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Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#113: Must-See Navajo Parks

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The Navajo Nation is home to one-of-a-kind natural wonders and irreplaceable cultural treasures. It’s also where you can find several parks worth putting on your bucket list. In this episode, we share our experiences and suggestions for making the most of your trips to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, and Navajo National Monument, all on Navajo land in northern Arizona. While Monument Valley is run solely by Navajo Nation Parks & Recreation, the others are managed jointly by the National Parks Service and the Navajo Nation. And as a bonus, we discuss what to look forward to if you add a visit to Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, also a must-see National Park Service site about a half hour south of Canyon de Chelly, in Ganado, Arizona. Thank you to all our supporters on Patreon! 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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People who are just traveling through there and maybe don't know about this, they don't know

1:04.4

that they're going to come over a hill and there's going to be a crowd of people in the middle of

1:08.1

the highway with, you know, their dog and a bandana. I mean, there are people on skateboards,

1:13.9

there are people doing handstands, you'll see all the time a couple and I don't know why we don't

1:19.9

do this map, but a couple like the hold hands and they'll run down the middle of the highway

1:24.4

and she has like a flowing dress on. Yeah, we're not going to do that.

1:40.8

This is the Dear Bob and Sue podcast, stories from our journey to all the US national parks

1:45.6

and other public lands. I'm Matt Smith and I'm Karen Smith. We're the authors of the Dear Bob and

1:51.1

Sue series of books. On today's episode, we're taking you to the Southwest to some parks that are

1:56.9

located in the Navajo Nation. We'll be showcasing three very special parks, Navajo National Monument,

2:04.5

Monument Valley and Canyon to Shay National Monument and explaining the differences between the

2:10.3

ones that are managed with the National Park Service and the ones that are managed solely by the

2:15.0

Navajo people. Plus, tips on what to do and see in the parks, some fascinating stories from the

2:20.7

history archives and why you should visit all three of these remarkable places.

2:35.5

Karen, before we get into the details of the park, there's one thing we should talk about which

2:42.3

always confuses me. Just one thing, just one thing confuses you. I never know what time it is.

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