National Parks Traveler Episode 148 | Hiking Yosemite

By Kurt Repanshek - December 12th, 2021

There is no shortage of hiking trails in the National Park System. From coastal walks and boardwalk trails to trails that run the ridges of the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park and the wildly popular hike to the top of Old Rag in Shenandoah National Park, the options can be overwhelming even if you had endless time to explore the parks.

It might come as a surprise to those who view Yosemite National Park only as an iconic valley and a grove of soaring sequoias, but there are more than 800 miles of hiking trails in that park. And to get a feeling for those trails, we’re joined by Elizabeth Wenk, the author of the 6th edition of Your Complete Hiking Guide/Yosemite National Park from Wilderness Press.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Introduction with Kurt Repanshek
:51 Black Woods - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
1:08 Yosemite Conservancy
1:29 Potrero Group
1:56 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
2:26 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
2:50 Kurt Repanshek discusses the 6th edition of Your Complete Hiking Guide | Hiking Yosemite with author Elizabeth Wenk.
20:55 Blue Mist - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Shenandoah
21:15 Nova Scotia Tourism
21:44 Interior Federal Credit Union
22:15 Friends of Acadia
22:41 North Cascades Institute
22:57 Washington’s National Park Fund
23:36 Kurt's discussion with Hiking Yosemite author Elizabeth Wenk continues.
40:32 Amaranth - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Great Smoky Mountains
41:32 Episode Closing
42:27 Orange Tree Productions
42:58 Splitbeard Productions
43:10 National Parks Traveler footer

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