National Parks Traveler Podcast

National Parks Traveler is the world's top-rated, editorially independent, nonprofit media organization dedicated to covering national parks and protected areas on a daily basis. Traveler offers readers and listeners a unique multimedia blend of news, feature content, debate, and discussion all tied to national parks and protected areas.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 198 | Dehydration King Chef Glenn McAllister

Freeze-dried meals long have been the go-to food source for many backcountry travelers, but only because they didn’t know other options existed for meal time. And not everyone easily stomachs those meals.

November 27th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Audio Postcard From The Parks | "Glacier"

There are places in the National Park System that take your breath away. Places such as Glacier National Park, along the shoreline of Avalanche Lake, or atop Logan Pass staring down valley along with the mountain goats. If you've been here, you'll never forget the experience.

Husband-wife duo Laurie Raveis and Dennis Kole capture their experiences in "Glacier" from their upcoming 2023 album "In the Moment."

November 24th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 197 | Overlooked Gems Of The National Park System

Where in the National Park System will you travel in 2023? There are many incredible, and overlooked, gems in the National Park System to explore and many great road trips to tie them together.

November 20th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 196 | November News Round-up

As winter approaches, the slow season is setting in across the National Park System, which makes it a good time to take measure of some issues that are confronting both the parks and the National Park Service. We’ve invited Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association, and Mike Murray, chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks to discuss air tour planning in the park system, progress made under the Great American Outdoors Act, and visitation issues.

November 13th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 195 | Devils Hole Pupfish

As hot, arid, and dusty as Death Valley National Park is, it might come as a surprise to learn that it has a very important fishery of sorts. There is a place in the national park where there is a warm spring that is home to a rare and endangered fish - the Devils Hole Pupfish.

November 6th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 194 | Help Drive National Parks Traveler's Coverage

National Parks Traveler Founder Kurt Repanshek and contributing editors Kim O'Connell and Lynn Riddick discuss the Traveler's role in reporting on national parks and how reader and listener support make that role possible.

October 30th, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Episode 193 | The Bison Of Tallgrass Prairie

Back in 2009, a small herd of bison was relocated from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. The goal was not only to restore an essential foundational species of wildlife that had not grazed on those lands for more than a century, but to also reestablish the unique ecological benefits bison bring to the landscape while preserving the genetic integrity of the species.

October 23rd, 2022 Read More

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 192 | The Grand Teton National Park Foundation

If you’ve spent time in the National Park System, you’ve seen a mix of conditions in terms of a park’s infrastructure. Some are in great condition, some not so great. Recently my wife and I had the opportunity to stop by Grand Teton National Park and the Jenny Lake area. The trails that lead around the lake and up onto the flanks of the Tetons are in wonderful condition. But it wasn’t always so.

October 16th, 2022 Read More

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