Exploring the National Parks
by Dirt In My Shoes
Latest episode
156: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts About White Sands National Park
156: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts About White Sands National Park
About this podcast
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 trip planning. Expect big laughs and fantastic information as we tour the parks together. Let’s start exploring!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 156 episodes
- 156: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts About White Sands National Park · 1 h 8 min · Episode 156Discover 5 fascinating fun facts about White Sands National Park, from record gypsum dunes to 23,000-year-old human footprints.
- 155: Haunted National Parks (Vol. 4) · 1 h 17 min · Episode 155A chupacabra, a lake monster, and something shrieking near Yellowstone. These cryptid legends all come from our next haunted national parks episode.
- 154: Exploring White Sands National Park: Best Tips + Activities · 58 min · Episode 154Sledding, 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 · 1 h 8 min · Episode 153Our Zion National Park trip report consists of 3 days in July’s heat and crowds, and some lessons learned about the shuttle, the Narrows, and lodging.
- 152: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Grand Opening · 38 min · Episode 152Join 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 · 43 min · Episode 151A 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 · 1 h 8 min · Episode 150Discover 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 · 57 min · Episode 149We 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 · 1 h 8 min · Episode 148Bison 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 burrows mid-traffic-stop, and of…
- 147: 5 Incredible Fun Facts About Great Sand Dunes National Park · 1 h 6 min · Episode 147Discover the wild fun facts behind Great Sand Dunes — the tallest dunes in North America!
- 146: Exploring Great Sand Dunes National Park: Best Tips + Activities · 49 min · Episode 146Picture this: you’re standing at the foot of the tallest dunes in North America, a snow-capped mountain towering behind you, and nature singing all around you. If it sounds…
- 145: Stupid National Park Behavior (From the Archive) · 1 h 7 min · Episode 145In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of national parks and explore the interesting behavior that can be observed within these amazing landscapes. From hazardous…
- 144: Hiking Trails Ranked (From the Archive) · 1 h 12 min · Episode 144It’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 trail rumble! Join us as we rank our…
- 143: Grand Circle Road Trip (From the Archive) · 55 min · Episode 143In 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 -- the Grand Circle. This amazing road…
- 142: Exploring Yellowstone (From the Archive) · 1 h 8 min · Episode 142In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are diving into one of the parks we get the most questions about - Yellowstone! Since everyone starts trip planning after the…
- 141: Best Scenic Drives in the National Parks · 1 h 10 min · Episode 141If 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 so much fun with this episode. We’re…
- 140: 5 Fascinating Fun Facts about Wind Cave National Park · 1 h 12 min · Episode 140Wind Cave National Park is one of the most surprising, mysterious, and underrated parks in the Black Hills. Today we are diving into Wind Cave fun facts that will completely…
- 139: Exploring Wind Cave National Park: Best Tips + Activities · 47 min · Episode 139Wind 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 with us into the prairies of South…
- 138: 5 Incredible Fun Facts about Arizona’s Saguaro National Park · 1 h 5 min · Episode 138Cactus, sunshine, and desert drama: this is the episode where we go all in on the most iconic plant of the American West. Saguaro National Park is bursting with towering giants…
- 137: The Best National Parks for Wildlife Viewing! · 1 h 10 min · Episode 137The 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 Yellowstone or whales in Glacier Bay, we…
