Above, Olympic National Park firefighter Paul Staley directs 3-year-old Owen Bailey of Gig Harbor where to point a fire hose as part of Junior Ranger Day on Saturday at the park’s Port Angeles visitor center. The park provided a variety of displays, activities and demonstrations to promote nature and the wilderness experience. At left, 4-year-old Jennifer Sun of Seattle feeds a piece of carrot to Sox, a backcountry mule, as Olympic National Park animal caretaker Heidi Brill looks on.

Four-year-old Jennifer Sun of Seattle feeds a piece of carrot to Sox, a backcountry mule, as Olympic National Park animal caretaker Heidi Brill looks on as part of Junior Ranger Day on Saturday at the park’s Port Angeles visitor center. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)