We sat with a volunteer ranger at the base of the castle and he told us so much information we otherwise wouldn’t have known about the NP! It was really interesting and made us appreciate the history more deeply. Later we kept walking and I realized I didn’t have my phone so we went backtracking and the ran into the volunteer who found it where we had been sitting and came to find me to return it! We talked more about the park and he told us about the patch of flowers we were near and how they were used by the native people. The rangers are invaluable to the parks to help visitors in all sorts of ways, but most importantly helping them to appreciate the parks for more than the surface level views.
Sincerely,
Montezuma Castle National Monument
At Montezuma Castle National Monument, you can see the breathtaking 20-story habitat and ingenious irrigation well built by Ancestral Pueblo Indians 900 years ago.
State(s): Arizona
Established: 1906
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Greetings from Montezuma Castle National Monument
I volunteer at Montezuma Castle Monument. It is such a rewarding experience. The Castle is beautiful and we have dedicated volunteers and rangers here. I have met countless visitors from the U.S. and around the world. My major job at the Castle besides talking and giving information about the Castle,…
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I worked in many different positions for the National Park Service, starting with Bent's Old Fort NHS. I was a seasonal Interpreter, then as a permanent Museum Technician, later as a Museum Curator and once again as the Chief Ranger, a job in which I did both Interpretation and Law…
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