Yosemite Ranger Shelton Johnson

Published: July 14, 2020, 4 a.m.

Yosemite Ranger, Shelton Johnson, shares his stories as a Buffalo Soldier re-enactor.\xa0 In addition, Shelton will talk about his experience hosting Oprah Winfrey and a group of her friends on their first camping experience at Yosemite.\xa0 Shelton's experience as a four year old standing in the Bavarian Alps planted the seed leading to him becoming a ranger. \xa0 He talks about his historical novel, Gloryland, which tells the story of Buffalo Soldier Elijah Yancy.\xa0 Shelton Johnson starred in the Ken Burns docu-series on National Parks.\xa0 As a result,\xa0 he is arguably the National Park Service's most famous ranger.\xa0 Yosemite Ranger Shelton Johnson is a master storyteller.\xa0 Get his book Gloryland, here.