-Blehm/dp/0060583002)

More from Brad Horn

Grateful Dead/The Dead parking lot (with producer voiceover) (03:25)
From: Brad Horn

A soundrich experience from the parking lot of The Dead's show in Albany, New York on April 17, 2009.

Grateful Dead/The Dead parking lot (natural sound only) (03:28)
From: Brad Horn

A sound collage from the parking lot of The Dead's show in Albany, New York in April 17, 2009.

Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars (07:22)
From: Brad Horn

The first student to graduate as part of a Syracuse University full scholarship for Native American students got his degree last month.

Not a Good Combo: Beer and Monkeys in the Phillipines (01:50)
From: Brad Horn

A good example of why you should stay away from chained-up monkeys in the Third World.

Hitchhiking with a bag full of cocaine in Texas (02:09)
From: Brad Horn

A trip to Texas for a weekend wedding gets weird.

Adirondack Election Views (04:21)
From: Brad Horn

What do people in the Adirondacks of New York think about the upcoming election?

Piece Description

Durkee and his wife, Paige, live nearly four months of each year in near-total isolation in Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Park in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains--so remote they don't even have cellphone access. At the beginning of each season all their food is brought in by mule train, and it must last them until they leave camp in the fall. George was featured in the 2006 book "The Last Season" by author and journalist Eric Blehm (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Season-Eric-Blehm/dp/0060583002)