In our Mailbag! episodes, we answer questions from listeners about the national parks, ranger-led tours, road trips, hiking, camping, backpacking, gear, relationships, and pretty much whatever anyone wants to ask us.

 In this episode, we cover these topics:

·     Recommendations for public lands and hikes in Southern California’s desert that are good to visit in winter and not crowded,

·     Cities and towns in the west that would make great home bases for working remotely and visiting national parks and other public lands,

·     How we research a visit to a national park or other outdoor destination,

·     Our favorite national park campgrounds,

·     And more!

A link we promised to share:

·     The NPS website where you can find all the NPS sites in each state

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