Photo of the week: Law enforcement on the park’s front line

For US Park Rangers, the patrol area is rugged terrain and crowded trails. From enforcing federal law to responding to medical calls, rangers like John Dodson handle it all. Based in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dodson shared this photo from the Cades Cove district. “I couldn’t ask for a better career,” he writes.

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