It seems odd with so much talent on the staff that nobody would have noticed that bog symbol on the map and investigated.
It may have been that it was not very easy to get out there. As a matter of fact, my opportunity to go out there arose because that I remained at the park in the fall after others had left. I stayed there longer than any other ranger naturalist. There were no lectures being given, so you were sort of on your own. I then had the liberty to go out there and explore. That was when the carnivorous plant discovery was made.
Did you go out there by yourself?
The first time that I went out there I had two of the rangers with me, Larry Bisbee and one other. They are listed in my article. I went out there again on my own.
How did you meet other staff who would be willing to go with you to the bog? In the Mess Hall?
Yes, that is right. We had a mess hall at that time. Do they still have that, or have they abandoned it?
It’s been converted to ranger offices.
Are the people who come to work during the summer on their own as far as food is concerned?
Yes.
We had a real nice mess hall at that time and it was possible for you to get acquainted with all the other individuals that were working in the park. It was one of the nice aspects of being there. You could get acquainted with so many different kinds of individuals, including the trail crew. The individuals in the trail crew were sort of a motley sort of group, don’t you know.
Were they there most of the summer?
The trail crew people? Yes, they were there the whole summer.
