Heading into the National Park System this summer? Going it alone, or have you booked a tour company? What do you think about how the Trump Administration and Congress are treating the National Parks and the National Park Service? Have you reported any park signs to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that disparage Americans, dead or alive?
As you can tell there’s a lot going on in the parks. Some good, some not so good, and some downright bad. It’s a lot to digest, and a lot to discuss. To help us gauge a sense of what’s going on out there, our guest is Leigh Barnes, President of the Americas at Intrepid Travel, an Australian-based tour company that has been leading trips around the world since 1989. Part of their cache is keeping tour groups small, a dozen or so travelers along with the guides.
The company also recently conducted a survey of Americans to get their sense of how politicians are treating the Parks and the Park Service that we’ll discuss with Leigh.
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:57 The Offering - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Great Smoky Mountains
1:17 Smokies Life
1:40 Friends of Acadia
2:03 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
2:23 Washington National Park Foundation
2:47 NPT Promo
3:03 Episode 331 - Intrepid Travel
39:19 Wonder Lake - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
39:43 Episode Closing
40:01 Orange Tree Productions
40:34 Splitbeard Productions
40:45 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - July 6th, 2025 7:00am
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