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Ask a Ranger: Interpretation: learning through your senses

Interpretation: So many letters, such a long word � but it's simple, or so it seems. And you can do it! In fact, you do it every day -- almost every minute!

For example, try closing your eyes in order to interpret. What do you hear? Background noise? Foreground sounds? Your own breathing? What do you see, with your eyes still closed? (Some see the darkened interior of their own eyelids, others may see a rainbow of colors!) Now, what do you feel? What does your body/mind feel? And where? Imagine it! And of course, we can add smell! Ah, I smell the forest trees, and pollen, I think! Or maybe I’m making that up?



Barbara Jacobsen, a former nurse, social worker, counselor, and teacher, now “teaches” nature to children and adults of all ages! She finds connecting people to nature to be the most enjoyable ever! Barbara has resided in Arizona for 50 years this month!

The NPS/USFS Roving Rangers volunteer through a unique agreement between the Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the Coconino National Forest to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area each summer.

Submit questions for the ‘Ask a Ranger’ weekly column to [email protected].

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