National Parks Traveler Episode 152: Exploring Big Bend, And Chuck Sams

By Kurt Repanshek - January 9th, 2022

Last week the National Parks Traveler took you to Big Bend National Park in far west Texas. Lynn Riddick sat down with the park’s Chief of Interpretation Tom Vandenberg to learn about the park’s history and its geological and botanical treasures. This week, in part two, Lynn gives us a first-hand, more personal glimpse into this vast remote park with her companion Mary Muenster as they clock nearly 1,100 miles to the park, through the park, and back home again.

Following Lynn and Mary’s great adventure, Traveler Editor Kurt Repanshek shares a short conversation he had with Charles Sams, the new director of the National Park Service.

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:12 Episode Introduction with Kurt Repanshek
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:57 Nova Scotia Tourism
1:26 Yosemite Conservancy
1:47 Washington’s National Park Fund
2:21 Friends of Acadia
2:51 Lynn Riddick continues her exploration of Big Bend National Park with traveling companion Mary Muenster.
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28:30 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
28:51 Interior Federal Credit Union
29:27 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
29:54 Wild Tribute
30:24 Potrero Group
30:52 Traveler Editor Kurt Repanshek shares a conversation he had with National Park Service Director Charles Sams.
34:37 No’Easter - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
34:51 Episode Closing
35:44 Orange Tree Productions
36:17 Splitbeard Productions
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