#111: Driving Tour of Washington's National Parks, Part Two

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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The fun doesn’t stop at the end of the Cascade Loop Scenic Byway. Our road trip continues, so grab some extra snacks on Whidbey Island and head west with us as we travel to Olympic and Mount Rainier National Parks. The first stop is Olympic National Park, where you can explore alpine peaks, moss-covered rainforest trails, or rugged beaches along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Better yet, take your time and experience them all. After Olympic, we’ll drive through Washington’s state capital, Olympia, before heading east to the most majestic active volcano in the lower forty-eight, Mount Rainier. Here you’ll have opportunities to marvel at the historic park buildings near the southwest entrance before winding your way up the park road to Paradise. This mile-high area of the park is laced with spectacular hiking trails, each with stunning, close-up views of Rainier. The drive continues to other regions of the park that you won’t want to miss, including the equally stunning Sunrise area, where hiking above the tree line will give you full-on views of Mount Rainier from fresh angles. Here’s a link to the map of the loop that Karen promised Matt would draw. 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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0:30.0	That is the only park lodge in Olympic that we haven't stayed in and the reason we haven't
0:34.1	stayed there is because we have heard some negative reviews from friends of ours who have stayed there.
0:39.9	So, um, I guess the hot springs are smelly. Okay. That's, that's, that's a fact.
0:47.2	That is a fact. I'm just saying it just so you know. It's, it's a sulfuric smell.
0:52.9	That's what the smell thing is. Well, yeah. I mean, you're not wrong. It does smell bad.
0:58.4	And you can't get away from it. Depends on which way the winds are blowing.
1:03.7	And that's what I look for in logs to sit in hot water with a bunch of strangers,
1:08.4	smell rotten eggs, and then pay a couple hundred dollars for the pleasure.
1:12.4	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our journey to all the U.S. National Parks and
1:27.5	other public lands. I'm Matt Smith. And I'm Karen Smith. We're the authors of the Dear Bob and
1:32.5	Sue series of books. Visiting Washington's three national parks takes a lot of planning and a
1:38.8	lot of driving. But there's a route you can take that connects all three parks with a lot of
1:44.0	other interesting stops along the way. Last week in part one of this series, we talked about the
1:49.2	Cascade Loop Scenic Byway that takes you through the heart of North Cascades National Park.
1:55.2	And today in part two, we're continuing on to Olympic and Mount Rainier. Travel with us on the
2:01.2	journey as we take you on a road trip to mountain lakes, rainforests, coastal beaches,
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