Explore first-hand, experiences and insights into the amazing National Parks around the United States. Whether you are experienced adventurers or first-time newcombers, we cover everything from the basics to the must-know-spots to family-friendly activities.
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ENP 8.4 Grand Canyon: Learn About and Honor Native American Culture When You Visit
10/23/2018The Grand Canyon is known for geology, but it also has a very rich history of Native Peoples going back 13,000 years. Bryan speaks with Park Ranger Morgan Gresser-MacGregor about Native Americans around the Grand Canyon and about how tourists may experience Native cultures including proper etiquette when visiting Reservations.
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ENP 8.3 Grand Canyon: Geology and the Earth’s Story from the Rocks
10/09/2018In episode 8.3 Bryan speaks with Joel Kane, seasonal park ranger and geologist at Grand Canyon National Park about how the Grand Canyon is one of the best geology classrooms in the world showing 2 billion years of geologic history visible to visitors.
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ENP 8.2 Grand Canyon: Tips for Planning Your Trip
09/26/2018In episode 8.2, Bryan speaks about planning a trip for families to the Grand Canyon with Mike Buchheit, the Field Institute Director for the Grand Canyon Association, the nonprofit partner for Grand Canyon National Park. Mike helps run the Canyon Field School for underserved children, as well as the Field Institute, which offers family tours and hikes of the canyon.
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ENP 8.1 Grand Canyon: Trip Report
09/11/2018Bryan and Danielle talk about their family trip to the Grand Canyon at Christmas time with the grandparents. The kids also share their impressions of the Grand Canyon. We also briefly talk about Montezuma Castle National Monument, which we visited on our way back to the airport.
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ENP 7.5 Olympic National Park: Pacific Coast
08/28/2018In episode 7.5 Bryan speaks with lead coastal interpreter park ranger Jared Low about the wilderness of the Pacific coastline of Olympic National Park, what to see and do and a very special rescue effort.
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ENP 7.4 Olympic National Park: Hurricane Ridge
08/14/2018Bryan talks with park ranger Greg Marsh at Olympic National Park about Hurricane Ridge, why it is special and what to do when you visit. He also talks about the fun town of Port Angeles, his punk rock band and his annual spring family pilgrimage to see the whale migration.
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ENP 7.3 Olympic National Park: Hoh Rainforest
07/31/2018Bryan talks with Rachel Berger, an interpretive park ranger at Olympic National Park about the Hoh Rainforest, why it's special and what to do when you visit.
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ENP 7.2 Olympic National Park: Planning Your Trip
07/16/2018Bryan talks with Penny Wagner, Public Information Officer for Olympic National Park about how to navigate Olympic National Park and tips for a week-long family vacation.
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ENP 7.1 Olympic National Park: Trip Report
07/03/2018Bryan talks with his brother Dan about their trip to Olympic National Park in the fall of 2017. They discuss their highlights and challenges of visiting the park in the shoulder-season.
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ENP 6.7 Great Smoky Mountains: Mountain Magic - Hiking Every Trail
06/19/2018Bryan and Danielle speak with Liz Etnier, who became passionate about hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains at age 58. With 800 miles of trails, she set out a goal to hike every trail in the park before her 60th birthday. Her book, the Day Hiker’s Guide to all the Trails in the Smoky Mountains, has resulted from her hours of planning, and from the subsequent urging by her hiking friends to write it all down.
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ENP 6.6 Great Smoky Mountains: Archeology and Cultural History
06/05/2018Bryan discusses the diverse and rich history of Great Smoky Mountains National Park with park archeologist, Heath Bailey and interpretive park ranger Florie Takaki. Come for the great vistas and great hikes, stay for the cultural history.
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ENP 6.5 Great Smoky Mountains: A Fragile Diverse Forest
05/22/2018Bryan first discusses the biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Paul Super, the Research Coordinator of the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center (1:03). Then Bryan speaks with Kris Johnson of the National Park Service about the health of the forest (28:04).
