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America’s National Parks Podcast

Explore our national parks — their history, their people, and their stories.

Episodes

Total: 317

The Lost Horse Mine

2018/11/16

Even before the California Gold Rush of 1849, prospectors were finding gold in Southern California.

Four Men on a Mountain

2018/11/9

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodor

Switchbacks

2018/11/2

Before dawn on what would become a perfect October day in Utah, I set out to attempt a solo hike. It

Hell, with the Fires Out

2018/10/26

It’s that time of year. You’re getting pelted with the supernatural from every direction - on TV, at

If you listened to The Curse of the Petrified Forest, our episode on the strange happenings surround

At Home with Harry and Bess

2018/10/12

On this episode of America's National Parks, At Home With Harry & Bess, the multigenerational story

The Wonderful Wind Cave

2018/10/5

In 1881, Jesse and Tom Bingham heard a whistling noise coming from a beach-ball-sized hole in a rock

Corps of Discovery Part 2

2018/9/28

When we left off last time Meriwether Lewis had just looked over the crest of the largest mountain r

Corps of Discovery

2018/9/21

In 2018, America is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act as well as th

His Name Was Mudd

2018/9/14

On a Sunday in November of 1864, John Wilkes Booth first made the acquaintance of Dr. Samuel Mudd. T

Stories from the Sands

2018/9/7

One of the world's great natural wonders rises from the heart of New Mexico's Tularosa basin. Great

A Strenuous Holiday

2018/8/31

In 1914, four influential men — Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs — loa

America's Spa

2018/8/24

In the mountains of western Arkansas, there's a place where rain waters are absorbed through crevice

The Sleeping Volcano

2018/8/17

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted — it was the "deadliest and most economically destructive

Ballads of Big Bend

2018/8/10

The shape of the southwestern edge of Texas is carved by The Rio Grande river, as it tranquilly flow

July 31st of each year is set aside by the International Ranger Foundation as World Ranger Day to ho

The 14th Colony

2018/7/27

Everyone knows America's legendary origins — 13 colonies fighting off the tyranny of the British Emp

On his 22nd birthday, in 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee. Their daughter, Alice

Unleashing a Tamed River

2018/7/13

Over the past century, the United States has led the world in dam construction. There are at least 9

Strange weather patterns set in 1947 in the state of Maine, as a quick and early spring thaw precede