Out Of Office: A Travel Podcast Every National Park with Conor Knighton
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan has a whizbang interview with author and “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent Conor Knighton who spent a year visiting every American National Park. His new book “Leave Only Footprints” shares his tales from the trails. Needless to say he is now Kiernan’s idol.
Things we talked about in today’s podcast:
“Leave Only Footprints” by Conor Knighton
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600367/leave-only-footprints-by-conor-knighton/
“CBS Sunday Morning” Crater Lake Old Man segment
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/on-the-trail-crater-lakes-old-man/
“CBS Sunday Morning” Denali Sled Dogs segment
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-the-trail-the-dogs-of-denali-national-park/
“CBS Sunday Morning” Biscayne National Park
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-the-trail-biscayne-national-park/
Conor Knighton sings “America the Beautiful” in every National Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsIvhZL3Y8k
Synchronized Fireflies
https://www.nps.gov/cong/fireflies.htm
Museums in danger of closing
https://www.aam-us.org/2020/07/22/united-states-may-lose-one-third-of-all-museums-new-survey-shows/
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