• 114- Gateway Arch National Park: Part 2

    Mike and Dusty explore the grounds of Gateway Arch National Park and venture on the River Boat and head up the Mississippi River.


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    37m | Mar 25, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Corps of Discovery

    Mike and Dusty look at the expedition led by Lewis and Clark and the many indigenous tribes that provided them help on their exploration of the West and how it is connected to Gateway Arch National Park.


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    14m | Mar 18, 2024
  • 113- Gateway Arch National Park: Part 1

    Dusty and Mike hike across St. Louis, Missouri to the Gateway Arch National Park. In this episode, they explore the museum and go to the top of the Arch.


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    55m | Mar 11, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Campfires

    Mike and Dusty look at the new guidance regarding campfires.


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    21m | Mar 4, 2024
  • 112- Prairie Trails: Wind Cave National Park

    After touring Wind Cave, Mike and Dusty head above ground to hike the Prairie Vista Trail and the Rankin Ridge Trail in Wind Cave National Park.

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    53m | Feb 26, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Cave Formations

    Dusty and Mike explore all the different types of cave formations including those found in Wind Cave National Park.

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    23m | Feb 19, 2024
  • 111- Fairgrounds Tour: Wind Cave National Park

    Mike and Dusty explore Wind Cave on the Fairgrounds Tour in Wind Cave National Park.

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    53m | Feb 12, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Been Outside with Amber Wendler and Shaz Zamore

    Mike and Dusty chat with Amber Wendler and Shaz Zamore, contributing authors and editors of the new book Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature published by Mountaineers Books.


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    44m | Feb 5, 2024
  • 110- Santa Elena Canyon: Big Bend National Park

    Mike and Dusty cross a river in order to hike Santa Elena Canyon and later hike the Upper Burro Mesa Pour-Off Trail in the final day in Big Bend National Park.


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    1h 4m | Jan 29, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Birding in Big Bend

    Mike and Dusty look at the various levels of birding, and the birds of Big Bend National Park.


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    30m | Jan 22, 2024
  • 109- Small Trails of Big Bend National Park

    Mike and Dusty hike three small trails in Big Bend National Parks. The explore the famous cacti of the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail, the shores of the Rio Grande on the Boquillas Canyon Trail, and dinosaur remains at The Fossil Exhibit.

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    56m | Jan 15, 2024
  • Trail Mix: Eastern Parks vs. Western Parks with Becky Lomax

    Mike and Dusty sit and chat with Moon Author Becky Lomax and discuss National Parks of the Eastern United States versus National Parks of the Western United States. The cover wildlife, terrain, peaks, shoreline, and everything in between.

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    1h 18m | Dec 11, 2023
  • 108- The South Rim Trail, Part 2: Big Bend National Park

    After waiting for the clouds to part on the South Rim Trail in Big Bend National Park, Mike and Dusty hike the Boot Canyon Trail and the Pinnacles Trail to complete the loop and encounter a Common Raven with a snake in it's mouth a long the way.

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    59m | Dec 4, 2023
  • Trail Mix: Extremophiles

    Mike and Dusty look at and explore the world and environments of extremophiles and how they have been studied in National Parks.

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    21m | Nov 27, 2023
  • 107- The South Rim Trail, Part 1: Big Bend National Park

    After being told by multiple people to not leave Big Bend National Park without doing the South Rim Trail, Mike and Dusty brave some questionable weather to make their way up into the Chisos Mountains to hike The South Rim Trail.

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    1h 25m | Nov 20, 2023
  • Trail Mix: On the Trails of Acadia with Hilary Nangle

    Dusty and Mike hike with Moon Travel Author, Hilary Nangle, on the Ship Harbor Trail in Acadia National Park, hear about the history of the park, the tide pools along the shore, and the story behind Ship Harbor.

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    23m | Nov 13, 2023
  • 106- The Window Trail: Big Bend National Park

    Mike and Dusty encounter Mexican Jays and exposed sun while hiking the famed Window Trail in Big Bend National Park.

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    54m | Nov 6, 2023
  • Trail Mix: The Rio Grande

    Mike and Dusty look at the story of the Rio Grande River, its history as boundary, and it's relationship to Big Bend National Park.

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    24m | Oct 30, 2023
  • 105- Lost Mine Trail: Big Bend National Park

    On their first day and first very early morning in Big Bend National Park, Mike and Dusty hike the Lost Mine Trail, on a rather apropos day for this particular trail.

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    55m | Oct 23, 2023
  • Trail Mix: Caving with Bruce Hatcher

    Dusty and Mike sit down with Environmental Scientist and Caving Expert Bruce Hatcher to chat geology, morphology, and cave expeditions in Mammoth Cave.

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    48m | Oct 16, 2023
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