Thank you so much for visiting the Park Ranger John blog! Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we receive!

How long were you a Park Ranger?
I was a park ranger with Washington State for close to 20 years. I retired after suffering multiple knee injuries during law enforcement training.
How many parks have you visited?
We have visited over 250+ of the 43 National Park sites. You can count how many sites you have visited with this printable list of US National Parks.
What camera equipment do you use?
Camera Gear we use
We are big fans of using great camera gear to get amazing photos while traveling.
Canon R5 - We recently upgraded to the R5 after using a Mark 5 for years. We are loving the camera shutter speed and quality of images.
Canon 100 - 500mm - We use the Canon 100-500 for wildlife photography.
Camera Rain Cover - A rain cover will help protect your camera during rain showers but also when photographing waterfalls.
Camera Cleaning Kit - Cameras can get dirty, beat up, and dusty while in the parks. We like having a cleaning kit with us so we can do on the spot touch ups.
Extra Camera Batteries - We suggest always having one or two extra camera batteries with you. There is nothing worse than going to take a shot and the battery dies.
Extra Memory Cards - We use Extreme PRO SanDisk cards
Who takes the photos on your blog?
Both John and Tammilee take photos for the blog. 99% of the photos shared on the blog are taken by one of us. Every once in a while, we visit a destination or attend a production that does not allow for us to take our own photos and we share their stock photos. We try to share our own photos as much as possible so you can see what we see during our travels.
Can I write a guest post on your site?
Currently, we do not accept guest posts on our site.
Do you have any tips for starting a blog?/Can you help me make money with my blog?
Check out Tammilee's blogging resource page which lists a ton of the companies that we work with and the blogging classes we have enjoyed.
Travel
How do you get to travel so much?
We are blessed to be able to work with amazing destinations and share them on the blog. We also have a dedicated travel fund that we put money away in each month. We have made travel a huge focus in our lives and put a portion of our income to travel each month.
Do you have any dream destinations?
Oh my gosh too many to list all of them! We dream of visiting the South Pacific (a hut overlooking the water in Fiji or Bora Bora or Tahiti would not make me sad at all!), taking an African Safari, the Maldives, Seeing the polar bears in Manitoba, Visiting America Samoa and going to the National Park and so many other places.