70: Olympic National Park Fun Facts - Things You Didn't Know

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

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

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Let’s head back to Olympic National Park for some fun facts! There is so much to share about this unique national park that it was kind of hard to narrow it down to just five. Olympic has so many distinct ecosystems and areas that are so different from the others in this park, and we are excited to dive into what makes this park so special! Join us as we discuss: Where the rocks at Olympic National Park come from The surprising number of glaciers you can find in this park The plants and animals in this area that you won’t find anywhere else The shocking amount of rain this park gets each year The last place in this park explored and mapped in the lower 48 We hope you love learning these fun facts as much as we do! Olympic is such an incredible park, and we hope you get the chance soon to get out there and explore it for yourself. If you need any help planning your trip, get your itinerary for an hour-by-hour schedule in Olympic! Don’t forget to complete your task for this week! Which national park would you have loved to discover before the explorers did? Head over to the Dirt In My Shoes Instagram or Facebook page and let us know! Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	Like, I'm sorry, I barely showered today, so I did not have time to calculate how many ice cubes would go into Blue Glacier.
0:10.5	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:15.5	My name is Ash, and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:19.6	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail, and I'm here to make national park
0:24.5	trip planning easy.
0:26.1	And I'm John.
0:27.1	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories, and notice all the things that Ash doesn't
0:31.1	care about much, like flowers.
0:34.3	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:38.8	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:42.9	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:45.7	Let's start exploring.
0:51.6	As a general rule, I kind of hate reaction videos on YouTube and stuff.
1:00.8	I don't get it.
1:02.0	I know a lot of people like them.
1:03.4	The only ones I like, so I saw one of like this girl singing a pink song and I really
1:09.0	like pink reacted to it and pink was just like
1:12.7	holy smokes.
1:14.4	When she's freaking out, like I think sometimes when it's celebrity reaction, I'm okay.
1:19.5	But if it's just like Joe Schmo down the street, like reacting to something, why are we watching this?
1:25.4	I know.
1:25.9	I sometimes even if it's something that sort of interests me, a lot of times I'll just scroll
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