Exploring the National Parks · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Ash and John, hosts of the podcast, discuss strategies for avoiding crowds in national parks. Ash argues against the necessity of extremely early starts, suggesting that understanding park rhythms and implementing strategic timing can be more effective and less disruptive for families.
“The other way is to start at, I wouldn't say super early. Not like the sun break of dawn.”
“You don't want to be stuck going from place to place to place with the huge crowds.”
“It's not fun for anyone to wake your kids up at 4 AM so you can get into the park and see things before the crowds come in, right?”