Everybody's National Parks

Everybody’s National Parks Returns

Everybody’s National Parks returns to family park travel and with that, the podcast after a long hiatus during the pandemic. Hear what we’ve been up to and upcoming episodes to look forward to including Cuyahoga Valley, Indiana Dunes and Glacier National Parks.

ENP 33: How To Plan A Safe National Park Visit

Yes, you can enjoy the national park system and stay safe during a pandemic. Danielle celebrates the 104th birthday of the NPS with guests Jason Everson of RV Miles Network [https://rvmiles.com/] and Bradley Kerouac of Hello Ranger [https://hellorangercommunity.com/]. The trio explores pragmatic strategies for family travel in an otherwise unpredictable year. Discussion includes the following: [00:02] Introduction: National Parks Service Founders Day [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/nps-birthday.htm], Bradley Kerouac/Hello Ranger [https://hellorangercommunity.com/app/], Jason Everson/RV Miles [https://rvmiles.com/], Soul Trak Outdoors [https://soultrak.com/] [03:39] Reports from the road: Dinosaur National Monument [https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm], Mesa Verde National Park [https://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm], Saguaro National Park [https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm], Mount Lemmon [https://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/mount-lemmon/], Yellowstone National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm] [08:17] Logistics and locations: Glacier National Park [https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm], Theodore Roosevelt National Park [https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm], Canaveral National Seashore [https://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm], Yosemite National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm], Yellowstone National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm], Arches National Park [https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm] [11:37] Choose your (safe) adventure: Yellowstone National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm], Mesa Verde National Park [https://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm], Colorado Springs [https://www.visitcos.com/], Pikes Peak [https://www.pikes-peak.com/], Garden Of The Gods [https://www.gardenofgods.com/], Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park [https://www.nps.gov/blca/index.htm], Curecanti National Recreation Area [https://www.nps.gov/cure/index.htm], Dinosaur National Monument [https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm], Great Smoky Mountains National Park [https://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm], Blue Ridge Mountains/Shenandoah National Park [https://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm] [18:45] Inside jokes [20:00] Practical tips for making your choice [27:28] Backyard parks and return visits: Cuyahoga Valley National Park [https://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm], Glacier National Park [https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm] [33:15] Park safety: Mesa Verde National Parks [https://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm], Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park [https://www.nps.gov/blca/index.htm], Dinosaur National Monument [https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm], Dinosaur Quarry [https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/quarry-exhibit-hall.htm], Zion National Park [https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm], Big Bend National Park [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm], Yellowstone National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm], Yellowstone National Park [https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm], Allegheny State Park [https://parks.ny.gov/parks/alleganyredhouse/details.aspx] [41:00] Before you RV…: Cruise America [https://www.cruiseamerica.com/] [46:23] A final word on safety [47:04] A final word on places to visit: Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail [https://www.nps.gov/semo/index.htm], Freedom Riders National Monument [https://www.nps.gov/frri/index.htm], Pullman National Monument [https://www.nps.gov/pull/index.htm] [48:57] Guest contacts: RV Miles, [https://rvmiles.com/] The RV Miles podcast [https://rvmiles.com/podcast/], America's National Parks podcast [https://nationalparkpodcast.com/], The See America podcast [https://rvmiles.com/see-america/], Hello Ranger [https://hellorangercommunity.com/] Actions: Subscribe to our podcast [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/social]. Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks Visit our websitehttps://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/] Send us your national park stories, recommendations, comments, or questions to Hello at everybodysnps.com. Support us onPatreon [https://www.patreon.com/EverybodysNPs?alert=2] Follow us onTwitter [https://twitter.com/EverybodysNPs],Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/everybodysnationalparks/] andFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/EverybodysNationalParks/?ref=bookmarks] Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks and @everybodysnationalparks

Black in National Parks Week 2020: August 24 - 29 (Bonus Episode)