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ENP 6.4 Great Smoky Mountains: Recreation and Insider Tips
05/08/2018This is episode 6.4, the fourth episode in our series on Great Smoky Mountains National Park. First, Bryan speaks with Dana Soehn, the parks spokesperson. Dana talks about recreation and how to tackle this vast and myriad park. Next, Danielle speaks with Brent McDaniel of the park’s nonprofit partner, Friends of The Smokies about insider tips for visitors.
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ENP 6.3 Great Smoky Mountains: Backpacking Tips with Adventure Archives
04/24/2018This is episode 6.3, the third episode in our series on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bryan talks to Andrew and Bryan Lin of Adventure Archives, a family-friendly film series on YouTube with beautiful cinematography, original music and thoughtful narration about four friends going on backpacking adventures exploring nature in the US and around the world.
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ENP 6.2: Great Smoky Mountains: Trip Report Part 2 - North Carolina
04/10/2018This is episode number 6.2, the second episode in our series on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bryan, Danielle and their two daughters spent spring break of 2018 exploring the North Carolina side of the park along with a brief visit to Asheville, NC and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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ENP 6.1: Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Trip Report
03/28/2018This is episode number 6.1, the first episode in our series on Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bryan and Danielle reminisce about their first camping trip there in the spring of 2017.
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ENP 5.5 Virgin Islands National Park: History and Tips from a Park Ranger
03/13/2018Bryan speaks with Park Ranger Alanna Smith about the history of the park and tips for visitors. This interview was recorded in 2017 prior to Hurricane’s Irma and Maria. Although the island of St. John has changed and is still recovering, this information is still useful now and in the future.
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ENP: 5.4 Virgin Islands National Park: Coral Reef and Snorkeling in the Post-Hurricane Environment
02/28/2018In today’s episode 5.4 Danielle speaks with Jeff Miller, fisheries biologist for the National Park Service about the coral reef and snorkeling around Virgin Island’s National Park following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Even though the island has changed due to the storms, the water is still blue and there are beautiful things to see.
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ENP: 5.3 Virgin Islands National Park: Archeological Evidence of a Long Cultural History
02/13/2018Bryan talks with archeologist Ken Wild about the rich human history of St. John, where the oldest known site goes back to 800 BC. Ken is the Cultural Resource Manger and Archaeologist for the Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.
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ENP: 5.2 Virgin Islands National Park: Park Status Post-Hurricanes
01/30/2018Bryan talks with Acting Superintendent Darrell Echols of Virgin Island National Park about the hurricane damage to the park, recovery efforts, and expected progress in the coming months.
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ENP: 5.1 Virgin Islands National Park: Trip Report & Hurricane Recovery
01/16/2018Bryan and Danielle talk about their family trip to Virgin Islands National Park in St. John prior to the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The National Park announced on December 20, 2017 that all beaches, trails and roads are reopened. Check the website for the latest hurricane recovery status. You may support recovery efforts by donating to Friends of Virgin Island National Park or St. John Rescue.
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ENP 4.8 GYE: Yellowstone: A Glimpse of the Cosmos in One National Park
01/02/2018Visitors to Yellowstone are witnesses to one of the most dramatic natural laboratories on the planet, which provides answers to the origin of life on earth, to the diversification of life, to solutions to modern day problems faced by society. Bryan talks with scientist Bruce Fouke about his study of Mammoth Hot Springs and how his research is applied to challenges faced by society.
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ENP 4.7 GYE: Yellowstone and Native Americans
12/19/2017Bryan talks with historian, Mark David Spence about Native Americans in Yellowstone. People have been coming here for thousands of years. It connects you to hundreds of generations of people. That’s what Yellowstone can do. When you talk to native peoples, you realize it is a landscape full of stories, full of features that people wouldn’t recognize otherwise. Keep in mind the worldview you bring coming into the park and then acknowledge there are stories here you have never considered.
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ENP 4.6 GYE: Yellowstone: Wolves and Bears
12/05/2017Bryan talks with Jim Halfpenny about wolves and bears in Yellowstone. Jim is an author, scientist, educator, and tracker. Jim has written over 25 books and videos including, "Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild" and “Yellowstone Bears in the Wild.” Jim is co-owner of A Naturalist`s World, dedicated to providing educational programs and materials about natural history and ecology.
