National Parks Traveler Episode 175: Surviving The Covid Pandemic At Yosemite

By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2022

This past week’s historic flooding at Yellowstone National Park shows the power of nature. It will take many months and many millions of dollars to help the park fully recover. However, much progress is being made. Check the National Parks Traveler regularly for the latest updates.

The Yellowstone flood recovery in and around the park will play out for many months, and perhaps years, down the road, and bring many stories to light. The covid pandemic also has played out for longer than most expected, and it continues to generate stories.

By now the impact of the Covid shutdown in the National Park System is well-known, and we regret that many park-related businesses in the gateway communities may not have made it. The National Parks Traveler did want to circle back to one particular business that we had featured in an article in May 2020 – Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides. In this week’s podcast, Lynn Riddick talks to the owner of SYMG to see how the company has fared ever since.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
1:08 Blue Mist - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Shenandoah
1:24 Potrero Group
1:50 The Everglades Foundation
2:00 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
2:27 Interior Federal Credit Union
2:46 Great Smoky Mountains Association
3:09 Lynn Riddick visits with the owner of Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides to see how the company survived the Covid pandemic.
18:02 Vista Verde - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
18:13 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
18:33 Eastern National Passport
19:15 Washington’s National Park Fund
19:48 Wild Tribute
20:13 Friends of Acadia
20:37 Yosemite Conservancy
21:03 Lynn's conversation with the owner of Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides continues
31:31 Bass Harbor - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
31:45 Episode Closing
32:09 Orange Tree Productions
32:40 Splitbeard Productions
32:50 National Parks Traveler footer

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