Hiking has arguably become the most popular activity in 2020,

but as more and more people take to the trails,

rescues are on the rise in national parks.

In Utah, a mysterious monolith appeared, sparking all kinds of theories, and just as people

were rushing to be some of the first to snap a photo with it, it disappeared.

The National Park Service finds itself in the middle of a $270 million wrongful death lawsuit

after a woman lost her life in one of the most shocking ways I've ever heard of, and funds

for the Great American Outdoors Act have been appropriated.

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I'm Jason Epperson and each month on the America's National Parks Podcast,

we set aside one episode

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