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Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

#76: Mailbag: Where to hike in Saguaro National Park, and much more!

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Matt and Karen Smith

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

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this Mailbag! episode, we share some of our hiking suggestions in Saguaro National Park and the surrounding area, how to determine if you’re ready to tackle a 10- to 15-mile hike, and how to practice shooting bear spray before you hike in bear country. Plus, we offer suggestions regarding a listener’s Utah park itinerary. Links: · To see all our books on Amazon.com, follow this link. · If you purchase one of our books through this link, you will not pay a higher price, but Amazon will pay us a small marketing fee. This fee helps support our podcast. Thank you! 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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0:53.0

we actually looked up on the internet. What would happen if you got bit by a helo monster

0:58.7

and several suggestions? At the first one, I like this one. First, try to pry its mouth open

1:06.2

with a stick or other object. Okay, so it's a two-foot long lizard.

1:11.8

Yeah, it's stuck in your leg. It's stuck to my leg and you're going to get a stick in there.

1:16.3

Just hold on, let me find a stick. While you're running around screaming with a two-foot lizard

1:25.0

stuck to your leg.

1:36.0

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

1:40.0

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

1:45.6

the Dear Bob and Sue series of books. This is our monthly mailbag episode where we answer

1:51.0

questions about the national parks, road trips, camping, backpacking gear, traveling with kids,

1:58.3

relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us. Today we'll be talking about where

2:04.0

to hike in Soaro National Park and the surrounding area. How to determine if you're ready to tackle

2:10.1

a 10 to 15-mile hike and how to practice shooting bear spray before you hike in bear country.

2:16.5

Grizzly or black bear that is not quite qualified. It shouldn't spray. Plus, we'll offer suggestions

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