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Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#72: Mailbag!

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In our mailbag episodes, we answer questions from listeners about the national parks, road trips, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us. In this episode, we share some ideas about what to do if you see someone breaking the rules in a national park. We also answer a question about when we use our trekking poles and when we leave them at home, and give our opinion on a listener’s national park itinerary. All this, and much more! 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 [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In Canyonlands and the Needles District, the Tech Chessler Park, joint trail loop,

0:34.7

even though we've almost died more than once doing that hike, we always go back and do it.

0:40.6

Oh, and we drag people with us now. We take people with us now and we almost killed John and Lolli

0:46.9

on that trail because we were hiking at 103 degree temperature. Anyway, so that's one.

0:54.3

This is the Dear Bob and Sue Podcast. Stories from our journey to all the US national parks

1:06.3

and other public lands. I'm Karen Smith. And I'm Matt Smith. We're the authors of the Dear Bob and

1:11.6

Sue series of books. Welcome to our mailbag episode where we answer questions about the national

1:16.8

parks, road trips, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever

1:23.4

anyone wants to ask us. On this episode, we'll be sharing some ideas about what to do if you see

1:29.6

someone breaking the rules in a national park, especially when it comes to some of the more

1:34.3

extreme infractions like defacing artifacts, harassing wildlife, and making illegal campfires.

1:41.2

And on a lighter note, we'll answer a question about when we use our trekking poles and when

1:45.6

we leave them at home, based on the trail conditions. We'll also give our opinion on a listener's

1:51.2

national park itinerary and suggest some possible alternatives. Plus, a list of some of our favorite

1:58.0

hikes that we do over and over again and never get tired of. All this and more coming up next.

2:13.1

Okay, before we get started with mailbag today, I have some important park news to announce.

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