#19: Adventures in Olympic National Park

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Featuring a park in our home state of Washington on this episode, we discuss some of the highlights and must-sees at Olympic National Park. From the rugged coastline of the Pacific Ocean to the blue glaciers hanging off steep alpine cliffs, Olympic NP has something for everyone. Only a short day trip from the Seattle metro area, you can drive to many of the most spectacular sites within the park in a few hours. If you are a little more adventurous, backpacking through the park gives you a less-crowded perspective on the wild beauty of this “magical” place. We even give you a small peek into what it’s like traveling with us by playing an audio recording we made during one of our more challenging adventures. Some topics we discuss include: Yes? No? Maybe? Whether or not we plan to write another book Four seasons of fun up at Hurricane Ridge Where to go to see what’s left from the largest dam removal project in history, where you can peer into the canyon below at the newly-freed, rushing Elwha River The myriad of activities at beautiful Lake Crescent: in the water, on the beach and on the nearby trails. Our three-day adventure hiking the High Divide / Seven Lakes Basin Trail which started out with some wild weather The magic of the Hoh Rain Forest What we found--and didn’t find—during our backpacking trip along Shi Shi Beach on the coast of the Pacific Ocean And more... In the mail bag segment, we discuss some of our scariest hikes while traveling to all of the national parks. Links to more information: To see photos from our travels, visit our Instagram account, or TikTok account Click here for updated information and park map Where to learn more about our books and travels Join the conversation on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	He reaches out with one hand and grabs the tent out of the air.
0:05.6	It was like one of the greatest moments ever.
0:09.4	And literally if he had he not snatched it out of the air, it was going into the pond.
0:14.9	Oh, yeah, if our tent had gone into the pond, that would have been it.
0:19.8	That would have been it after you were sitting in the mud.
0:30.2	This is the Dear Bob and Sue podcast, our stories of adventures and misadventures as we travel to all the U.S. National Parks and other public lands.
0:44.4	I'm Matt Smith.
0:45.5	And I'm Karen Smith.
0:46.6	We are the authors of the Dear Bob and Sue series of books.
0:50.5	On today's episode, we're giving an overview of some amazing things to do and see in Olympic National Park,
0:57.6	which lucky for us happens to be in our home state of Washington.
1:01.7	We've visited Olympic National Park many times over the last 10 years and we've had the chance to explore the mountains, the rainforests and the beaches.
1:09.6	We'll be talking about our favorite places to visit in the park as well as some of the adventures we had there.
1:15.3	Yes, and that includes our most recent adventure, a three day backpacking trip up to the high divide in some wild weather.
1:24.0	Plus, we share a few stories from our first ever backpacking trip to one of the most remote and beautiful beaches in the park, Shai Shai.
1:32.2	To kick things off, we discussed whether or not we're going to write another book, oh boy.
1:38.0	And at the end of the episode, we'll answer a question from a listener in our mailbag segment.
1:47.2	So this is almost like a mailbag.
1:49.8	With the beginning of this podcast, it's not mailbag, but I think we should talk about a question that we get over and over again.
1:57.8	Well, we've gotten since the beginning of this year.
2:00.2	Don't say it.
2:01.0	That would be, don't say it.
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