Ranger Headquarters

Ranger Headquarters
Big Pine National Forest, Knotty Pine

Saturday, August 1, 2026

RB093 The River that Wasn't There

  Our Ranger Bill for Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2026, is:

 RB093 The River that Wasn't There

There is no drought, but the Rio Perdido River runs dry without explanation. Fred Martin, a young lettuce farmer, and a tough old cattle rancher Longhorn Laribee are both in danger of losing everything without the river. Bill and the boys investigate and try to bring the river back. Henry may have the key to the problem in a book he’s studying.




OTRR#070

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Aug. 1, 2026, is

RB133 They Called Him a Coward

Jerry is the new boy in town. He is afraid of everything because his father was killed in a fire. Jerry runs away and hides when a school full of children catches fire. Bill and his rangers try to help Jerry overcome his fears with little success. What will Bill do with Jerry when severe storms threaten the Shady Valley?

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

 RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, Aug, 1, 2026, is truly one of their biggest adventures yet:

RB130 The Mountain that Moved

Stumpy and Henry go fishing on Old Thunderhead. Strange sounds start coming from the mountain. Then a seismologist, Mr. Chenowith, arrives to investigate strange readings coming from the mountain. Earthquakes trap Henry and Stumpy and threaten their lives. Then Old Thunderhead actually begins to move, leaving huge chasms and blocking all the mountain's roads. Bill must find a way to rescue his friends before it's too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18VWpz_6pcc

Friday, July 31, 2026

RB060 Decision for Death

  Ranger Bill for Friday, July 31, 2026, is RB060

Decision for Death

Eight climbers on the Savage Mountains (better known as the Refrigerator Mountains) fall into a crevasse. Bill and his rangers are called in to rescue the trapped climbers. Two men have fallen so far that they can’t be reached. Will Bill be able to find some way to rescue these men before they suffer the slow, maddening process of freezing to death?


OTRR #45

Thursday, July 30, 2026

RB059 The Man with the Limp

 Our Ranger Bill

for Thursday, July 30, 2026, is 
RB059  The Man with the Limp

The chairman of the church mission board and the chairman of the orphanage board want to remove a man who is member of both boards because he spends too much time in prayer. Meanwhile a mysterious stranger with a limp comes to Knotty Pine causing much talk.