Visiting Every National Park In One Year w/ Conor Knighton

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 115 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Do you have a passion for the National Parks in America? Are you craving the chance to visit as many as you possibly can? Have the crowds, deciding which to visit, and cost been deterrents in hitting the road to visit them? Conor Knighton is an award-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and author of Leave Only Footprints which chronicles his year spent visiting every National Park in America. He even shares how he got into his correspondent role which allows him to get paid while traveling and talk with people who have amazing stories. If singular mission travel is something that excites you and National Parks are on your bucket list then this episode will give you everything you need to hit the road and start making those dreams a reality. Which National Parks are on your bucket list? If you have already visited some, which are your favorite and why? Share your thoughts by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: Why Exposure To Nature At a Young Age Will Create The Travel Bug How He Got Into Television & Combining It With Travel How Did The Idea For This Trip Come About What Were The Doubts & Fears For This Journey Settling Into A New Way Of Life Learning How To Deal With Uncertainty In Life & Travel A Singular Mission Journey: Pros & Cons Keeping In The Moment Of The Experience While Also Documenting It For Others The Stories Behind The People & Places Dating On The Road As A Solo Traveler Overall National Park Tips & Avoiding Crowds Getting Into The Differences Between National Parks, Monuments Etc... Why You Should Visit National Parks The Hidden Gems Of The National Parks Favorite Towns That Are Adjacent To The Parks Is Travel Healing & Why What Is Next For Conor And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Athletic Greens - Today's Sponsor For This Episode Find Conor on his website Buy The Book Leave Only Footprints Follow Conor on Instagram | Twitter Location Indie Camp Indie Want More? Life As An Experiment w/ Jason Robinson The Wonder Of Travel w/ Aaron Millar How To Take An Adult Gap Year w/ Brooke Thayer

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	I think travel in general, though, it is healing because of the self-reliance that it inspires
0:07.2	because of the conversations at forces you have, because of the broadening of your perspectives,
0:11.1	where it's just you realize that it's not all about you all the time.
0:17.2	You just heard a clip from my interview today with Connor Knighton, who is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, which is America's number one Sunday morning news program.
0:27.8	And he spent a year of his life traveling to every national park in America.
0:34.1	National parks, something I am so passionate about.
0:37.4	I was so excited to have this conversation
0:39.3	with him as he gets into his top travel tips for visiting national parks and how to avoid
0:44.6	the crowd, some of the best off the beaten path, national parks to visit. And we talk about his
0:50.4	quest to go to every park. What are some of the benefits of creating a singular mission
0:55.9	around your travels like he did? He shares a story about how this trip began and how it ended,
1:02.7	which such a beautiful bookend to this quest that he completed. Of course, plenty of stories
1:09.3	from the road and some amazing people that he met
1:11.8	along the way.
1:13.0	And if you've ever wondered how somebody ends up on TV getting paid to travel and to talk
1:20.1	about travel, well, you're going to hear how that happened for Connor, all of that
1:24.2	happening and so much more.
1:26.0	Plus, I'm going to share my feelings around the
1:29.3	importance of lazy days out on the road. And my personal favorite off the beaten path National
1:37.1	Park. It's all happening in this episode right now. So buckle up, strap in, grab your favorite
1:43.6	beverage, relax.
1:45.6	Thanks for being here.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jason Moore, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jason Moore and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.