#101: Grandma Joy’s Road Trip

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

Places & Travel, Nature, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Science

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Join us for an inspiring conversation with 92-year-old Grandma Joy and her grandson Brad, who are on a journey to visit all 63 national parks. After taking her on a camping trip seven years ago in Smoky Mountains National Park so she could see the mountains for the first time, Brad realized Grandma Joy was the perfect travel partner. Their next adventure was a 4-week road trip to visit 21 national parks, and they’re still going strong. With only one national park left to visit, their story of adventure and discovery is not just inspiring, it's a lesson in the power of gratitude. What a perfect message for a Thanksgiving Day episode! Here are a few helpful links about some of the topics in this episode: · Follow Brad and Grandma Joy’s travels on Instagram here · Or check out their Facebook page here · Link to our Patreon account Intro video · Where to subscribe to our Patreon account · And, check out our fun and inspiring apparel at Dirtlander.com Subscribe to The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and if you’ve enjoyed our show, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. Five-star ratings help other listeners find our show. Follow us on Instagram at @mattandkarensmith, on Twitter at @mattandkaren, on Facebook at dearbobands, or check out our blog at www.mattandkaren.com. To advertise on The Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Everything was beautiful and meanwhile behind me, this group of photographers are
0:35.5	inching closer and closer to the shore and suddenly I hear screams from everybody and they're
0:42.8	running. They're running behind trees, they're getting out of dodge and I'm trying to figure out
0:47.2	what's going on and Grandma's sitting on the shore and she couldn't get up and run if she
0:52.6	is she wanted to and this moose is running right towards me and so when you see that I mean you
1:00.2	think they're big until you actually are next one and you realize they are massive.
1:05.4	Yeah, when that moose came within 10 feet of me and I just had my arms open like just try to make
1:12.0	myself look big and I'm like I don't know what's going to happen but hopefully Grandma Joy will
1:18.8	make it through this. Hopefully I will too.
1:29.6	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast, stories from our journey to all the U.S.
1:33.6	national parks and other public lands. I'm Matt Smith and I'm Karen Smith. In this special
1:39.4	episode we won't be talking about our journey to all the national parks. Instead we'll be sharing
1:44.8	the story of another couple's journey to visit all 63 parks. Brad Ryan and his Grandma Joy,
1:51.9	known on social media as Grandma Joy's Road Trip. We had a chance to talk with Brad and Grandma
1:58.1	Joy last month about their seven year quest. We wanted to find out what it's been like for Grandma
2:03.5	Joy now in her 90s to crisscross the country travel to Alaska and the Virgin Islands and experience
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