#138: Mailbag! Van Life, Demoted National Parks, and More!

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In our Mailbag! episodes, we answer questions from listeners about the national parks, ranger-led tours, road trips, hiking, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us. In this episode, we cover these topics: · A change to the America the Beautiful park pass starting Jan. 1st, 2024, · Whether we ever considered van life and our opinions on this lifestyle, · Some safety considerations when camping in Big Bend National Park, · A discussion about previously designated national parks that have since been demoted, · And more! The best way to support our podcast is to become a member of our Patreon account. Follow this link to check it out. And 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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1:00.1	She suggested that we talk about some of the demoted national parks, places that were
1:06.0	originally national parks but have since been downgraded in their status.
1:10.0	And demoted hasl, there's a lot of judgment in that word, isn't there?
1:14.7	Like they could call it something else. I think it should be downgraded.
1:18.5	Or that's yeah, because there's no judgment there. How about reassigned or renamed?
1:24.4	But yeah, there is such thing as demoted national parks. These were national park national parks
1:30.8	in the national park service system that later they just tapped them on the shoulder and said,
1:37.8	we're sending you back down. You're not cutting it.
1:49.0	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our journey to all the U.S.
1:53.0	national parks and other public lands. I'm Matt Smith.
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