#26: Death Valley 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

🗓️ 14 January 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Despite its not-so-enticing name, Death Valley National Park is one of our favorite destinations, especially in the winter months. Being the lowest, driest, and hottest place in North America, you might be surprised that it also has 11,000+-foot, snow-covered peaks. In this episode we talk about some of the best places to see in the park and give some suggestions for what to do if you only have a few days to visit. And at the end of the episode, we answer a biting question from our mailbag. Some of the topics we discuss in this episode: How the park got its name When is the best time to visit Where to stay, eat, and get gas in the park The best places in the park to watch the sunset Some of our favorite hikes Spectacular backcountry drives Whether aliens visited the Racetrack (you’ll have to listen to the episode to understand what this means) Links to more information: To see photos from our travels, visit our Instagram account, or TikTok account Visit the park’s website for more park information For backcountry travel, you might want to rent a Jeep from Farabee’s 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	Spark your creativity with the Sims.
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0:07.0	and you have to go and search of your creative spark again.
0:10.0	Maybe this is catching up with creative friends,
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0:27.0	Now, their sister property that's a mile away
0:31.0	is called the Inn at Death Valley.
0:33.0	And this is the fancy, that's the pool.
0:35.0	This is the fancy, schmancy hotel.
0:38.0	It's triple a rated four diamond resort.
0:42.0	It is really something.
0:45.0	We have only looked over the fence at this
0:48.0	because we're not allowed.
0:51.0	We're not allowed.
0:52.0	We have gone up there to the bar to have a prickly pear margarita
0:57.0	or something like that.
0:58.0	But no, they sniff this app pretty quick.
1:01.0	Folks, isn't it about time for you to go back to the pond?
1:04.0	That's right.
1:06.0	This is the Dear Bob and Sue podcast.
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