#86: Mailbag! How Many Days to Spend in Great Sand Dunes NP and More!

In our Mailbag! episodes, we answer questions from listeners about the national parks, ranger-led tours, road trips, hiking, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us. In this episode, we cover these topics:

·     National Park Passport Stamp Book

Where to buy your very own book

Here’s a link to the National Parks Travelers Club

·     How we avoid buying all the tchotchkes and souvenirs on our trips. Spoiler alert: we don’t.

·     Planning a camping trip when flying to your destination.

·     How to deal with photographers taking the best spots for capturing incredible images in the national parks.

·     How much time to budget when visiting Great Sand Dunes National Park

·     Suggestions about which national park to visit for a few days that’s close to the Alabama/Tennessee border.

Mount Leconte Lodge

·     Tips on how to get started backpacking.

·     How can foreigners volunteer in the national parks when traveling to the US.

The International Volunteers in Parks Program

 

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#85: Point Reyes National Seashore

You might think that a seashore park is just sand beaches, but Point Reyes also has open grasslands and forested ridges that are home to 1,500 species of plants and animals. And for humans, the park offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities, like hiking, boating, biking, horseback riding, and fishing. In this episode, we talk about some of these activities and why you should add Point Reyes to your list of parks to visit.

 

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