Park rangers know these things?

J and I came up with a list a while ago about the skills a ranger should have.  We included taxidermy (due to J's insistence) but other than that, Edward Abbey's list is pretty on par with what we came up with.  Except I'm not sure how much skill is involved to "pour piss out of a boot."  Or does it mean that you're able to stomach non-pleasant things?  If that's the case, check and check!

" [visitors no longer]...know how to saddle a horse, read a topographical map, follow a trail over slickrock, memorize landmarks, build a fire in rain, treat snakebite, rappel down a cliff, glissade down a glacier, read a compass, find water under sand, load a burro, splint a broken bone, bury a body, patch a rubber boat, portage a waterfall, survive a blizzard, avoid lightening, cook a porcupine, comfort a girl during a thunderstorm, predict the weather, dodge falling rock, climb out of a box canyon, or pour piss out of a boot.  Park rangers know these things, or should know them, or used to know them and can relearn them; they will be needed."

- Edward Abbey  
Desert Solitaire