Gaze At the National Parks

On their first day in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Mike and Dusty hike across badlands and grasslands on the epic Petrified Forest Loop. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Ex...

Dusty and Mike conquer the Bridge Walk in New River Gorge with special guests Brad Ryan and Grandma Joy of Grandma Joy's Road Trip. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires...

How can we engage with rivers in a meaningful way? And what does that look like? In this Trail Mix, Dusty sits down with Heather Fenyk, the founder and director of the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership to ask these questions and to find out more about the stories of rivers and how we can incorporate river stewardship into our daily practice. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeA...

Mike and Dusty visit Thurmond, the ghost town inside New River Gorge National Park. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer only available with Hachett...

Dusty and Mike take a look at the policies, procedures, and precautions when traveling with pets in the National Parks. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 202...

Mike and Dusty hike the Castle Rock Trail as well as the Tunnel Trail and the Gradview Rim Trail in the Grandview Area of New River Gorge National Park. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at c...

Dusty and Mike break down the scientific process of gorge creation, and break down all of the landforms inside of the nesting doll leading up to gorges. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at c...

Mike and Dusty hike the Big Branch Trail in the Sandstone Falls area of New River Gorge National Park. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer only ava...

Mike and Dusty uncover ghost towns, or abandoned towns, within the National Park Service, and in American history. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, of...

Mike and Dusty hike the boardwalks and the Island Loop Trail in the Sandstone Falls Area of New River Gorge National Park. Birds featured in trail recordings: Carolina Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Common Grackle. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from...

Mike and Dusty cover river ecology and the history of the designation of National and Scenic River. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer only availa...

Mike and Dusty hike the Long Point trail at two different times of the year in New River Gorge National Park. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer o...

In the first Trail Mix of Season 5, Mike and Dusty interview author and illustrator Gus D'Angelo about his new book "National Parks A-Z: Acadia to Zion" published by Mountaineers Books. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by...

In this first episode of Season 5, Dusty and Mike hike the Canyon Rim and travel the Fayette Station Road scenic drive in New River Gorge National Park. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at c...

To kick off the start of Season 5, Mike and Dusty uncover the National Parks that will be visited in Season 5 in an entire episode of trivia. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Ex...

In this bonus Trail Mix, Mike and Dusty cover the Inflation Reduction Act and the court case West Virginia v. the EPA and discuss their impact on climate policy and law. Website: GazeAtTheNationalParks.com Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using off...

In the final installment of the Season 4 Summit, and the final episode of Season 4. Mike and Dusty look at all of the hiking trails featured this season from Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier 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 episo...

In the third part of the Season 4 Summit, Mike and Dusty look at the histories and perspectives connected to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier 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 Fin...

In the second part of the Season 4 Summit, Mike and Dusty take a look at Climate Change and its effect on the environments of Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier 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...

In the first installment of the Season 4 Summit, Mike and Dusty cover Visitorship, accessibility, and what to prioritize in the parks from Season 4 including Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Glacier 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 episo...

Mike and Dusty look at the sweeping attack on trans rights in state houses across the country, and ways we can help. 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:  @GazeAtTheNationalP...

On their final day in Glacier National Park, Mike and Dusty head over to the Two Medicine area to hike the Scenic Point Trail. 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 . Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaze at th...

Mike and Dusty look at the details of Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill and it's implications, and discuss what it means to be a queer educator. 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 . Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalPa...

In the third and final episode of the Siyeh Pass hike in Glacier National Park, Mike and Dusty make the epic descent from Sexton Glacier to Sunrift Gorge. 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 . Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationa...

In this first Pride Mix of Season 4, Mike and Dusty look at the laws, policies, and practices from America's queer legal history. 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 . Instagram:  @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook:  Gaz...