156: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts About White Sands National Park
Discover 5 fascinating fun facts about White Sands National Park, from record gypsum dunes to 23,000-year-old human footprints.
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Exploring the National Parks
Join Ash and John from Dirt In My Shoes as we explore America’s National Parks! We’re taking you around the national parks and talking about our favorite things, fun facts, adventures, and t...
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20 of 156 episodes155: Haunted National Parks (Vol. 4)
A chupacabra, a lake monster, and something shrieking near Yellowstone. These cryptid legends all come from our next haunted national parks...
154: Exploring White Sands National Park: Best Tips + Activities
Sledding, sunsets, and a working missile range next door — here’s what to know before exploring White Sands National Park.
153: Zion National Park Trip Report
Our Zion National Park trip report consists of 3 days in July’s heat and crowds, and some lessons learned about the shuttle, the Narrows, an...
152: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Grand Opening
Join us as we take you through the grand opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library’s grand opening weekend in Medora, ND!
151: Grand Teton Trip Report
A Grand Teton trip report covering 2026 construction updates, family travel tips, and the best lakes in the park!
150: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts About Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Discover 5 fascinating fun facts about Theodore Roosevelt National Park, from Teddy’s bear to the Badlands that helped shape a president.
149: Exploring Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Best Tips + Activities
We share our favorite things to do in Theodore Roosevelt National Park — wildlife, scenic drives, and all three units. It’s worth the trip!
148: Yellowstone Trip Report: Our 2026 Update
Bison jams on the lower loop, a rainbow over the Lower Falls that felt like it was made just for us, prairie dog babies popping out of their...
147: 5 Incredible Fun Facts About Great Sand Dunes National Park
Discover the wild fun facts behind Great Sand Dunes — the tallest dunes in North America!
146: Exploring Great Sand Dunes National Park: Best Tips + Activities
Picture this: you’re standing at the foot of the tallest dunes in North America, a snow-capped mountain towering behind you, and nature sing...
145: Stupid National Park Behavior (From the Archive)
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of national parks and explore the interesting behavior that can be observed within these...
144: Hiking Trails Ranked (From the Archive)
It’s going down! In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, John and Ash, a former park ranger, are fighting it out in the ultimate tr...
143: Grand Circle Road Trip (From the Archive)
In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are talking about what we consider to be one of the top road trips that you can take --...
142: Exploring Yellowstone (From the Archive)
In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are diving into one of the parks we get the most questions about - Yellowstone! Since ev...
141: Best Scenic Drives in the National Parks
If you love a drive that has you gasping, laughing, and pulling over every few minutes for “just one more” viewpoint, you are going to have...
140: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts about Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park is one of the most surprising, mysterious, and underrated parks in the Black Hills. Today we are diving into Wind Ca...
139: Exploring Wind Cave National Park: Best Tips + Activities
Wind Cave National Park is one of the most underrated stops in the Black Hills, and it is absolutely worth digging a little deeper for. Come...
138: 5 Incredible Fun Facts about Arizona’s Saguaro National Park
Cactus, sunshine, and desert drama: this is the episode where we go all in on the most iconic plant of the American West. Saguaro National P...
137: The Best National Parks for Wildlife Viewing!
The wildlife showdown is on! We’re covering the best national parks to see animals in the wild. Whether you’re hoping to see wolves in Yello...