Mike and Dusty unpack the geological history and scientific process of glaciers, breakdown the various types of glaciers, and play a dramatic round of Glacier on a Hot Tin Roof.

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Things don't go exactly as planned as Mike and Dusty hike the Point Lookout Trail, Lake McDonald Trail, and John's Lake Loop Trail in Glacier National Park.

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Mike and Dusty sit down with Moon Travel Guide Author Jason Frye to discuss the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah, Asheville, and Dolly Parton.

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In their first day in Glacier National Park, Dusty and Mike brave Going to the Sun Road for the first time and hike the Apgar Lookout Trail.

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Dusty and Mike break down the difference between preservation and conservation, the history of white supremacy in conservation, and how it played a role in the creation of Grand Teton National Park.

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On their second day in Grand Tetons National Park, Mike and Dusty finally reach Amphitheatre Lake after 18 exhausting switchbacks on the Amphitheatre Lake Trail, and then turn around and make the long journey back.

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Mike and Dusty take a look at the promises on Climate Change made by the Biden campaign, and how the Biden administration is holding up on these promises after the first year of the administration.

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Mike and Dusty hike up the 18 switchbacks on the Ampitheatre Lake Trail in Grand Teton National Park.

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Dusty and Mike break down the role of bark beetles in the life cycle of a forest and why they are so prevalent in Grand Teton National Park.

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Mike and Dusty continue on from Paintbrush Canyon and hike around Jenny Lake and up to Inspiration Point, and also have their first bear encounter.

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Original Artwork by Michael Ryan

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