In this Trail Mix Episode Dusty and Mike chat about the splendor and importance of wildflowers in national park spaces and other natural spaces.

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On their final day in Mount Rainier National Park, Mike, Dusty, and friends trek up the steep grunt to Comet Falls and then explore the natural springs of The Trail of Shadows.

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After hiking in so many parks with glaciers, specifically Mount Rainier, Dusty and Mike take some time to look at glacier retreat and how climate change is exacerbating the issue.

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On their second day in Mount Rainier National Park, Mike and Dusty hike up the other side of the Skyline Trail and the the sweeping vistas and views of Mount Rainier while climbing their way to Panorama Point and finally to McClure Rock.

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Mike and Dusty make their contribution to the Nation Day of Action Protect our Parks and Public Lands created by Resistance Rangers. They cover the current action of the current administration and ways we can respond right now, and what to do while visiting the National Parks in the near future.

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Mike and Dusty take to new trails as they hike some of the interconnected trails in the Paradise Section of Mount Rainier National Park.

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After years of joking about this, Mike and Dusty finally do whole episode on Marmots, the world's cutest, most adorable alpine creature.

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Mike and Dusty take one last hike on their way out of Olympic National Park.

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Along with their hikes in the Pacific Northwest in Olympic National Park and Mount Rainier National Park, Dusty and Mike look at the mysterious ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean to find out their history and their current activity.

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Mike and Dusty head back to the beach to hike the wild, beautiful and eerie Ozette Triangle.

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