75: Mailbag - Camping Tips and Best Trails for Solo Hiking

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

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

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are doing a mailbag episode! We are diving into some of the questions we have gotten from you guys about the national parks and sharing our best tips and suggestions. Join us as we share our favorite camping tips, the best trails for solo hiking, park ranger Ash, and more! In this episode, we discuss: What Beginner Campers Need 101 How to find the best affordable camping equipment How to plan your meals while camping Where to find the best campsites Where to find the best hiking trails for solo hiking How and why Ash became a park ranger The trips we have coming up on the East side of the Mississippi We hope you enjoyed hearing the answers to some of these listener questions today. If you have any questions about national parks, family travel, outdoor activities, us, or anything in between, please visit dirtinmyshoes.com/podcast to leave us a message. We’ll answer them in an upcoming Mailbag episode! Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	So we could hire new cooks and revamp the menus or it's 120% cheaper just to change the signage.
0:08.4	Yes.
0:09.5	It's just change the name.
0:11.9	Yeah.
0:13.4	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:18.2	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:22.7	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail,
0:25.7	and I'm here to make National Park Trip Planning easy.
0:29.0	And I'm John.
0:30.0	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories,
0:32.7	and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care about much, like trees.
0:37.3	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.
0:41.7	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:45.8	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:48.6	Let's start exploring.
0:53.9	I've been working on updating all the dirt in my shoes itineraries.
0:58.6	I always do like a big massive update once a year.
1:03.6	And then I do weekly updates just all throughout the year.
1:07.8	Right.
1:08.2	But anyway, so this massive update is always just a big undertaking.
1:12.8	I was working on the dining guides and guess what park is rebranding all the restaurants?
1:20.2	Oh, no.
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