Our national parks are amazing enough, but the cherry on top of our time in the parks was the amazing ranger programs that we were able to attend. Here we describe our favorite free and paid national park ranger programs during our year in the national parks.

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Today we are sharing our recent interview with Cees & Madison of Our Vie (@ourvieadventures). Listen to hear all about their decision to go on the road full time, their focus on the national parks, and their soon-to-be-expanding family.

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Continuing our discussion about what happens when travel goes wrong by chatting today about two national parks where we had to adapt our plans on the fly. Canyonlands, in Southern Utah, and Congaree, in South Carolina, presented some opportunities to show extra flexibility during our trip.

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It's no exaggeration that our year-long trip to all 59 national parks was a dream. But it was also challenging at times. Today we're sharing two of the most exhausting weeks during our trip -- while we were in Kings Canyon and Theodore Roosevelt National Parks -- and how we coped with the travel fatigue.

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Taking a brief pause today to look back and reflect on the first 18 episodes of Switchbacks, and to look ahead to the next few months.

And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more!

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Our year in the national parks wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. Two parks in particular were severely impacted by weather woes.

And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more!

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From Virgin Islands to Alaska, American Samoa to Shenandoah, we collected dozens of memorable animal encounters in the national parks. It was hard to narrow it down to just ten... but we managed.

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Adventure on!

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Think that traveling around the contiguous U.S. National Parks with just a friend and $8,000 for a year is impossible? Think again.

And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more!

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This week, we're chatting about BIG parks. The largest national park overall, Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska, and the largest national park in the contiguous U.S., Death Valley, were both unique in their own ways, but they had one thing in common: they outsized the rest. These parks can be tricky to navigate: Death Valley having tons of scenic drives and long roads, and Wrangell being in, well, Alaska, but they are well worth the trek.

And check out SwitchbackKids.com for blog posts, videos and ebooks with tips, info and visuals on each National Park. Or find us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for much more!

Adventure on!

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This week, we're chatting about BIG parks. The largest national park overall, Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska, and the largest national park in the contiguous U.S., Death Valley, were both unique in their own ways, but they had one thing in common: they outsized the rest. These parks can be tricky to navigate: Death Valley having tons of scenic drives and long roads, and Wrangell being in, well, Alaska, but they are well worth the trek.