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National Parks For Kids

Jaimie and Brant

39 episodes

6 days ago

Send us a text Sequoia National Park is home to the world's largest trees by volume. Come learn how long they can live, their amazing survival adaptations and who helped protect them from logging and helped develop Sequoia National Park, the answer will surprise you! There are so many great adventures to have in this park, hiking, climbing, waterfalls, caving and you can even hike to the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. Learn what makes Sequoia such a unique park from i...

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Send us a text Sequoia National Park is home to the world's largest trees by volume. Come learn how long they can live, their amazing survival adaptations and who helped protect them from logging and helped develop Sequoia National Park, the answer will surprise you! There are so many great adventures to have in this park, hiking, climbing, waterfalls, caving and you can even hike to the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. Learn what makes Sequoia such a unique park from i...

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National Parks For Kids

Sequoia National Park, California

Send us a text Sequoia National Park is home to the world's largest trees by volume. Come learn how long they can live, their amazing survival adaptations and who helped protect them from logging and helped develop Sequoia National Park, the answer will surprise you! There are so many great adventures to have in this park, hiking, climbing, waterfalls, caving and you can even hike to the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. Learn what makes Sequoia such a unique park from i...

6 days ago

17 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Grand Tetons National Park, WY

Send us a text Grand Tetons National Park is famous for towering peaks that rise up above the valley floor. Grand Tetons is home to some of the wildest animals in North America, the largest herd of elk roam here, as well as moose, wolves, brown bears and black bears! Come learn how Grand Tetons National Park earned it's name, how it became a park, and the geology and biology of the park. Listen carefully as there are three kid friendly trivia questions at the end, and a sprinkling of jokes!

3 weeks ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Send us a text Isle Royale National Park is home to some popular animals. Come find out who lives on this island, how it was used historically and that although this is one of the least visited parks, it is one of the most re-visited parks! We can't wait to go back here some day and go backpacking!

1 month ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Send us a text Voyageurs National Park became one of our favorite parks. We loved exploring this park by boat and on foot. The best way to explore this park is by water, we loved learning about the wolf populations, and the history of the fur trade in this area. Come learn why this is currently Brant's favorite national park he's visited!

2 months ago

15 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Rocky Mountain National Park

Send us a text Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central Colorado, it is a breathtaking landscape known for its towering peaks, diverse ecosystems, and abundant wildlife. It encompasses over 400 square miles of mountains, including over 60 peaks exceeding 12,000 feet, and it's tallest mountain, Longs Peak reaching 14,259 feet. The park features a variety of environments, from montane forests to alpine tundra, and offers numerous recreational activities like hiking, ...

3 months ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Glacier National Park, Montana

Send us a text Glacier National Park is one of our favorite parks. From the towering mountains, blue lakes and abundant wildlife it is one of America's most beloved treasures. There is an adventure for any age, from boating on Lake McDonald, to a scenic drive on the Going-to-the-sun-road, to a kid friendly hike to Avalanche lake, or a heart pumping longer journey to the high alpine, there is something for everyone in Glacier National Park. Join us as we share some biology, history and geology...

3 months ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

Send us a text Capitol Reef National Park is known for it's red rock cliffs, it's deep canyons and history. Come learn what makes Capitol Reef so special, and some amazing places to explore. This is one of our favorite Utah Parks, less crowds and lots of adventure!

7 months ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Saguaro National Park, AZ

Send us a text Saguaro National Park is home to over 2 million saguaro cacti and some interesting and venomous animals. Join us to learn about what Brant's favorite animal was as a kid, hint it lives in the park and is the largest venomous lizard in the United States. There is a lot to explore in this desert environment, come adventure with us.

8 months ago

12 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Send us a text There is so much sand, sun and adventure to be had at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Learn about how these giant sand dunes were formed, and the unique animals that are endemic to the sand dunes. Also find out what my eight-year old son, Brant's, favorite activity is at the park!

8 months ago

10 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Dry Tortugas National Park, FL

Send us a text One of the most remote and difficult national parks to reach off the coast of Key West, Florida. This park had been on our list for a while and was worth the wait and effort. Learn about this remote group of islands, underwater oasis, and the intriguing history of Fort Jefferson that makes Dry Tortugas National Park so unique.

8 months ago

16 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Redwoods National Park, CA

Send us a textRedwoods National Park has magic, mystery, lore and banana slugs! Come learn about this majestic park, and the amazing trees that provide habitat for so many interesting animals. We also have a special guest this episode, my cousin Meredith, she lives in Northern California and shares some lore about a mythical forest creature in the Redwoods.

11 months ago

18 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Canyonlands National Park

Send us a textCanyonlands National park has been carved out over millions of years by rivers, weather, and uplift. Come learn about this beautiful, jaw-dropping park and why we want to go back again. Good luck on the trivia at the end!

11 months ago

17 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Arches National Park

Send us a textArches National Park is famous for being the place with the highest density of natural stone arches in the world. Come on an adventure with us and learn how 2,000 arches formed in this red rock landscape. Also hear about our adventures rafting the nearby Green River!

1 year ago

12 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Send us a textBadlands National Park has out of this world landscape and is considered the birthplace of vertebrate paleontology. Many visitors find ancient fossils every year when they visit Badlands. Come learn about the geology, paleontology, zoology and history of the amazing Badlands National Park. You don't want to miss this episode!

1 year ago

18 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Send us a textTheodore Roosevelt National Park is the only national park named in honor of a president. His conservation efforts to create and protect public lands makes him our super hero! Theodore Roosevelt National Park has so much history and wildlife. Come learn about the wildlife you can observe in this park: pronghorn, wild horses, bison, prairie dogs, elk and deer. The solitude of this park make it a unique experience your family will love.

1 year ago

17 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Cuyahoga National Park

Send us a textCuyahoga National Park is a story of restoration and recovery to the Cuyahoga river and surrounding area. This river was once on fire, and soon after the fire a national movement started to restore and protect wildlife. The first Earth Day celebration was observed after this movement began. Come learn about some of the wonderful activities and wildlife viewing this park has to offer.

1 year ago

11 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Send us a textLassen Volcanic National Park. This was our last California National Park trip, and it was so fun. We met some family at the park and enjoyed the warm weather, cool lakes, interesting geothermal areas, and rich volcanic history. Lassen is very diverse is the only park with the four different kinds of volcanoes in one park.

1 year ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

New River Gorge

Send us a textNew River Gorge National Park in West Virginia is full of adventures to be had for the ultimate dare devil to family adventures, there is something for everyone in this park. The Gorge has been formed over millions of years of the New River carving out the canyon. Come learn why we think the New River has the wrong name, along with some fascinating history of the area and fun things to do.

1 year ago

13 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Great Smoky Mountains

Send us a textThe Great Smoky Mountains is the park that gets the most visitors every year. Located in Tennessee and North Carolina, surrounded by mountains, rivers, trees and valleys. There is so much to see and do in the Great Smokies, climb to the tallest peak on an easy paved walk to a lookout dome, raft the rivers, watch fireflies, spot bears and woodchucks, find a trail to meander on, and learn about the history of the earliest settlers in Cave Codes loop, there is something for e...

1 year ago

12 minutes

National Parks For Kids

Mesa Verde National Park

Send us a textMesa Verde is the United States first national park to protect human made historical structures. It has over 600 amazing pueblan cliff dwelllings scattered throughout the park. Come learn about these cliff dwellings, what the Anasazi did to support themselves in this extreme high altitude environment and why they left. It's a park with a lot of history and so much to explore.

1 year ago

13 minutes