One of our uncontrollable impulses is comparing National Parks to Disney movies. Hiking through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado reminded us of Maleficent's castle in "Sleeping Beauty," with all the twisted, gnarly trees and the pitch-blackness of the canyon. In this episode, we'll recount our visit to this hauntingly beautiful place.

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One of our uncontrollable impulses is comparing National Parks to Disney movies. Hiking through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in western Colorado reminded us of Maleficent's castle in "Sleeping Beauty," with all the twisted, gnarly trees and the pitch-blackness of the canyon. In this episode, we'll recount our visit to this hauntingly beautiful place.Have questions for us? We'd love to hear from you! Follow Parklandia on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parklandiapod/">@parklandiapod</a>, and join the Parklandia Rangers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParklandiaRangers/">Facebook Group</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

A married couple packed up everything from their Chicago home and bought an RV to travel the country full-time, with one goal: to visit as many national parks as possible. With each stop in each park, Brad and Matt Kirouac immerse themselves and the listeners – and the Kirouacs' dog Finn! – in these beautiful, larger-than-life places. They share discoveries about what makes the national parks truly special, from the intimidating wildlife of the Everglades to the cinematic lore of Redwood. It's all that and a dash of what it’s really like to live in an RV full time.

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We visit the hauntingly beautiful Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado

Who Wore It Best? Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Edition

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They say that when one door closes, another one opens. And in our case, we are swinging our RV door open to a new adventure with a new podcast and a whole new way to celebrate the National Parks community we've come to know and love. We're drawing Parklandia to a close and launching Hello Ranger, an independent podcast designed to showcase and celebrate communities within the national parks, and how these places unite us together.

Find us at the Hello Ranger website and on Facebook, and be sure to join our Facebook group community page, because together we are “United by Nature.”

Thank you so much for coming along on our journeys for two seasons! We love you and hope you'll follow us into our next chapter.

Goodbye Parklandia, and Hello Ranger!

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They say that when one door closes, another one opens. And in our case, we are swinging our RV door open to a new adventure with a new podcast and a whole new way to celebrate the National Parks community we've come to know and love. We're drawing Parklandia to a close and launching <a href="https://hellorangercommunity.com/">Hello Ranger</a>, an independent podcast designed to showcase and celebrate communities within the national parks, and how these places unite us together.Find us at the <a href="https://hellorangercommunity.com/">Hello Ranger website</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hellorangerusa/">Facebook</a>, and be sure to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParklandiaRangers/">join our Facebook group community page</a>, because together we are “United by Nature.”Thank you so much for coming along on our journeys for two seasons! We love you and hope you'll follow us into our next chapter.Goodbye Parklandia, and Hello Ranger! Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Matt and Brad introduce their new adventure

Goodbye Parklandia, Hello Ranger!

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In our final installment of Traveling Eats, we visit the Alpine wonderland of Veil, Colorado, take in the German-inspired architecture and more importantly, the food and drink, both traditional and modern.

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In our final installment of Traveling Eats, we visit the Alpine wonderland of Veil, Colorado, take in the German-inspired architecture and more importantly, the food and drink, both traditional and modern.Follow Parklandia on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parklandiapod/">@parklandiapod</a>, join the Parklandia Rangers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParklandiaRangers/">Facebook Group</a> and Like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/parklandiapod/">Facebook page</a>! Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

We eat and drink our way through this Alpine wonderland

Bonus Episode! Traveling Eats With Matt: Behind the Vail 

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Maybe the most basic task of the full-time RV life is...living in the RV. And in order to make that transition from our Chicago loft to our new home, we had to do a lot of downsizing. It was not easy and involved a lot of difficult decisions and we had to leave a lot of things we love behind and in storage. In this last installment of Boondocking With Brad, we'll discuss what that process was like and the trade-off between our old brick-and-mortar home and life on the road.

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Maybe the most basic task of the full-time RV life is...living in the RV. And in order to make that transition from our Chicago loft to our new home, we had to do a lot of downsizing. It was not easy and involved a lot of difficult decisions and we had to leave a lot of things we love behind and in storage. In this last installment of Boondocking With Brad, we'll discuss what that process was like and the trade-off between our old brick-and-mortar home and life on the road.Follow Parklandia on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/parklandiapod/">@parklandiapod</a>, join the Parklandia Rangers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParklandiaRangers/">Facebook Group</a> and Like our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/parklandiapod/">Facebook page</a>! Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

We discuss downsizing our lives from loft to RV

Bonus Episode! Boondocking with Brad: Back to Basics

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Who Wore It Best? Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Edition

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