Hindsight Hikers

WE love underrated parks! Lassen was a very cool, mini yellowstone like park. Very raw natural beauty to be found in this park. Highly recommend.

The majestic, beautiful, out of this world Redwood trees! This park truly had everything. The coast , the big tree groves, and the wildlife were all amazing.

Even though we forgot to mention it in the episode, this was our 50th National Park! Wohoo! Crater lake sure has a wow factor even though it is a smaller park. I would love to return and swim in the cleanest water found in America.

In this episode we talk with Isaac Eggebraaten who is the creator of Ike's Hikes. Isaac is a content creator who's mission is to hit all of Americas National Parks. If you are looking at planning a trip make sure to check out his youtube channel and his website for all kinds of tips and tricks! https://www.ikeshikes.com/

In this episode we talk about our biggest travel fails! You have to start somewhere, and usually that means failing a few times. But it gets better!

Email us your best travel stories at Hindsighthikers@gmail.com! In this episode we introduce the newest member of our family, we have a brand new segment called Canyon's call, and share some interesting facts about the national park system. It's a blast all around!

Today we interviewed Theresa's brother Francis and talk about his travels to the magical island of O'ahu. As an experienced traveler to Hawaii, Francis gives us insider tips and tricks on his favorite hikes. Including, Diamond Head, Koko Crater, Manoa Falls, and Makapup'u Point Lighthouse.

This episode highlights our new favorite cave, Carlsbad! This was the largest cave we have been in and it had the coolest natural entrance.

We had a blast checking out this park! The sand sledding down the gypsum sand was a lifelong memory. Even though we have visited multiple dune parks this one might be our new favorite.

We are no experts but we do love to encourage others to get out and travel! So listen as we share some highs and lows of traveling with a baby. 

Don't take these to heart, we love all National Parks and are happy they exist. However, we have not always had the best experiences on our travels and here is a list of our least favorite parks we have visited. 

We have special guest, The John Flood on the podcast as we reminisce about our camping trip to Idaho. We visited Crater of the Moon national monument as well as the Sawtooth national recreation area.   

We return to some of our favorite national parks for a second time. Traveling with our family we got to see new things and big moose and every turn. 

We wrap up our trip to the PNW with talking about the San Juan Islands. 

One of the most underrated parks in the US was one of our favorite parks! Free camping, lots of mountain vistas, and miles of cascading rivers. Join us in the North cascades for this episode.  Check out Parkhats.com

Sometimes nature ruins your plans, but the best part of traveling is being flexible. Listen as all our plans got ruined by Ms. Rainier but we learned some important life lessons along the way. 

Join us for part 1 of our 3 part series on the National Parks in Washington State. Olympic National Park was filled with story book beauty of larger than life coast lines, green green green rainforest, and snow peaked mountain ranges. 

In 2019 we took an amazing trip to Iceland for our friends wedding. We also stayed and tagged along on their honeymoon as we toured the country sleeping 5 in a van. 2 years later we all meet back up to talk about our international adventure!

Listen as we tell our Half Dome experience with our family. Helpful tips and some do’s and dont’s of the trial.

We introduce the newest member to the hindsight hiker family, our son, Canyon Benson! We also talk about our top 7 canyons that we have seen. Some of the obvious ones and some not so well known ones. 

In this episode we go through the family friendly parks that we have been to and different hikes that are shorter and more kid friendly. 

We go back in the archives for this one and talk about our time at Glacier Bay National Park in the great state of Alaska! Listen to our stories of seeing whales and sea lions and kayaking around one of the most beautiful areas in Alaska. 

Today on the podcast we talk to one of the owners of the rad company Park Hats. Go check them out at parkhats.com and use our code HIKERS for 20% off!

All the answers to the questions you've been asking.

Come along as we explore this remote island off the Florida keys! This National Park is filled with history, nature, and lots of adventures to be had.