#54: Mailbag!

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

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In our mailbag episodes, we answer questions from listeners about traveling, hiking, public lands, outdoor gear, and whatever else is on their minds. In this episode, we’re talking about the America the Beautiful Pass, how to get started backpacking, and our thoughts on how to balance work and travel. If you have a question you’d like us to answer on a future episode, email us at mattandkarensmith@gmail.com. Links we discus in the episode: · Where to purchase an America the Beautiful Pass online. · A description of all six types of passes. · More info about the Annual Pass · More info about the Military Pass · More info about the 4th Grade Pass · More info about the Senior Pass · More info about the Access Pass · More info about the Volunteer Pass · Resource for renting backpacking equipment · Great site for renting backpacking equipment in the Pacific Northwest · Backpacking checklist from REI 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 mattandkarensmith@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.4	And they're really great thing about this, Karen, that I got to say is for the last five or six
1:06.0	years, every time we go to a visitor center, the park rangers try to sell us a senior pass because
1:12.1	they say, good news folks, you're probably eligible for a senior pass, which is for people 62
1:20.0	years of age or older. Yeah, that's really bad for us.
1:22.9	That we look like we're 62, but we're not and we still have to pay the $80.
1:28.7	So that that's like a lose, lose for us. It's really the reason why we act so immature
1:34.8	is to just give people a little bit of a hint that we're not 62.
1:45.3	This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our travels to all the US
1:49.7	national parks and other public lands. I'm Karen Smith.
1:53.2	And I'm Matt Smith. We're the authors of the Dear Bob and Sue series of books.
1:57.3	This is our monthly mailbag episode, so you've sent in some great questions. Thank you for that.
2:02.8	We always get such great questions. Today we'll be answering questions about the America,
2:08.7	the Beautiful Pass, and we'll share some thoughts on how to get started backpacking.
2:13.8	And we'll be giving some career advice. Yes, you heard that correctly.
2:19.1	We'll share some thoughts about how to balance work and travel.
2:22.9	Are you sure we're qualified to give career advice? Remember, we quit our jobs to visit all the
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