Made for You and Me: America's National Parks

We are BACK! We did not plan to be gone for quite as long as we were but.... life! We tried to show back up with an especially interesting topic... most common ways to die in a national park. 

Far, far away from the continental United States, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is a tropical land with a rich history and colorful ecosystem. Learn about the National Park of American Samoa in episode 52 of Made for You and Me. (Part 1)

Did you know experts intentionally set natural areas on fire? Learn about prescribed burns in episode 52 of Made for You and Me. 

Great Basin National Park is full of caves, bacteria, rivers, lakes, mountains and much more. Learn about this park's unconventional history, how it hosts the world's oldest trees, and more in episode 50 of Made for You and Me. 

You learned about Alcatraz Island's wild history. Now learn more about its most interesting role as a high security prison. 

The absolutely crazy history and stories of this 22 acre rock in the San Francisco Bay. 

Too awesome to fit into one episode. Check out part two on Yellowstone National Park!

One of the biggest and the baddest national parks had to be split into two episodes. Find out what's going on among the largest concentration of geysers in the world. 

Learn all about the bad biddy we can thank for protecting the Everglades! 

This National Park located in New Mexico is nothing like you've seen before. Compromised predominantly of the mineral called gypsum, the miles of white, rolling hills of sand stand out from your typical desert landscape. 

A decades long debacle between locals and the federal government over who should have control over land. 

The hide and seek champion of the world

Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows. With over 200,000 acres of protected lands that are haven to deer, songbirds, and black bear, there's so much to explore...

Get it? Like "park" and "architecture"? Clever, we know. Turns out the National Park Service has an official architecture style. You probably know exactly what we are talking about, but you probably don't know how and why it was created.

They thoughts it looked like the capitol building in DC so they named if Capitol Reef. 

This place is nuts! And listen to the annoying way Kat pronounces "mangrove". 

What to expect in season three of Made for You and Me

You may be looking for an adventure on which your best friend can join. Check out our pics for the national parks that are best suited for four-legged visitors. SEASON TWO FINALE!

Not a national park... but absolutely deserving of its own episode. The Hoover Dam is as tall as a 60 story building, as thick as two football fields, and provides water and electricity to over a million Americans. Learn all about this incredible feat of engineering in this episode of Made for You and Me.  

The best tips for how to make a memory without making a mark. Learn more about Leave No Trace Principles at LNT.org

The obvious oddball off the National Park Service, there is nothing natural about Gateway Arch National Park. It doesn’t have a “variety of resources" and it's a humble 91 acres in size. It is in the middle of a large city, with a modern man-made object as its focal point. So what makes this place so deserving of national park status?

We all know about Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, and the Lincoln Memorial. What makes these monuments different from parks?

Our first national forest! Discover a wilderness where everything is named after what it looks like or what it does. 

A few of the parks we have covered are named "so and so national park and preserve". What's a national preserve and how is it different from a national park? If they are so different why do they share land in come cases?

Home to the world's largest species of cactus and monster lizards. 

Known for its volcanoes, brown bears, salmon, rivers, and rugged coastline, Katmai is a vacation destination for outdoor activities and adventures. You can hike, kayak, canoe, and fish waist-deep in rivers as clear as glass. Experience the great Alaskan Brown Bear in action catching a buffet of salmon and even vote for Katmai's fattest bear. 

This desert esque national park located in Utah is an adventure waiting to happen!

We are going international again! Banff National Park in Canada is widely accepted as one of the most beautiful places in the world. Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town, abundant wildlife, and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park.

Learn what days the National Park Service waives its entry fee. Including one brand new holiday that will be recognized for the first time in 2021. 

In this mini episode we tell you about some songs and musical artists that were inspired by America's National Parks!

The first women's rights convention in the United States!

Learn about the largest mountain on earth, volcanic eruptions, and.... apparently Kat doesn't know who sings some of the most famous Christmas songs.....??