Gaze At the National Parks

This very special episode we bring to you today was produced by The America’s National Parks Podcast for Throwback Thursday of National Park Week. It features favorite clips from our show and other podcasts including: Everybody’s National Parks, Parklandia, and America’s National Parks. So if you haven’t discovered these other shows yet, this episode is great first taste, and if you have, then enj...

Mike and Dusty break down what is National Park Week and how they are going to celebrate it, and invite you to join with them. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtThe...

To answer the question, "How does one financially support the National Parks?" Mike and Dusty give you all the details about the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, and many of their current programs and initiatives. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of h...

On the final leg of a five-park trek through California, Mike and Dusty make it to the picturesque Channel Islands National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAt...

While in separate quarantines, Mike and Dusty break down the National Parks response to the Covid-19 pandemic. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Fa...

After finally getting down to the base of Black Canyon, Mike and Dusty have to make the trek back up...without getting lost. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtTheNa...

Mike and Dusty break down Teddy Roosevelt's history of nature conservation and his connection to the National Park Service. Be sure to listen to the follow up episode on Teddy Roosevelt and the systemic racism at the heart of the early conservation movement called Trail Mix: Without a Trace, it is the last episode of Season 2. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,...

Mike and Dusty make their way down entirely on scree rock while they descend the Tomichi Route in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instag...

On this Trail Mix, Mike and Dusty break down the rules, regulations, and history of drones in National Parks, and the role of the National Parks Service in the creation of Drone legislation. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Fi...

On their first day on the south side of Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Dusty and Mike do all of the jut off points from Rim Road and the trail out to Warner Point. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNat...

In another installment of more National Parks units, Mike and Dusty hike a seven mile loop trail at Sandy Hook Beach, a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtThe...

On what could be considered a follow up to Episode 10- Angel's Landing, Mike and Dusty face many fears while hiking the heights of the Moro Rock Summit in Sequoia National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . We...

Mike and Dusty break down the life, structure, history, and discovery of the Giant Sequoia Trees found in Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNation...

Dusty and Mike hike the Congress Trail, the Big Trees Trail, and the Beetle Rock Trail at California's Sequoia National Park. Also, they review the movie Cats and after the credits, they geek out over Under the Tuscan Sun. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, intervi...

Mike and Dusty break down the most recent news and updates for the National Parks as of January 2020. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: G...

Mike and Dusty hike to the General Grant Tree and along the Sunset Trail near Grant's Grove in Kings Canyon National Park in California. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagr...

On the final installment of the Washington D.C. Trail Mix Trilogy: Gaze at the National Mall, Dusty and Mike bring you the architectural and design history of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Signer of the Declaration of Independence Memorial. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episod...

After a lovely stroll on the Fox Hollow Trail, Mike and Dusty face the treacherous and incredibly vertical Little Devils Stairs in Shenandoah National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalP...

In the second installment of Gaze at the National Mall, Mike and Dusty give a thorough run down of the architectural and design history and inspiration for the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial, and the World War II Memorial. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail M...

Amid a car battery dying, Mike and Dusty hike the picturesque Stony Man and Little Stony Man Trail in Shenandoah National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtTh...

On this first installment of Gaze at the National Mall, Mike and Dusty break down the stories of the artistic design for the Memorials and Monuments of National Mall in Washington D.C. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder ....

On this 6 mile there-and-back, deep in the woods of Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, Mike and Dusty pass the five waterfalls featured White Oak Canyon Trail as well as learn each other's food limitations. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and m...

November is Native American Heritage Month. In this Trail Mix, Mike and Dusty break down the creation of this commemorative month, what is and how to practice Native Land Acknowledgment, and the exhibits featured currently in the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire L...

Mike and Dusty dance to Abba and climb the Old Rag Trail, the crowning centerpiece of Shenandoah National Park. For more of our episodes on hikes in this and other National Parks,  click here .  To browse through our entire Library of hiking trail episodes, Trail Mix episodes, interviews, and more, visit our  Episode Finder . Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks F...

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