Our Road, Our Story
Weekly trail videos, first-visit National Park stories, and a family-friendly podcast—built for travelers who want to explore America’s public lands with purpose.
Featured Video Series
Two ways to explore with us—hit the trail with us each week or experience America’s National Parks through our first encounters.
Tuesdays on the Trail
🥾 Weekly hiking videos from National Parks and public lands around the world.
Includes:
- Trail distance & difficulty
- Scenic highlights
- Practical planning tips
First Encounters
👣 Our ongoing series revisiting our first visits to U.S. National Park Sites
Includes:
- First impressions
- What surprised us
- What we would do differently next time
Ranger PamPaw Podcast
Stories, perspective, and park wisdom from a lifetime in the National Parks
For most of his career, he was Ranger Mark. These days, his grandkids call him Ranger PamPaw. This podcast is a place for stories, perspective, and park wisdom—shared from a lifetime spent working in and caring for America’s national parks.
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Featured Video Series
Three Days in Big Bend National Park
Vast horizons, desert silence, and the Rio Grande tracing a wild border—Big Bend has a way of making time feel bigger. It’s one of our favorite national parks, a place we return to for its remoteness, its rugged beauty, and the sense of perspective it always delivers. In this three-day journey, we trade highways for backroads and schedules for sunrises, exploring where mountains rise from the Chihuahuan Desert and stars reclaim the night sky. From canyon trails and river bends to quiet moments that stop us in our tracks, this trip is about slowing down and letting Big Bend work its magic.
Southern Caribbean Cruise 2026
Our 2026 travels begin with a Southern Caribbean cruise aboard the Grand Princess. Sailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, we’re island hopping through the U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten, Antigua, Dominica, and Barbados. Join us for Caribbean cruise highlights, port explorations, shore excursions, photos, and short‑form videos from each stop.
Our 2025 Travels
Explore our travels last year as we went 2025 on the Road
