National Parks Traveler Episode 179: Fort Larned National Historic Site

By - February 28th, 2023 10:47am

The beauty of the National Park System is that there are more than 400 units that you can choose to visit, and each has a unique perspective showcasing the United States’ history, natural beauty, or cultural richness. 

This is Kurt Repanshek, your host at the National Parks Traveler. During a recent road trip into the Midwest I found myself at Fort Larned National Historic Site in Kansas. Fort Larned is the best-preserved Civil War-era fort in the park system and has more than a few stories held in the stone walls of its barracks, officers’ quarters, commissary, and other buildings. At the fort I caught up with Ranger Brian Miller, who gave me the grand tour of the fort.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
:41 The Road Scholar - Bill Mize - The Spirit of South Dakota
:56 Potrero Group
1:22 The Everglades Foundation
1:33 Great Smoky Mountains Association
1:52 Interior Federal Credit Union
2:22 Friends of Acadia
2:50 Traveler Editor Kurt Repanshek explores Fort Larned National Historic Site with Ranger Brian Miller.
24:09 Shenandoah - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Shenandoah
24:31 Eastern National Passport
25:13 Wild Tribute
25:38 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
26:06 Yosemite Conservancy
26:26 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
26:45 Washington’s National Park Fund
27:29 Ranger Miller and Kurt Repanshek continue their tour of Fort Larned National Historic Site.
43:22 Escalante - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of Peaks, Plateaus and Canyons
44:43 Episode Closing
45:13 Orange Tree Productions
45:44 Splitbeard Productions
45:54 National Parks Traveler footer

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