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Episode 138
Too often we look at our symbols and see them as the enduring legacy of our past, when in reality, symbols have always been mirror for us to reflect…
5 years, 3 months ago
Changes to Free National Park Admission,World's Longest Fossilized Footprints | National Park News
Episode 137
The world's longest fossilized footprint tracks have been uncovered in the White Sands of New Mexico, the National Trail system has grown by more tha…
5 years, 4 months ago
Nevermore
Episode 136
When you ask Americans to list some of our country's most famous poets and short story tellers, you’ll rarely hear mention of one of the most well-kn…
5 years, 4 months ago
Marconi
Episode 135
National Park sites, even the natural ones, have seen many uses over the history of America, often due to the unique features that make them worth pr…
5 years, 4 months ago
Second Century Camping
Episode 134
On last week’s episode, we took a look at early road planning and design in the parks, and we’re continuing with the theme this week, by looking at t…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Tale of Two Roads
Episode 133
As the National Park idea began to inspire Americans far and wide, a major problem arose: how to provide safe access to these often wild and dangerou…
5 years, 5 months ago
New NPS Units, Bears, Rescues, and Fires | National Park News
Episode 132
It's time month’s News from the Parks episode of the America’s National Parks Podcast, where we round up the latest happenings at America’s Greatest …
5 years, 5 months ago
Leave No Trace (or...How to Poop in the Woods)
Episode 131
This week we learn about reducing impact on the environment when visiting National Parks and other public lands, along with a lesson on what to do wh…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Million Dollar Room
Episode 130
In Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin sits an unassuming store, one that's lasted for nearly all the park's human history. It's famed own…
5 years, 5 months ago
Wolverines, an Overturned Tanker, and a $500,000 Fine | National Park News
Episode 129
A man gets jail and a $500,000 fine for sneaking into Canada’s National Parks during the coronavirus, a tanker truck overturns in Yellowstone, a veri…
5 years, 6 months ago