It's the Final Episode of Season 7, and the final Summit Episode of the series! Mike and Dusty look at all of the hiking trails from Season 7 covering the highlights and the grunts from every trail all the while giving superlatives to all of them, and naming the Trail of the Season.

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In the third of their four Summit episodes, Dusty and Mike discuss the ecosystems and wildlife of the parks from Season 7 including Olympic National Park, Mt. Rainier National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

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In the second of their four Summit episodes, Dusty and Mike discuss the history of the parks of Season 7.

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In the first of their four Summit episodes, Dusty and Mike discuss the visitor experience of the parks of Season 7.

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In Part 2 of this year's Pride Mix Series, Mike and Dusty sit down at World Pride in Washington D.C. with Ann Marie Gothard, one of the two founders of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York, to talk about the evolution of Pride, Stonewall across generations, and the story of how the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center came to be.

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After hiking down The Natural Entrance, Dusty and Mike take in Carlsbad Cavern's big room and all the cave formations therein.

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One year after the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center's Opening, Mike and Dusty sit down with Diana Rodriguez, one of the two founders of the Visitor Center, at World Pride in Washington D.C. to talk about the journey to opening the Visitor Center, the role it plays in Stonewall's legacy, and the evolution of Pride for the LGBTQIA+ community.

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In this episode, Dusty and Mike head past dramatically lit speleothems as they descend down the Natural Entrance of Carlsbad Caverns.

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In their first descent into Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Dusty and Mike explore the Lower Cave on a guided tour.

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Mike and Dusty hike up the McKittrick Canyon Trail to explore the Grotto, Notch, and other features along this historic trail in Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

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