Episodes

From historic hotels to jaw-dropping vistas to spectacular hiking trails, Glacier has it all.

The Crown of the Continent, Glacier National Park is one of the most visited and beloved destinations in the National Park System.

From donut shops to breweries and steakhouses, we discuss where you can get some delicious food while you’re visiting the parks.

Our country’s national parks are frequently referred to as “America’s Best Idea,” for good reason.

The southwest corner of South Dakota has an incredible variety of National Park Service sites to explore, and one of our favorites is Badlands National Park.

It’s time again for our monthly mailbag episode where we answer questions from our listeners about national parks and other public lands, as well as questions about gear, hiking trails, and a broad range of travel-related topics.

Only a three-hour drive from Seattle, North Cascades National Park looks like you’ve traveled all the way to Switzerland.

In the third episode of our series about volcano parks in the Pacific Northwest we’re featuring Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park, which has one of the most stunning scenes in any national park: a sapphire-blue lake situated in the middle of a collapsed volcano’s caldera.

Rising more than 14,000 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape.

What’s the most difficult day hike we’ve ever done? Without question it was climbing to the top of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in WA state.

It’s time for our monthly mailbag episode again, where we answer questions about national parks and other public lands, as well as gear, camping and a broad range of travel-related topics.

What’s in your backpack? To prevent emergencies from happening while you’re hiking, and to deal with any that might arise, it’s important to include items from the Ten Essentials list.

Alaska’s eight national parks contain some of the most spectacular wilderness areas in the NPS system, but two of them, Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley, consist of nothing but millions of acres of wilderness.

One of the most beautiful state parks in the country, Utah’s Dead Horse Point State Park, offers jaw-dropping views and incredible hiking trails.

It’s time for our monthly mailbag episode again, where we answer questions about national parks and other public lands, gear, camping and a broad range of travel-related topics.

New Mexico has so many natural and historical wonders you’ll have to visit several times to see them all.

When we set out to visit all of the national parks, we drove past countless national monuments on our quest to check all the parks off our bucket list.

Who hasn’t dreamed of seeing the tallest peak in North America close up? Denali, at 20,308 feet in elevation, and its namesake national park are breathtaking to behold.

Our first all-mailbag episode. Thank you for all the questions and comments you’ve sent to us about our podcast.

In this episode we take you with us on a journey to six of our favorite state parks as we talk about what makes each of these parks unique and why we think they’re astounding.

Saddle up, partner! Apologies for the corny opening, but—spoiler alert—more horse-related puns are awaiting you in this episode.

Taking a wish out of Karen’s bucket, in 2016 we braved the hike down into the Grand Canyon to Havasu Falls with our friends John and Lolly.

In this episode we talk about some of our favorite hikes in the national parks.

Despite its not-so-enticing name, Death Valley National Park is one of our favorite destinations, especially in the winter months.