As Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100, Its Chief Ranger Plans for the Next Century

If you want strangers to ask to take a photo with you, walk around in a park ranger's uniform. As chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Matthew Vandzura knows this well. Even on a winter day, with snow on the ground and only a few dozen tourists at the popular Mather Point outlook, the jovial keeper of the canyon is in high demand.

If you want strangers to ask to take a photo with you, walk around in a park ranger's uniform. As chief ranger at Grand Canyon National Park, Matthew Vandzura knows this well. Even on a winter day, with snow on the ground and only a few dozen tourists at the popular Mather Point outlook, the jovial keeper of the canyon is in high demand.