Nicole Jackson of #BlackBirdersWeek [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/blackbirdersweek/] and the brand new @blackinnpsweek [https://www.instagram.com/blackinnpsweek/] talks about Black in National Parks Week 2020 this upcoming week. Listen to this joint interview phone call with @everybodysnationalparks [https://www.instagram.com/everybodysnationalparks/] and @hellorangerusa [https://www.instagram.com/hellorangerusa/]. ⁣ Official Hashtag ⁣ #BlackInNationalParksWeek [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/blackinnationalparksweek/] ⁣ IG⁣: @blackinnpsweek [https://www.instagram.com/blackinnpsweek/]⁣ Twitter: @BlackInNPSWeek [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/blackinnpsweek/]⁣ Actions: Subscribe to our podcast [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/social]. Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks Visit our websitehttps://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/] Send us your national park stories, recommendations, comments, or questions to Hello at everybodysnps.com. Support us onPatreon [https://www.patreon.com/EverybodysNPs?alert=2] Follow us onTwitter [https://twitter.com/EverybodysNPs],Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/everybodysnationalparks/] andFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/EverybodysNationalParks/?ref=bookmarks] Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks and @everybodysnationalparks

ENP 32.3 Big Bend: Travel Through Geological Time

For the third in our Big Bend National Park series [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/podcasts?categoryID=1657&yearmonth=0], Bryan takes an epic trip through eons with Dr. Thomas Shiller [https://www.sulross.edu/faculty-and-staff/4419/assistant-professor-geology], assistant professor of geology at Texas' Sul Ross University. From uplift to erosion, inland seas to volcanic action, the pair discuss this desert park's changing topography and its once-thriving dinosaur population. The hardest hitting questions, however, came from Everybody’s National Parks’ junior geologists, making this episode a real family affair. Discussion includes the following: [00:02] Introduction: ENP Big Bend National Park Series [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/podcasts?categoryID=1657&yearmonth=0], Dr. Thomas Shiller [https://www.sulross.edu/faculty-and-staff/4419/assistant-professor-geology] [01:13] Geological timeline of Big Bend, Chisos Mountains [https://visitbigbend.com/chisos-mountains/], Santa Elena Canyon [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/secyn.htm] [12:03] Night Skies program [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nightskies/index.htm] [12:30] Big Bend: The once-great western interior seaway [13:15] Big Bend’s rich deposit of fossils [17:17] Digging deeper into the park’s Cretaceous Period [17:40] Big Bend’s unique flora and fauna fossils [19:50] Old school tricks of the geologist trade [20:26] Big Bend fossil stewardship [24:21] ENP Grand Canyon geology episode [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ENP-83-Grand-Canyon-Geology] [25:20] More Big Bend fossil stewardship: Paleo Lab at UT Austin [http://utw10107.utweb.utexas.edu/paleo/#:~:text=The%20Paleo%20Lab%20is%20a,handled%20by%20visitors%2C%20are%20available.] [26:33] Big Bend Fossil Discovery Exhibit [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/fossil-discovery-exhibit.htm] [30:30] Big Bend ranger programs [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/ranger-led-programs.htm] [30:53] Science Knights in the Morning: YouTube, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ4i1pCtUCY] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ScienceKnightsintheMorning/?ref=page_internal], KVLF [https://bigbendradio.com/] [32:47] Missing time: Big Bend’s black conical hills and the great extinction event [35:40] ENP’s junior correspondents take the mic (Part I): Western interior seaway facts [35:46] ENP’s junior correspondents take the mic (Part II): A dinosaur census For complete show notes and archive, visiteverybodysnationalparks.com [everybodysnationalparks.com]. DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK WAS IN PHASED REOPENING AT TIME OF PUBLISHING THIS EPISODE. PLEASE CHECK NPS WEBSITE FOR ACCESS UPDATES.Actions: Subscribe to our podcast [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/social]. Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks Visit our websitehttps://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/] Send us your national park stories, recommendations, comments, or questions to Hello at everybodysnps.com. Support us onPatreon [https://www.patreon.com/EverybodysNPs?alert=2] Follow us onTwitter [https://twitter.com/EverybodysNPs],Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/everybodysnationalparks/] andFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/EverybodysNationalParks/?ref=bookmarks] Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks and @everybodysnationalparks

