I had fun writing it. Maybe I'll let it bubble for a few days, then post the answers -- though I would expect the regulars to know the answers!! (OK. Maybe there's a few obscure ones there).
The last one is kinda true, though maybe not 3,000 per season -- but 1,000 would be conservative. The point is that, as rangers, it's part of the job to encourage people. However many times we've heard the same thing, it's the first time for them and you don't want to take anything away from their personal challenge.
That's why we're so highly paid! And it beats working for a living... .
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