30: Exploring Grand Teton -- Best Views, Trails, and Activities

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are journeying to Ash’s favorite national park -- Grand Teton! Grand Teton is smaller and lesser-known than Yellowstone (its famous neighbor), but it’s gotten a lot more visibility lately and many people are discovering the magic of this gorgeous national park. Join us as we cover: The special connection Ash has to Grand Teton The movie that was filmed in this park The road where you’ll find the best Grand Teton views Where to stay in the Grand Teton area Ash’s crazy moose stories The road that takes you to the main viewpoints and mountains John’s favorite memory of Grand Teton as a kid Why Grand Teton is a great place to go rafting Our favorite place to eat at this national park Why we love Paintbrush Canyon Jenny Lake (and the monster you might need to watch out for) The best description of Cascade Canyon The trail that gives you the most bang for your buck The most magical moments we have had in Grand Teton There are so many different things you can see in Grand Teton National Park and, in our opinion, it’s one of the greatest national parks you can see in the west. If you are looking for some help planning your trip to Grand Teton, pick up an itinerary – we’ve got you covered! Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	people would just be like, well, we're driving through to Yellowstone.
0:02.8	Like, we have no plans here.
0:04.6	We just wanted to see the mountains.
0:06.2	And I'd always be like, how dare you?
0:09.1	Treat my teetons that way.
0:12.9	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:17.7	My name is Ash, and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes. I think that the
0:23.1	parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make national park trip planning easy.
0:28.3	And I'm John. I carry the kids on the trails. I tell stories and notice all the things that
0:32.9	Ash doesn't care about much like flowers. Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:41.0	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:45.1	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:48.0	Let's start exploring.
1:00.4	Okay, everybody, I'm so excited about this episode, but before we actually get into Grand Teton, which is what we're supposed to focus on, I just have to tell you, this is our
1:05.3	first time recording since we came back from a big Southwest road trip that we took. And we did a lot of fun things, but I think one of the most memorable things that I have
1:16.5	to tell you all about is how a bird pooped in Ashley's eyes.
1:21.7	No.
1:23.8	I was not prepared to talk about this yet.
1:28.2	It's literally my worst nightmare and it happened.
1:30.9	Oh my gosh.
1:31.7	A bird pooped, like in my eye, not even off-centered, not even near my eye.
1:37.9	It went in my eye.
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