For the past 240 weeks, the National Parks Traveler has brought you weekly podcasts examining life, news, and exploration of the National Park System. It’s been a long-running series that has never lacked for topics. We hope you’ve found those episodes as informative and interesting as we have.
For this week’s show, we’re diving into shows from past years to bring you two we think you’ll find fascinating. One revolves around the question of whether a gun can keep you safe from bears in the backcountry of parks. We discuss that topic with Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University and a member of the National Rifle Association.
In the second part, we look back at Lynn Riddick’s journey underground at Mammoth Cave National Park.
By Jess Repanshek - September 24th, 2023
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:42 Black Woods - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
1:07 Washington’s National Park Fund
1:40 Great Smoky Mountains Association
2:01 Potrero Group
2:28 Yosemite Conservancy
2:50 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
3:17 Can Guns Protect You Against Bear Attacks?
38:16 Otter Point - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
38:36 NPT Promo
38:48 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
39:18 Interior Federal Credit Union
39:41 Friends of Acadia
40:07 The Everglades Foundation
40:30 Exploring Mammoth Cave National Park
1:12:06 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
1:12:26 Episode Closing
1:12:48 Orange Tree Productions
1:13:20 Splitbeard Productions
1:13:31 National Parks Traveler footer
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