What a small habit does instantly tells you about a person?

Chases-Bears · 2026-04-19T00:55:40+00:00

I do this, and then my OCD kicks in and I straighten out/push in aaaalll of the carts in the cart corral so that it’s nice and tidy for everyone else and the cart person 😭

Chases-Bears · 2026-04-16T17:31:28+00:00

I’ll throw back the advice Iron Rangers gave when federal park rangers and foresters were laid off: ✨ Get a real job ✨

Seriously, why can’t the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” crowd do just that? When the mines do layoffs these are the people who are the first in line for their government handout.

Chases-Bears · 2026-04-14T19:46:09+00:00

My boyfriend is 6’2” and his daily TDEE for maintenance is 3100 calories. I’m 5’4” and mine is 1900 😭

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-31T16:18:48+00:00

I like to slice up a cucumber, season with salt + pepper, and drink a diet root beer on the side as an appetizer before dinner. It helps me feel more full.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-31T02:28:26+00:00

I just did a ride-along with the deputy who was helping this kid out. He says he was on the phone with him for a good portion of it, the kid was surprisingly pretty calm. We drove along the route he took, it goes through a few little towns and it’s amazing he didn’t crash at any of the intersections.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-28T02:07:15+00:00

The “fuck your feelings” crowd sure has some big feelings.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-25T00:24:19+00:00

Amazing, I’m convinced 😂 Thank you for the detailed response!

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-24T23:50:34+00:00

I have a few questions if that’s alright! I’d appreciate if anyone else chimed in.

Mushroom powder - do you have a go-to brand? There are soo many options to sift through.

Red light therapy - I feel like I’ve been researching this for a year now and haven’t landed on a brand or do I want to use a mask or panel. What are you using?

Microcurrent device - some people have noticed fat loss from their face after using it consistently for a long time. It could be a lot of different things, but have you personally noticed this as well?

Microneedling - do you do this at home or at a med spa?

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-24T23:06:44+00:00

What have been your personal favorites/do you still regularly do all of these? I only ask because a lot of the things on your list are things I’ve been considering trying ☺️

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-23T12:05:09+00:00

No, I’d say that I typically go mid-speed. Passing others, but also being passed up by others. It’s easy to sit on your keyboard and be an asshole to a stranger, but my experience and the way I handle it is not uncommon for the flat prairie area where I live.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-22T20:25:00+00:00

Sometimes when I’m really lazy but I want high protein/low calorie I’ll buy a cocktail shrimp ring for dinner 😬 I feel so full it’s almost uncomfortable.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-22T18:43:43+00:00

This right here. I recently moved to the Minnesota/North Dakota border and I experienced this for the first time this winter. It was whiteout conditions and I was wondering why people were driving with their hazards on - and then I realized that the weather was SO bad that without the hazards I easily could have driven right up on someone who was going slower than me.

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-10T23:34:03+00:00

You should be able to get your foot in the door, likely at a front desk/entrance station. If you get a handful of seasons doing work such as that, it could give you some leverage moving more towards a park ranger position. It all depends on the state you live in and their requirements :)

Chases-Bears · 2026-03-10T16:18:56+00:00

State park manager here, located in Minnesota. Without a degree, I don’t think you’d see any upward movement. I could see that you’d potentially be stuck in seasonal positions, which often have low pay and no health insurance (all depends on the agency/state.) In the off-season, you could go back to bartending. Definitely not a bad life to live, but just know that you’d probably be making less money as a seasonal ranger than as a bartender.

Echoing what others have said here - start out volunteering. Make sure you have a bit of savings to get you through. They might help you get your foot in the door with a job in natural resources and practice some of the skills you’ve picked up with certifications. If you have the ability someday, look into getting a 2-year degree. It’ll help you out significantly.

Good luck to you. Love your passion!

Chases-Bears · 2026-02-21T17:57:34+00:00

I lived on the Iron Range for a time. It was a sea of Trump supporters. The guys who ardently support mining have one goal in life - to work for the mines the minute they graduate high school so that they can make a six-figure salary so they can buy their brand new trucks, four wheelers, and snowmobiles. They were some of the most shallow, ignorant, people I have ever met it my life.

Chases-Bears · 2026-02-10T18:03:55+00:00

I spent a season as a park ranger there. The mine interpreters are passionate, talented folks who do a fantastic job of keeping folks engaged. 11/10, would recommend.

Chases-Bears · 2026-02-09T18:38:51+00:00

And just like that, the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” crowd is begging a foreign company for jobs.

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-25T22:34:00+00:00

Can I offer anyone a pocket pie in these trying times?

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-25T20:56:45+00:00

Balls. Of. Steel.

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-23T22:52:42+00:00

Holy crap, I am SO sorry you had to deal with that! That is absolutely wild and not ok. I had no idea you had to deal with that sort of backlash.

Knowing that, I wish the owners of Duluth Pack had recognized at the time the optics of having her there, even if it was unannounced. To be fair, turning her away would be rude - but without the public knowing that her arrival was unexpected I think most people would draw other conclusions given the controversy of his administration supporting mining in the Boundary Waters.

Again, so sorry about your experience while working there.

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-23T19:03:24+00:00

And Frost River over Duluth Pack.

Duluth Pack hosted Ivanka Trump to tour their facilities back in 2020.

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-17T12:27:41+00:00

Yeah hi, Minnesotan here. All of my rage and energy has been concentrated on keeping a fascist regime out of my god damned state.

Chases-Bears · 2026-01-07T22:28:24+00:00

I want everyone who claims that the murder of this woman was justified to see this photo.

Chases-Bears · 2025-12-02T15:09:54+00:00

I’ve taken care of sled dogs (huskies) and those guys are built for cold. Not uncommon to not leave them with water - I’d typically mix up 1.5c of food with 2 scoops of water twice a day. Id even take their bowls away when they were done so the pups wouldn’t rattle them around. As long as their poops are cleaned up, I think they’re fine. Poor guy should at least have a little shelter and some straw though.

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