#104: Planning Your Trips to Alaska’s National Parks

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Alaska is home to eight national parks, each unique and stunning. And if visiting them is on your bucket list, planning your trips may seem daunting. It was for us. Alaska is wild and beautiful, and its parks are nothing like those in the lower 48. Only three of the eight can be accessed by roads, and two are above the Arctic Circle. In this episode, we share what we learned from visiting these parks. We talk about how to get to each of them, what time of year you might want to visit, and give suggestions for activities you’ll want to consider. All this and more! Our Patreon account is now up and running with bonus content. Follow this link to check it out. Don’t forget to check out our new online merch store and www.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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0:27.0	The other thing we wish we would have done is,
0:31.0	yeah, this was our very first trip to Alaska
0:33.0	and we didn't know a lot about bears and bear spray.
0:38.0	But what we should have done is when we got to Anchorage
0:41.0	we should have bought some bear spray.
0:43.0	You know, you can't fly with it, but we didn't have any
0:46.0	the entire trip and I have to say when we were hiking to the glacier
0:49.0	we were a little, I was nervous about running into a grizzly.
0:53.0	Of course, we also realized we had what smoke salmon.
0:58.0	We made a couple of rookie mistakes, three rookie mistakes at once.
1:04.0	But hey, we were rookies, so that happens.
1:07.0	But yeah, I would have bear spray and leave the smoke salmon in the car.
1:13.0	This is the Dear Bob and Sioux Firecast, stories from our journey
1:24.0	to all the U.S. national parks and other public lands.
1:27.0	I'm Karen Smith.
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