Junior Ranger Day 2022 Overall we had around 50 junior rangers attend multiple stations including Animal Olympics, Touch Table, and Sand Painting to earn stickers for prizes. At the Animal Olympic station, junior rangers got to hop around like kangaroo rats and dig in the wet sand like the tiger salamander. A ranger let them discover different artifacts and rocks found at the park at the Touch Table. Finally, a volunteer led a sand painting activity where junior rangers used magnets to make pictures with the naturally occurring magnetite in the sand. The junior rangers also participated in a self-led scavenger hunt while walking 1000 steps to earn a pedometer, patch, and Junior Ranger Day T-shirt. Thank you to our Friends of the Dunes, volunteers, rangers, and most importantly our junior rangers for making today a total success. Photos: NPS/Brady Richards Photo 1: Volunteers and Friends of the Dunes Board Members Rick and Mary give Junior Ranger Day t-shirts as prizes to a family. Photo 2: Conservation Legacy Intern Hannah Boatwright explains the Kangaroo Rat hop to a family, part of the Animal Olympics station. Photo 3: Great Sand Dunes Volunteer Louise Bean leads the Sand Art station with a young junior ranger. Photo 4: A kangaroo rat drawing made from black magnetite. Photo 5: Ranger Ian Knoerl leads the Touch Table station Photo 6: Conservation Legacy Intern Jaiden Garcia gives high-fives to two young boys participating in the Animal Olympics station. Photo 7: Friends of the Dunes Board President Lucy Adams awards a prize to a young boy. Photo 8: Prizes included red or blue junior ranger shirts. Photo 9: Ranger Michael Matthes conducts an end-of-event debrief session with all the rangers, interns, and volunteers. #JuniorRangerDay #JuniorRanger #Kids #GreatSandDunes #FindYourPark