For many Californians, state and federal parks are the Golden State's crown jewels. We turn to them for exercise, entertainment, education and relief from the traffic and noise of urban life. Parks pointed a way out of urban Los Angeles for one man who became a park ranger at Yosemite. Reporter: Sasha Khokha
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