Gaze At the National Parks

After years of seeing it as a top hiking recommendation, Mike and Dusty hike Mary's Rock via the Pinnacles Picnic Area, just off Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty sit down with Josh Berman, author of the Moon Travel Guides to Colorado Hiking and Colorado Camping, to discuss hiking in Colorado in the National Parks and beyond. To purchase the Moon Travel Guides to Colorado Hiking or Colorado Camping, visit Moon.com. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty hike the West Side Trails and make the journey to Tiny Town Depot in Hot Springs National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty break down the Goldilocks circumstance that creates the geothermal features of Hot Springs National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty get the full bathhouse experience at the Buckstaff Bathhouse in Hot Springs National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty sit down and chat with Lise Aangenbrug of the National Park Foundation and here about their work with the National Park Service and the intersectional programming they create for community groups. To find our more about their work, visit NationalParks.org Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty travel to Arkansas and hike the Hot Spring Mountain trails on the east side of Hot Springs National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In connection with Gateway Arch National Park and the various moments in history that the Gateway Arch represents, Mike and Dusty look at the history of European colonialism through the lens of Manifest Destiny and how it contributed to the bullsh*t that is American Exceptionalism. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty explore the grounds of Gateway Arch National Park and venture on the River Boat and head up the Mississippi River. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty look at the expedition led by Lewis and Clark and the many indigenous tribes that provided them help on their exploration of the West and how it is connected to Gateway Arch National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dusty and Mike hike across St. Louis, Missouri to the Gateway Arch National Park. In this episode, they explore the museum and go to the top of the Arch. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty look at the new guidance regarding campfires. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

After touring Wind Cave, Mike and Dusty head above ground to hike the Prairie Vista Trail and the Rankin Ridge Trail in Wind Cave National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Dusty and Mike explore all the different types of cave formations including those found in Wind Cave National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty explore Wind Cave on the Fairgrounds Tour in Wind Cave National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty chat with Amber Wendler and Shaz Zamore, contributing authors and editors of the new book Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature published by Mountaineers Books. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty cross a river in order to hike Santa Elena Canyon and later hike the Upper Burro Mesa Pour-Off Trail in the final day in Big Bend National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty look at the various levels of birding, and the birds of Big Bend National Park. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty hike three small trails in Big Bend National Parks. The explore the famous cacti of the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail, the shores of the Rio Grande on the Boquillas Canyon Trail, and dinosaur remains at The Fossil Exhibit. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer only available with Hachette Books, not valid with any other retailers. To see additional National Parks Guides published by Moon, visit Moon.com. #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike and Dusty sit and chat with Moon Author Becky Lomax and discuss National Parks of the Eastern United States versus National Parks of the Western United States. The cover wildlife, terrain, peaks, shoreline, and everything in between. Instagram: @GazeAtTheNationalParks Facebook: Gaze at the National Parks Our listeners can enjoy 20% their copy of Moon USA National Parks from MOON Travel Guides by clicking HERE and using offer code GAZE at checkout! Expires December 31, 2023, offer only available with Hachette Books, not valid with any other retailers. To see additional National Parks Guides published by Moon, visit Moon.com. #gazeatthenationalparks #hikeearlyhikeoften #adventureisoutthere Hosted by Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan Episode Editing by Dustin Ballard Original Artwork by Michael Ryan Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger Music Producer: Skyler Fortgang Our listeners can get 20% off ANY Moon Travel Guide at Moon.com. Use offer Code GAZE24 at checkout. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gaze-at-the-national-parks/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands