Reviews
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I love this podcast! Love your books!! I love listening to you to get your suggestions within the parks. You two are great!! Couple goals!!
- VeronicaRae225
- Feb. 15, 2024
Great Starting Point!!
I like to listen to this podcast all the time!! But it is super helpful when I am in the early phases of planning a national parks trip!! I like to listen to the episodes about the park I plan to visit and it really gets my mind ready for what I may want to try while there!! From there, I watch YouTube videos and read guidebooks to make an itinerary. Thanks so much to Matt and Karen!!
- Kat041778
- Feb. 13, 2024
Very entertaining and informative
Great podcast! Lots of fun and I learn a little bit more about our National Parks and public lands with every episode.
Best podcast ever
Matt and Karen are such an invaluable resource for my travels. The detail they give, as well as fun and entertaining way they give it, has molded 3 awesome trips for myself and my family. I really feel like I can trust them like I would family. The best vacation I have ever had was a hiking trip in southern Utah/northern AZ last year. The hikes/canyons that they recommended were awesome. I even got a Wave permit thanks to their advice. Coolest hike EVER. I am so grateful for their research, attention to detail and lighthearted humor. Keep it up guys!!
My favorite thing to listen to on a long commute!
Matt and Karen make my long commute so enjoyable! I find myself driving down the road with a big grin on my face.
I love Matt’s sense of humor and Karen’s laugh and thoughtfulness, plus I absolutely love hearing about all the wonderful National Parks and lands! Thank you!
- Sonnyleah
- Jan. 26, 2024
My favorite podcast!!!
I just wanted to express my deep admiration for both of you. Your books have been a constant source of inspiration for me and my family to start exploring national parks. I love reading about all the adventures, mishaps, and laughter-filled moments you share along the way. Your podcast has become my go-to guide for planning my next trip, from the best hiking trails to must-visit restaurants, you always have the best recommendations. I eagerly await every Thursday to listen to your witty banter and general light-heartedness when discussing the parks. I had a lot of tough days in 2023, and your episodes always brought me a moment of relief and a smile on my face. Your knowledge of history and practical advice is truly invaluable, and I always have a notepad ready. Thank you for all the wonderful work you do, and happy travels in 2024, you guys are truly the best!
Handy guides!
I keep going back to certain podcasts to make sure I know what else is in the area for any given trip.
Great to be able to pick an area and see what is nearby or along the way!
Keep ‘em. coming!
Great show!
We are in Capitol reef currently and I decided To search and see if there were any podcasts on Capitol reef. So glad I came across these guys were an awesome show. So informative, professional and fun. I will be looking forward to listening to more of their shows! Update….been listening to them for well over a year!! I subscribed right away and have automatic download of the newest show! I’ve listened to all the shows!! Now listening to some episodes again as research our spring trip. They are just as fun to Listen to again! And such a good source of information as I research! Thank you guys for great info! And still funny as ever! Love the joking! You guys are awesome!! Oh and not only do they have fabulous info but the sound quality is fantastic!! That can make all the difference! It’s a wonderful show and I am always recommending them to people!
- maclady ny
- Dec. 23, 2023
So fun!
I recently discovered dear Bob and Sue and I am currently listening to all the podcasts. I just love their storytelling, and I think they are so funny. I look forward to using their guides on some of my upcoming retirement adventures.
- sunbabe06
- Dec. 18, 2023
Great Podcasts (and also great books)!
My wife and I have read all of Matt and Karen’s books and we’ve listened to all of the podcasts. They’re interesting and informative. Highly recommend!
- TXNMDW
- Dec. 4, 2023
My favorite travel podcast
I love listening to this. I’m always getting new ideas from them. I love traveling around the USA and Canada and these podcasts help me come up with new ideas.
I also love the fun banter between the two.
Best National Parks Podcast
If you are a fan of the National Parks, this will become your go to listen each week. Matt and Karen provide extremely helpful information, a healthy dose of humor, and practical tips and recommendations that have been life savers for me on numerous occasions during NP trips. Couldn’t recommend more highly!
- Chiefsdude21
- Nov. 7, 2023
So entertaining
Matt and Karen are so entertaining to listen to AND you get some great information about the parks and other lands and what to do when you are there. Listening to them on my own road trip just makes the time fly
by.
And definitely get their books too!
Love you guys
So entertaining
Matt and Karen are so entertaining to listen to AND you get some great information about the parks and other lands and what to do when you are there. Listening to them on my own road trip just makes the time for by.
And definitely get their books too!
Love you guys
Thank you!
This is such a great podcast. Matt and Karen are so knowledgeable and funny. They even answered a question of mine in a mailbox episode last year when our family was planning a spring break trip to Canyonlands, Natural Bridges, and Monument Valley. Their recommendations were awesome and we had an amazing trip.
- Lisa from Utah
- Nov. 4, 2023
Love it!
I’ve read all the books, but these are so enjoyable to listen it. Lots more details! I “made” my husband listen to the one on Carlsbad Caverns after he said he wanted to go there. I am with Matt, he’s with Karen, on that one! Keep them up! Sue (and Bob)
- Sue (and Bob)
- Nov. 3, 2023
- Scott and Kathy
- Oct. 23, 2023
Great show!
We are in Capitol reef currently and I decided To search and see if there were any podcasts on Capitol reef. So glad I came across these guys were an awesome show. So informative, professional and fun. I will be looking forward to listening to more of their shows! Update….been listening to them for well over a year!! I subscribed right away and have automatic download of the newest show! I’ve listened to all the shows!! Now listening to some episodes again as research our spring trip. They are just as fun to Listen to again! And such a good source of information as I research! Thank you guys for great info! And still funny as ever! Love the joking! You guys are awesome!! Oh and not only do they have fabulous info but the sound quality is fantastic!! That can make all the difference! It’s a wonderful show and I am always recommending them to people!
- maclady ny
- Oct. 20, 2023
So much fun!
I started out just listening to a specific park’s episode due to upcoming travel, and now I’m working my way through them all. It feels like having dinner with friends while they humorously recount their vacation adventures-and sometimes mishaps.
Long married couples may also enjoy the familiar back and forth- at least for us, the dry wit, and loving sarcasm and eye rolls are very familiar. Can’t wait for the next episode.
- Mrsklamc
- Oct. 14, 2023
Still listening!
I look forward to every new episode-and I listen to Matt and Karen on Patreon as well-the only podcast I pay for, lol. This is my second review and have been listening for years and just felt compelled to reiterate just how entertaining and informative Matt and Karen are. Please keep making new ones! We love you guys!!!❤️
- reviewfight
- Oct. 12, 2023
Dear Bob and Sue
I am in love with this podcast! Not only do Matt and Karen give lots of very useful advice, they do it with humor and a chatty style that makes me feel like I’m talking with good friends. I also enjoy the interplay that comes from being in a long term relationship. I love the history and geology channel segments. And I LOVE Karen’s laugh! It’s bubbly and infectious and always makes me laugh too. The mailbag segments are fun and again, packed with wonderful nuggets of information . We plan to attempt at least some of the easier hikes, but even if we don’t, this is the best kind of armchair traveling. Please don’t stop!!
I’m a huge fan - Bookerspaw
- Bookerspaw
- Aug. 18, 2023
A “Must-Listen” Before a Park Visit
Our family is on a quest to visit all 63 U.S. National Parks and we listen to this podcast before we visit every new park. It’s informative, educational, helpful and I always hear some hidden-gem I hadn’t read about before. They’re a wealth of knowledge and just the sweetest couple. Can’t recommend enough!
- thedecous
- Aug. 16, 2023
So Enjoyable
I seriously am loving these podcast. I love the humor, the banter, the information. I’ve only started listening a few days ago. I started at episode #1. I am now on episode 34. I just can’t get enough. I loved to hike, but unfortunately it has gotten too difficult. I enjoy your stories and can actually relate to some of the mishaps, like our tent flying off in the wind. Or being on a very narrow ledge where I was sure I was going to die. Or being sure that we were going to freeze to death camping out. All the while thinking it was the best day. There really is nothing that compares to be out in nature. You have made me laugh out loud. I really recommend these podcast to anyone who loves nature, loves to hike or just likes to have a good laugh.
- Terriod
- Aug. 11, 2023
Love it!
I am enjoying your podcast and the fact that you are experiencing the National Parks and sharing those experiences. You definitely keep me entertained especially Karen and your giggles. Thank you!! When researching a park and things to do. Where do you find your source? I am new to this and have started with my state parks but would like to visit the National Parks as well.
- Traveling Bugs
- Aug. 7, 2023
I am a newbie to podcast
I have started listening to these podcast at my sister’s suggestion. She gave me their first book and I loved it. I am enjoying these podcast so much that I can’t stop listening to them. I decided to start at the beginning with episode #1. Well I am now on episode #20. They are delightful. I love the banter between Matt and Karen. You can tell that they really enjoy each others company. And they both have a great sense of humor. I have been on some of the same hikes though not as many as I would love to do. I like how they give some advice without trying to claim to be experts. I love the mishaps that happen, and yet there is still joy. Well off I go to listen some more.
Excellent podcast
I’m binging all the episodes since I discovered this podcast. I love Matt and Karen’s dynamic and I’ve learned so much especially about different hikes to try!
- EMBohio
- July 29, 2023