Gaze At the National Parks
Dustin Ballard and Michael Ryan hike the trails of America’s National Parks. Each episode features one hiking trail in one National Park, one park at a time. Join them as they climb to terrifying heights, cross miles of desert, and hike through the forests of these public lands.
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Mike and Dusty break down the Goldilocks circumstance that creates the geothermal features of Hot Springs National Park.
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Mike and Dusty get the full bathhouse experience at the Buckstaff Bathhouse in Hot Springs National Park.
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Mike and Dusty sit down and chat with Lise Aangenbrug of the National Park Foundation and here about their work with the National Park Service and the intersectional programming they create for community groups.
To find our more about their work, visit NationalParks.org
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Mike and Dusty travel to Arkansas and hike the Hot Spring Mountain trails on the east side of Hot Springs National Park.
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In connection with Gateway Arch National Park and the various moments in history that the Gateway Arch represents, Mike and Dusty look at the history of European colonialism through the lens of Manifest Destiny and how it contributed to the bullsh*t that is American Exceptionalism.
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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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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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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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Mike and Dusty look at the new guidance regarding campfires.
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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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Dusty and Mike explore all the different types of cave formations including those found in Wind Cave National Park.
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Mike and Dusty explore Wind Cave on the Fairgrounds Tour in Wind Cave National Park.
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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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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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Mike and Dusty look at the various levels of birding, and the birds of Big Bend National Park.
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Original Artwork by Michael Ryan
Original Music by Dave Seamon and Mariella Klinger
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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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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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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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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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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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