Beth's Story - Summit Mountain National Park

Sliding down a glacier by the seat of her pants did not prepare Ranger Beth Nelson for the rest of her life, but it was the beginning. Meeting Rye Buchanan did not fit into her plan either, but both happened.

Nelson and Buchanan serve as Law Enforcement Rangers at Summit Mountain National Park in the Rocky Mountain Range. This is Beth Nelson's first assignment as a permanent ranger, hoping to make this her lifetime career.

Rye Buchanan is a cowboy at heart and wears the hat to prove it. Not ...