*** berated by a park ranger***
I have always found park rangers to mostly be friendly. I did find a jerk ranger at Arches NP several years ago.
I had taken a toy poodle to Canyon de Chelly, Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands with no problem. When I went to Arches, the ranger berated me and said I could not take my pup on a leash up a short trail. And “NO!” I could not carry him either!
So, the wife stayed in the truck with the pup, when I got back I stayed with the pup till she got back.
It is easy to see why some kid forty years ago said to a ranger...”HI pig ranger!”
Yeah, mostly they are nice. In January, I was treated to a lecture on the difference between sunset and dusk, and given a $45 ticket. (In my ignorance, I did not know)
Don’t know about the other parks, but pets really aren’t allowed on trails in Canyonlands and Arches.
So you got away with breaking the rules at Canyonlands, which puts you one up on the Park Service.
OTOH, the guy didn’t have to be a jerk about it.