Wendy Bone
Ranger Joe was awesome!!!! We got the best tour guide ever as a group of sixteen of us explored the Oregon Caves together. He gave us mini seek-n-find challenges, told interesting stories, and he enjoyed teasing Brother Bone. He kept commenting throughout the tour on how much he liked our group. At one point, the dancers scaled a long staircase while I stayed behind with Ranger Joe. He commented that he liked us Mormons—that we were dead on in regard to the importance of family. He said he didn’t believe much of the other stuff, but he respected the focus on families.
At the end of the tour he asked if anyone had a good singing voice, and he proceeded to place six dancers in the middle of a long walkway surrounded by rock while the rest of us, along with Ranger Joe, stood at the cavern exit. The six dancers began singing a verse of Nearer My God to Thee, but the acoustics made it sound as though 100 people were singing in the tunnel. The harmonizing was beautiful. Ranger Joe put his head down and closed his eyes throughout, an indication that he truly appreciated the reverence of the moment. Afterwards, we all exited the cave and he congratulated the six dancers for their effort and commented that it almost made him cry.
His humorous and kind nature made him our instant friend. We love you Ranger Joe!
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