Scotts Bluff National Monument

Combined, these two protected areas cover about 1.5 million acres across five districts in northern Colorado. this area offers a ton of recreation activities for everyone from rock climbing to cross country skiing! This is one of the most visited national forests in the country and we hope this episode encourages you to check it out!

Our first‑ever trivia episode! Listen as we discuss national park administration, state‑park stewardship, public‑lands policy, geology, wildlife, and human history. These questions are picked to test what we have learned researching and exploring public lands the last four years as well as spark curiosity for places we haven't visited yet. We invite you to play along with us as we test what you know—and what you think you know—about the landscapes we all love.

Scotts Bluff National Monument rises 800 feet above the North Platte River and serves as one of the most iconic landmarks along the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express Trails, guiding more than 300,000 emigrants during America’s westward expansion. This podcast episode explores how Scotts Bluff became both a physical beacon and an emotional milestone for generations of travelers, revealing why its 3,000 acres remain a powerful symbol of endurance, migration, and the American frontier.

We went to all five parks in Utah this year and wanted to do some research on each park before we went! This was so fun to research and we can't wait to do full episodes on each park!

The National Forest is over two million acres of protected land in Idaho and Utah, this area is great for outdoor activities including fishing, hiking and sightseeing. This National Forest is known for its jagged granite peaks and crystal clear alpine lakes! Be sure to put this one on your bucket list!

This episode is all about wildfires—what causes them, why they’re increasing, how they behave, and how firefighting strategies have evolved over time. We also explain the role wildfires play in healthy ecosystems, especially in forests.

Boise national forest is a beautiful area with endless recreational opportunities from great fishing to over 1,200 miles of hiking trails. This beautiful landscape was shaped by volcanoes, hot-spots and earthquakes that happened as early as about 40 years ago, so tune in and learn all about this park from the geology to animals and human history!

In this episode we talk about this other worldly landscape, made from old lava fields. when we first went here we thought the area was interesting and cool to see once but we didn't feel the need to go back. that was until we started doing more research and now we cant wait to go back!tune in to learn about the Great Rift and how the Yellowstone hotspot has moved because of it!

Thousand Springs State Park in Idaho is a beautiful park with six units. this park has tons of amazing and dramatic views including basalt canyon walls with tons of crystal clear turquoise water gushing out.When we were here we got to swim in some of the coldest water Tune in to plan your next trip to Idaho!

This is our first stop in Idaho! Shoshone Falls is a beautiful city park and boy do we have a fun story for you...its fine we laugh about it now.This park's history is so interesting and we actually love the reason it's not controlled by the government or the state! in this episode we will talk about our experience there along with a bit of everything else on how to plan your next trip there!Also we are back to recording in the car!