
Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast
Hosted by Karen Smith and Matt Smith and Bob and Sue · Matt and Karen Smith
4.9from 1,588 ratings
- 181
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 1,588
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast
In Dear Bob and Sue, authors Matt and Karen Smith share stories of their travels to all of the U.S. National Park as well as other spectacular public lands. From adventures gone awry to memorable moments and Q&As from readers, get to know the couple behind the books and get inspired to go on some adventures of your own.
- Publisher
- Matt and Karen Smith
- Category
- science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 181 episodes have a transcript.

27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#178: Ghost Stories From The National Parks

20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
#177: A Fall Road Trip Through New Mexico

25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
#176: The Zion Narrows Revisited
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#178: Ghost Stories From The National Parks
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I know there was a building that was the employee quarters. There were some cabins. There was an annex. So it was a big property. So this Wonderland Hotel, it welcomed guests for what, like 60 years after the park was created? But in 1992, the hotel served its last guests and it closed for good. […]
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- 4.9 / 5
- 1,302 ratings
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- 4.9 / 5
- 286 ratings
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- 97
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Karen Smith and Matt Smith and Bob and Sue host the show. Published by Matt and Karen Smith.
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