A beautiful sunny day in Seward - something you’re not usually able to say. We were lucky though, and had a clear and sun-filled day for our trip on the Kenai Fjords Tour Boat, where Ranger Suzie Pyle teaches all sorts of people about the beautiful place she loves.
      Suzie has lived her whole life in Anchorage and went to school as a kid there. The only time she ever left was when she went to college in Springfield, Missouri. She missed the mountains and ocean even more than her family during her stay in Missouri. She knew she just had to move back. Then her husband decided to move with her and leave all his family in Missouri. Auziw says that this was one of the most exciting things that has ever happened to her. She doesn't have any kids but her and her husband are thinking about starting a family.
      Suzie works as interpretive ranger for the National Park Service out of Kenai Fjords National Park. Because she only works from April to October, in the winter she substitute teaches and coaches the high school ski team. She has been trying to get a teaching job in Seward for five years now. Preferably 7th, 8th, 9th grade Math but hasn't been successful in that area. She says, “ Being a ranger found me I didn't find it.” Her boss knew she was unemployed and called her and asked her if she would like to work on the tour boat over the summer. She was thrilled and said she would love to. She now is a Ranger for the National Park Service. Teaching different people from all over about what she does, the ecosystem, and how the plates in the earth move.
      I asked Suzie what the best part about being a ranger is. She said that she loves getting to see the wild life and the weather pattern changing day to day. Suzie gets to see many different animals, from bears and moose to a menagerie of species of bird. The weather is very interesting also. It will quickly go from being sunny and warm to rainy and very cold. Seeing all of the different wild life changing is the most incredible and interesting thing she has ever been able to see. Whatever it is, Suzie is always grateful for what she has and what she does.