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National Parks Traveler Podcast

Jun 27, 2021

When traveling to a national park, not everything goes as planned.  Maybe you’ve been disappointed about the crowds.  Or maybe couldn’t find lodging.  Or maybe you weren’t able to squeeze in everything you wanted to do.  But have you ever found yourself complaining about scenery that you determined to be...


Jun 20, 2021

How can aspiring scientists and researchers get a hand in conducting research in the National Park System? Ryan and Julie Sharp, who both spent time working for the National Park Service, raise funds to help college students hoping to conduct research in the parks. Ryan, a professor at Kansas State University,...


Jun 13, 2021

Climate change is here and greatly impacting our weather and long-term climatic trends. In the Southwest, it’s having a tremendous impact on water resources across the Colorado River watershed.

Warming temperatures associated with climate change are affecting the Colorado River, and those impacts also are showing...


Jun 6, 2021

Go take a hike. Wouldn’t that be a great escape this weekend? Some of my most enjoyable hikes have been along the Appalachian Trail. That path was easy to reach when I was growing up in New Jersey. Now based in Utah, the A.T. is a distant aspiration. Much closer are both the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific...