Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Dear Bob and Sue: A National Parks Podcast

Hosted by Karen Smith and Matt Smith and Bob and Sue · Matt and Karen Smith

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65Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
180
Episodes
32
Transcribed
1,580
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2020
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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
20 Aug 2026
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32 of 180 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #177: A Fall Road Trip Through New Mexico

  2. 25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #176: The Zion Narrows Revisited

  3. 23 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #175: Great Pizza Places Near National Parks

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#177: A Fall Road Trip Through New Mexico

Published 20 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you got to work around that. Okay, let's keep her moving. Karen, let's go to Cave Country. And my favorite, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which has one of the largest cave chambers in the world, the big room. You know, there's so much to love about this park, including the bat flight at dusk. Another good reason to go in the fall because then the bat flight program will be running. Although, when is it the bats leave? The park rangers never know for sure, but it's usually around late October. They migrate down to Mexico somewhere. All of a sudden... Over the course of a couple of days, the bats are all gone. […]

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1,295 ratings
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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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