Switchbacks: Our Year in the National Parks

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#11: Our Top Ten Easy-Access Campsites Dec 29, 2016

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We slept on the ground about 275 nights last year... and most of those were in campgrounds. Needless to say, we have some opinions on National Park campgrounds. Listen to hear our TOP TEN easy-access (by car or short walk) campsites of our entire year in the parks. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#10: Interview with Darius of 59in59 Dec 21, 2016

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One of the best parts of traveling around the country visiting national parks was meeting other people who were doing the same thing. We loved it when those people had a similar mission to ours... sharing the parks online and inspiring others to fall in love with them too. We know you'll love our interview with Darius Nabors today. He and Trevor Kemp visiting all 59 national parks in 59 weeks, ending on the NPS Centennial in August. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#9: Parks that Live in the Shadows, ft. Pinnacles and Biscayne Dec 07, 2016

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During our year visiting all 59 National Parks, we came across several "underdog" parks. We.LOVED.Them. These parks -- often hidden in the shadows of their neighboring parks -- will always have a special place in our hearts. Today we're discussing two of those parks: Pinnacles and Biscayne. Heard of them? Maybe? Maybe not. They're certainly low on the list of most-visited parks. And that just might be the best thing about them. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! music: http://bensound.com

#8: National Parks in Motion, ft. Glacier and Hawai'i Volcanoes Dec 01, 2016

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The National Parks are constantly in motion, and this is seen so clearly in two parks: Glacier and Hawai'i Volcanoes National Parks. Listen for how the national parks address the issue of climate change, and how this challenge may affect your visit experience. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#7: National Parks: Are They For Everyone, ft. Dry Tortugas and Lake Clark Nov 23, 2016

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Are the National Parks truly accessible for all Americans? We think the National Parks mostly do an amazing job of creating welcoming, affordable places to travel, but occasionally they could do better. Today we're talking about what that exclusivity costs the parks. We'll be featuring Dry Tortugas National Park, off the coast of Florida, and Lake Clark National Park, in Alaska. These two parks are some of the hardest-to-reach, expensive parks we came across last year. Listen for more! And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#6: Our Top Ten Day Hikes of the National Parks Nov 15, 2016

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In our latest installment of Top Ten of the National Parks, we are sharing our favorite day hikes. Day hikes are a wonderful way to get up and out of the parks' main hubs of activity. Travel light, bring your lunch, reach new heights, climb mountains, and come back. All in the same day. From Great Sand Dunes to Pinnacles to Kenai Fjords, here are our favorite day hikes from our year in the national parks. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#5: Interview with Don & Shelly of 59NationalParks Nov 08, 2016

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Before we took off on our own adventure of visiting all 59 national parks, several other amazing people paved the way. Two of those adventurers are here today to chat all about their journey. Don and Shelly offer words of wisdom, tips for traveling with pets, and stories about their 59 weeks on the road in their RV. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#4: Amazing People of the Parks, ft. American Samoa and Cuyahoga Valley Nov 01, 2016

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The National Parks would be nothing without its people. Volunteers, employees, local residents, original advocators, and of course, visitors, all contribute to what the parks are today. Two of the national parks that have the greatest involvement with their communities are Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the National Park of American Samoa. We visited both last year. Listen for our experiences in these parks. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#3: Are We Loving Our National Parks to Death? ft. Zion and Great Basin Oct 24, 2016

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We were lucky enough to do most of our national parks visiting during the off-season last year. But sometimes, like in the cases of Zion and Great Basin National Parks, we had to visit during some of the busiest times. We experienced a lot of crowds and a lot of ways to avoid those crowds. So, are we loving our national parks to death? Or just some of them? Is there a solution? Listen to find out! And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

#2: There's No Wrong Way to Love a National Park, ft. Yosemite & Gates of the Arctic Oct 16, 2016

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When we first started our year-long mission to visit all 59 national parks in the U.S., we were fairly proud of "our style" of visiting the parks. We backpacked, traveled lightly, avoided souvenir shops, and almost always took the path less taken. We thought this was the right and only way to visit a park. But by the time our year was up, we were singing a much different tune. We met so many other park visitors, from nearby and far away, who visited the parks in all sorts of different ways. Some came by tour bus, some came by train, some came by station wagon. Listen to this episode of the podcast to hear our thoughts on the "right" and "wrong" ways to visit a national park. And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more! Adventure on! Music: http://bensound.com

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