Who is "thenationalparksgirl.com"? In this week's Traveler podcast, Erika Zambello tracks down Sonja Saxe to discuss her national park explorations. Erika and her husband also visit Gulf Islands National Seashore to catch dinner. They didn't go in search of just any fish, but specifically for pompeno. We conclude with a question of whether Dinosaur National Monument should be renamed "Dinosaur National Park"?
By Kurt Repanshek - May 5th, 2019
:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:06 Weekly introduction by Kurt Repanshek
1:26 Erika Zambello talks with Sonja Sax about her parks avocation.
8:13 National Parks Traveler promo
8:29 Vapur--the Anti-Bottle promo
9:05 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promo
9:46 Sonja Sax interview continued
16:28 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promo
16:55 Friends of Acadia promo
17:29 North Cascades Institute
17:51 Erika Zambello and her husband go fishing at Gulf Islands National Seashore
20:42 Yankee Freedom promo
21:19 Washington's National Park Fund promo
22:01 Yosemite Conservancy promo
22:47 Dinosaur National Monument…Should it be a "national park"?
27:28 Episode closing
27:39 Orange Tree Productions promo
28:17 Footer
Recently I read “The Wolverine Way”, by Douglas Chadwick. It’s a book from 2012 that really dives into the lives of wolverines, a small mammal with a cantankerous reputation that the US Fish and Wildlife Service late last year announced would be a threatened species. The book is a fascinating biography, if you will, of wolverines.
Did you know that there are some five and a half million acres of our National Parks that are underwater? There are sunken ships and aircraft. There are remnants of industry and mining. There are coral reefs and underwater caverns.
Summer is almost here. The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff to the summer travel season, and I’m happy to say that the National Parks Traveler will be continuing to bring you news about the parks and how you can enjoy them.
As much as Editor-in-Chief Kurt Repanshek was looking forward to retiring, listener and reader support has enabled the news organization to continue on with its editorially independent coverage of National Parks and protected areas.
With the summer vacation season not too far off, no doubt many National Park Service Superintendents are trying to figure out how to manage the crowds and avoid impacts to natural resources in the park system.
Smokies Life, which most of you who closely follow Great Smoky Mountains National Park know was previously known as the Great Smoky Mountains Association, produces educational and informational materials for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This week we’re joined by Laurel Rematore, the chief executive officer of Smokies Life, to discuss the name change as well as how her organization lends a big hand to the Park Service staff at Great Smoky.
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The Essential RVing Guide
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.
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