#94: Mailbag! Mammal, Solar Chargers, and Hiking Boots

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:

·     Our favorite wildlife sightings while visiting the national parks,

·     Our opinion on hiking and backpacking with portable solar chargers, and

·     What to consider when choosing the right hiking boots for your feet.

 

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#93: Everglades National Park

Now is the perfect time to plan a winter trip to Everglades National Park. While the park’s rainy season is typically April through November, the other months are a great time to visit. In this episode, we talk about hiking trails we enjoyed and some other park activities you might want to try, such as airboat tours, nature photography tours, kayaking, canoeing, and Matt’s favorite, slough slogging through the wetlands. But the fun doesn’t stop there. We dive deep into the sawgrass marsh with a close look at its reptile population as Karen explains the differences between alligators and crocodiles and discusses an alarming challenge the park is facing: an exploding population of Burmese pythons.

 

Here are the links we mentioned in this episode:

·     Everglades NP website where you can find info about guided tours

·     Everglades National Park Institute for info about additional tours

·     Link to our Patreon account Intro video

·     Where to subscribe to our Patreon account

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#92: The Grand Circle Tour

It’s time for another road trip! The Grand Circle Tour is a driving itinerary that takes you to some of the most amazing natural wonders in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Travel along with us in this episode as we start in Las Vegas, travel northeast through Utah, loop down to southwestern Colorado, and come back to Utah before making a few stops in northern Arizona on our way back to Las Vegas.

 

This tour is a general guide; you can customize it to your liking. You can also begin and end it from any point on the loop if Las Vegas is not your starting point. So, buckle up and get ready for an incredible ride. Below is a list of the places we talk about as we travel along the Grand Circle Tour:

·     Start in Las Vegas

·     Valley of Fire State Park

·     Zion National Park

·     Bryce Canyon National Park

·     Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument

·     Capitol Reef National Park

·     Goblin Valley State Park

·     Moab (Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Dead Horse Point SP)

·     Monticello, Utah (Canyonlands NP, Bears Ears NM, Natural Bridges NM)

·     Hovenweep National Monument

·     Mesa Verde National Park

·     Four Corners

·     Bluff, Utah

·     Valley of the Gods

·     Moki Dugway

·     Goosenecks State Park

·     Monument Valley

·     Page, Arizona (Antelope Canyons, Horseshoe Bend)

·     North Rim of the Grand Canyon

·     Kanab, Utah (Buckskin Gulch)

·     Zion National Park

·     Back to Las Vegas

 

Here’s a link to a map of the route

 

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It only took nearly three years of producing The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast for us to decide that the audience might stick around. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey to create almost 100 episodes.

We love sharing our experiences, bringing you interesting and useful information, and from time to time, making you laugh a little. Being part of a community passionate about our public lands and outdoor adventures gives us the energy to keep producing content.

But as much as we enjoy making people laugh and sharing our experiences and travel tips, it takes more than passion and a couple of microphones to create podcast episodes regularly. It also takes time and resources.

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The Grand Circle Tour

Hey everybody,

In episode 92 of The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, we talk about the Grand Circle Tour.

It’s a driving itinerary that takes you to some of the most amazing natural wonders in southern Utah and northern Arizona. Travel along with us in this episode as we start in Las Vegas, travel northeast through Utah, loop down to southwestern Colorado, and come back to Utah before making a few stops in northern Arizona on our way back to Las Vegas.

We mentioned in this episode that we would provide a map showing the general route. Here it is.

The Grand Circle Tour from The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast
The Grand Circle Tour

#91: Best National Parks to Visit in the Fall

Once summer vacation season ends and kids go back to school, the parks are a little less crowded, making fall the perfect time to visit our incredible national parks. In this episode, we took our fall travel suggestions from Episode #50 and added a few more comments about the best parks to visit as the weather cools and the leaves begin to turn.

 

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