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ENP 4.5.2 GYE: Yellowstone: Planning Your Trip (Part 2)
11/21/2017Bryan talks with MacNeil Lyons about planning a trip to Yellowstone with kids. MacNeil is a published writer, photographer, naturalist and owner of tour company Yellowstone Insight. MacNeil previously worked for the National Park Service as an Interpretive Park Ranger beginning in 1996.
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ENP 4.5.1 GYE: Yellowstone: Planning Your Trip (Part 1)
11/07/2017Bryan talks with Jess Haas from Yellowstone Forever, the official nonprofit partner with the National Park Service in Yellowstone National Park.
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ENP 4.4 GYE: Yellowstone Education Programs and Tips for Families
10/24/2017Bryan talks with Matt Ohlen, Education Specialist in the Division of Resource Education and Youth Programs of the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park.
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ENP 4.3 GYE: Yellowstone and its future with David Quammen
10/11/2017Bryan talks with David Quammen, author of both fiction and non-fiction, and the sole writer of National Geographic Magazine’s May 2016 issue on Yellowstone in honor of the centennial of the National Park Service.
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ENP 4.2 GYE: Grand Teton Trip Report
09/27/2017This is the second episode in a series about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Bryan and Danielle talk about the second leg of their trip in Greater Yellowstone to Jackson, Wyoming and Grand Tetons National Park in the wintertime.
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ENP 4.1 GYE: Yellowstone Trip Report
09/14/2017This is the first episode in a series about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. First, Bryan talks about how listeners may help the victims of Hurricane Irma on St. John, home to Virgin Islands National Park.
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ENP 3.5 Zion National Park: Archeology
08/29/2017Bryan talks to Russell Cash, park ranger and archaeologist with the National Park Service, about the archaeological background of Zion National Park.
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ENP 3.4 Zion National Park: Geology
08/16/2017Bryan speaks to Dave Sharrow, hydrologist and natural resource manager at Zion National Park.
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ENP 3.3: Zion National Park: Nature/Hiking and Backpacking Tips
07/26/2017Bryan talks with his first guest, Cass Bromley, Chief of Resource Management and Research at Zion National Park about animals and plants found in the park.
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ENP 3.2: Zion National Park: Expert Tips from an Outfitter
07/17/2017CATEGORY: Zion National Park
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ENP 3.1: Zion Trip Report
06/30/2017CATEGORY: Zion National Park
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ENP: 2.4.2: Shenandoah History: Part 2
06/12/2017This is the second of 2 parts on Shenandoah’s History. We hear from 3 historians: Sara Gregg from the University of Kansas, Katrina Powell from Virginia Tech and Audrey Horning, an Anthropology and Archeology Professor at William and Mary in Virginia.
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ENP: 2.4.1: Shenandoah History: Part 1
06/12/2017This is the first of 2 parts on Shenandoah’s History. We hear from 3 historians: Sara Gregg from the University of Kansas, Katrina Powell from Virginia Tech and Audrey Horning, an Anthropology and Archeology Professor at William and Mary in Virginia.
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ENP 2.3: Shenandoah National Park: Plants and Animals
05/11/2017Danielle talks with Ann and Rob Simpson, biologists and photographers, about their nature guides for the National Parks, the diverse ecosystem of Shenandoah National Park, wildflowers, orchids and threats to plants, birds, butterflies, wildlife, and the endemic Shenandoah Salamander found no where else in the world.
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ENP 2.2: Shenandoah National Park: Ranger’s Tips and Camping with Amy
04/26/2017Danielle first talks with Sally Hurlbert, who has been with the National Park Service in Shenandoah for 21 years.
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ENP 2.1: Shenandoah Trip Report
03/27/2017Danielle and Bryan talk about 3 trips taken to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia in 2016 with their 2 young children.
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ENP 1.1: Rock Creek Park and Great Falls
03/08/2017Bryan talks with Christopher Barr about Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC and Great Falls Park in Maryland and Virginia.
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ENP 0.0: Introducing Everybody’s National Parks
03/07/2017Meet hosts Danielle and Bryan and hear about what inspired us to start Everybody’s National Parks.
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