Ralph

My blogs

Gender	Male
Industry	Government
Occupation	Retired from the National Park Service
Location	Ridgway, Colorado, United States
Links	Audio Clip
Introduction	Retired Associate Regional Director of the National park Service in Alaska; formerly climbing ranger at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Assistant Superintendent at Denali National Park, Superintendent of Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Noatak National Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Climbed mountains all my life: 4 trips up Mt. McKinley(Denali), climbed all over the world. Still climbing, board member on the American Alpine Club.
Interests	climbing, skiing, cycling, hiking, camping, fishing, history, foreign languages, poetry, opera, art, cooking, politics
Favorite Movies	The Third Man, Seventh Seal, Shane, High Noon, Dr. Strangelove, The Professionals, Man and a Woman, Casino Royale
Favorite Music	Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Robert Earl Keen, Pete Seeger, The Eagles, Tom Waits, Emmy Lou Harris; Stravinsky, Copeland, Gould, Wagner, Bach, Beethoven, Puccini, Verdi
Favorite Books	http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/323495, Iliad, Odyssey; Oedipus Rex; Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost, Magic Mountain, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Siddhartha, Gravity's Rainbow, Angle of Repose