ENP 32.2 Big Bend: Insider’s Guide To The Best Of

For the second in our Big Bend National Park [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm] series, Danielle chats with Courtney Lyons-Garcia, executive director of Big Bend Conservancy [https://bigbendfriends.org/], a major advocate for the park. From scenic drives to family-friendly hikes, and fossil experiences Courtney shares practical tips and activities suited to every kind of traveller Discussion includes the following: [00:02] Introduction: HelloRanger [02:22] Guardians of Big Bend National Park: Courtney Lyons Garcia and Big Bend Conservancy [https://bigbendfriends.org/] [03:15] Getting acquainted with Big Bend: An overview of the park and its conservancy [05:35] Getting to the park: Interstate travel, suggestions for East and West Coast visitors [09:03] Stocking up: Advice on retail options and supporting special dietary needs [10:53] Best times of year to visit Big Bend [13:21] Seasonal explorations [16:28] An itinerary overview [17:51] Perfect pairs: Suggestions for combining Big Bend with other areas of interest Big Bend State Park [https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/big-bend-ranch], Balmorhea State Park [https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/balmorhea], Carlsbad Caverns National Park [https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm], White Sands National Park [https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwLC-OLzJgtFI1qLAwSzUwMzYwNjA3NDA3SjO2MqgwNksxNLSwMDczT0ozMkg29hIrz8gsSVUoTsxLKVbISy1XyE2tyEzOBwDjvhV6&q=white+sands+new+mexico&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS849US849&oq=white+sands+new&aqs=chrome.1.0j46j69i57j0l5.5603j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8], Guadalupe Mountains National Park [https://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm], Del Rio, Fort Davis [19:34} Do, see & learn - River District: Rio Grande Village Visitors Center [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/visitorcenters.htm], Nature Walk [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/river_hikes.htm], Boquillas Crossing Port of Entry [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/river_hikes.htm], Boquillas Village, Mexico [https://visitbigbend.com/visit-boquillas/], Ernst Tinaja Primitive Roadside Campsite [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/campsite_ernst-tinaja.htm], Hot Springs Historic Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/river_hikes.htm] [23:05] Do, see & learn - Dinosaurs & Desert District: Fossil Discovery Exhibi [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/fossil-discovery-exhibit.htm]t, Grapevine Hills Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/desert_hikes.htm] [26:27] Do. See. Learn - Mountain District: Window Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/mountain_hikes.htm], South Rim Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/mountain_hikes.htm], Emory Peak Trail/The Pinnacles [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/mountain_hikes.htm], Lost Mine Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/mountain_hikes.htm] [28:01] Spotting the bears of Big Bend: Pine Canyon Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/campsites_pinecanyon.htm] [28:43] More To Explore: Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/ross-maxwell-scenic-drive.htm], Castolon Historic District, Santa Elena Canyon Trail [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/river_hikes.htm], The Blue Creek/Horner Wilson Ranch [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/bc_outermountainloop.htm] [30:27] Big Bend Accessibility [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm] [31:53] More outdoor fun: River rafting with Big Bend’s preferred concessionaire Far Flung Outdoor Center [https://bigbendfarflung.com/], DIY paddleboard and canoe considerations [34:58] An artists’ paradise [35:25] Stargazing: Big Bend’s Night Skies program [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/stargazing.htm] [37:41] Lodging suggestions: Front country camping [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/camping.htm], Chisos Mountains Lodge [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/lodging.htm]. RV sites [https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/rv-camping.htm], Stillwell Ranch camping & RV sites [https://stillwellstore.com/camping/] [41:06] Lodging suggestions: Backcountry camping reservations [https://www.recreation.gov/] [41:16] Courntey’s favorite park memory For complete show notes and archive, visiteverybodysnationalparks.com [everybodysnationalparks.com]. NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK WAS CLOSED AT TIME OF RECORDING THIS EPISODE. PLEASE CHECK NPS WEBSITE FOR UPDATES. Actions: Subscribe to our podcast [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/social]. Tell your friends about Everybody’s National Parks Visit our websitehttps://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/ [https://www.everybodysnationalparks.com/] Send us your national park stories, recommendations, comments, or questions to Hello at everybodysnps.com. Support us onPatreon [https://www.patreon.com/EverybodysNPs?alert=2] Follow us onTwitter [https://twitter.com/EverybodysNPs],Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/everybodysnationalparks/] andFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/EverybodysNationalParks/?ref=bookmarks] Please tag us from the parks you are visiting at #everybodysnationalparks and @everybodysnationalparks