From the backcountry to the front office, Al Hendricks was at home in the nation’s treasures
Former Capitol Reef superintendent, who died last month, made protecting the national parks his life’s work.
Al Hendricks, the first backcountry ranger in Canyonlands' rugged Maze District, climbs a rock in the district in 1972 in this uncredited photo. Hendricks died last month in Montana.