Ayala: How a visit to a national park helped birth a ranger and park service leader

Deputy parks director of the U.S. National Park Service, David Vela's, new book ‘Hola Ranger: My Journey through Our National Parks’ reflects on his four decades with the service, writes Elaine Ayala.

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