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Exploring the National Parks

88: Exploring Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Best Tips + Activities

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

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

4.8653 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Aloha friends! Today’s episode takes us on a journey across the ocean to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park!  This park protects some of the most active volcanoes in the world – Kilauea and Mauna Loa. It's crazy that you can get this close to these epic volcanoes when you visit this national park! Join us as we explore our favorite spots in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park together. In this episode, we discuss:  Where to go if you want to see the lava lake Why this park is constantly changing Where to stay and what to eat while visiting this national park  Ash’s favorite shave ice stop on the Big Island Can’t miss sights along the Crater Rim Drive What is so cool about these volcanoes, specifically  How you can witness the building process of the Hawaiian Islands This park isn’t a huge national park, but it is constantly exploding and expanding. We hope you get the chance to experience Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park soon! Don’t forget to complete your task for this week! Would you visit Hawai’i Volcanoes during the big eruptions in hopes that you get to see the lava? Or are you more comfortable visiting when things are a little bit quieter? Head over to the Dirt in My Shoes Facebook or Instagram page and let us know!  Check out the full show notes here.

Transcript

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I'm very picky about my shave ice and it has to be shave ice or ice shave.

0:05.0

Lose the D.

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No D.

0:07.0

If it has a D, that's not correct.

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That's not the right thing.

0:12.0

This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.

0:17.0

My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.

0:21.6

I think that the parks are best seen from the trail and I'm here to make National Park

0:26.3

Trip Planning easy.

0:28.0

And I'm John.

0:29.0

I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories and notice all the things that Ash doesn't care

0:33.1

about much like rocks.

0:36.6

Join us as we show you around America's spectacular national parks.

0:40.6

We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.

0:44.7

And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.

0:47.5

Let's start exploring.

0:58.2

I've started doing something that I never thought I would ever do.

1:05.1

I have been watching YouTube on my big screen television.

1:07.2

A lot of people do that.

1:07.8

I know.

1:12.1

But for me, I never thought I would use it outside of like my cell phone or my laptop computer, but I finally have started using YouTube on my big screen TV for one

1:21.0

specific purpose and it drives Ash crazy. And it's because I'm watching deep fake Quigone Jin and Obi-1 Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker

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