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Every day, he knew in his heart that his little girl had been the only choice Maggie was all he needed

She skipped all the way froathered Jason made suide

Maggie’s eyes lit up as she tugged on his arer”

Jason glanced over at the reen uniforreen vest stretched over broad shoulders, with a gold badge on his chest and leather belt snug around lean hips, green unifors Probably in his late thirties or so, he was about Jason’s height—six feet—but likely had an extra twenty pounds of muscle compared to Jason’s lanky frame

“‘Dad’? My goodness” An older wo at her lips “I thought this must be your kid sister”

Maggie ignored the woie’s hter” Given that his baby face er than he was, they were used to this reaction, but fa He turned away froer near

The ranger adjusted his tan hat over his short, thick, dark hair The hat was almost like a Stetson but more round, with a brown leather band around it stamped with USNPS, which Jason assumed stood for US National Parks Service

The man cleared his throat and spoke in a low baritone “Hi, everyone I’uide today Welcome to Glacier National Park” He told them a bit about the history of the area as they headed out onto the trail

“Does anyone knohich variety this is?” He stopped by a gnarled tree with pine needles

Maggie’s hand shot into the air When Ben motioned to her, she said, “Whitebark pine”

His cheeks creased “The young lady knows her stuff What kind of bird really likes to eat this tree’s seeds?”

“Clark’s Nutcracker,” Maggie answered without hesitation