RMNP rangers' uniforms go bright yellow for visibility

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 09/11/2009 - 03:44

Rangers who travel the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park now wear high-visibility yellow uniforms, a change prompted by the difficulty of finding a ranger who fell and died in 2005.


 

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