Mountaineer Memories
Stories of Days Gone By....

Remember those exhilarating stories you told when you got back to the office after a hard days work in the field? Working in the wild allowed us all to come across one or two memorable situations in our careers. Actually I bet there are even some pretty amazing stories from the office, too!

DO Johnson Interview, 1966DO Johnson Interview, 1966

Durward (D.O.) Johnson spent his entire Forest Service career from 1925 to 1956 in Grand County, Colorado. He took the ranger exam and served as the ranger on all four districts in Grand County: Williams Fork, Idlewild, Sulphur, and Kremmling. Following his Forest Service career, he served for many years as county commissioner. The interview is conducted by Herb Schwann.

Here are some favorite sections from the interview:

Taking Ranger Exam and Reporting for duty

Kaiser Creek Timber Cruise

Snow shoeing and snow survey

Civilian Conservation Corps

Want to listen to the entire interview CLICK HERE (49:19)
or CLICK HERE to read the entire transcript.

BONUS!!!

Take a video tour of the Forest Service Exhibit,Forest Service Exhibit at the Heritage Park Museum Complex, Grand County Historical Association, Colorado
at the Heritage Park Museum Complex,
Grand County Historical Association, Colorado.
Produced and narrated by Dan Nolan.

CLICK HERE

Alva Simpson InterviewAlva Simpson Interview

Another historical R2 memorial can be found in the interview of Alva Simpson. Click below to follow Alva's journey.

Alva Simpson Interview
Two girlfriends, two boyfriends, and the bootlegger

 

Here are a few employee collected stories we have collected to date. Enjoy these memories of days gone by.

We would like to share your best (or worst) memories. Do you have a story or photos to share? Submit it to MountaineerMemories@rockymountaineers.us for review and possible inclusion on this page of memories and in the Museum’s archives.