I first started reading Emily's work with her book, Feral, a memoir following her journey of visiting each and every US National Park. She also regularly writes for Outside Magazine and is generally a lover of all things that get people out of their comfort zones.

I wanted to chat with her, not only as a fan of her work, but because she's been closely following everything that's been going on with the national parks since Trump the sequel started –– and I wanted to understand what the administration is really planning for parks, what travelers can expect this summer, and what you, dear listener, can do to push back against these threats to America's best idea.

But first… I had to do a bit of fan girl-ing over her connection to Nick Offerman.

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