James Kaiser's guest appearances

James Kaiser

Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

BLISTER Podcast

Brendan Leonard

Whitney Powell

Paul Kortman

Oliver Gee

Nate Hake

Jason Moore

Stefan Loble

Jen Ruiz

Derek Loudermilk

Gary Arndt

Leon Logothetis

Mitko Karshovski

Ricky Shetty

Heath Armstrong

Chris Guillebeau

OwlTail

Joining me today is someone whose work has graced the cover of National Geographic, who has sold over 150,000 copies of his guidebooks, and who claims to have the best job in the world (I may argue this point), James Kaiser, award-winning travel writer and photographer from JamesKaiser.com.   Get The Full Show Notes Here

Joining me today is someone whose work has graced the cover of National Geographic, who has sold over 150,000 copies of his guidebooks, and who claims to have the best job in the world (I may argue this point), James Kaiser, award-winning travel writer and photographer from <a href="https://jameskaiser.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JamesKaiser.com</a>. <a href="http://extrapackofpeanuts.com/guidebook-writing-the-national-parks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get The Full Show Notes Here</a>

Guidebook Writing & The National Parks w/ James Kaiser

This week marks the Centennial of the National Parks Service. So we headed to Bar Harbor, Maine — right next to Acadia National Park — to talk about the parks with James Kaiser, who has been writing about the parks and spending a whole bunch of his time in them for years. James is the author of best-selling guides to national parks, including exceptional guidebooks to Acadia, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Grand Canyon.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:The history of the parks &amp; Abraham Lincoln’s role and their unprecedented nature (3:55)Grand Canyon National Park, and its wild, contested past (5:50)What’s the difference between National Forests, National Parks, and National Monuments? (9:08)What are the biggest problems facing the parks? (16:43)Why do the national parks matter? At their best, what do they do? (24:50)Why do people do such stupid things when they go to national parks? (28:15)How optimistic or pessimistic are you about the future of the parks? (31:30)James’ background, and how he got into creating guide books (36:45)The history of Acadia National Park and what makes it unique (38:22)Joshua Tree National Park (46:25)Yosemite: James’ recommendation for where to go when it’s crowded; the history of climbing there, etc. (53:00)What's the most famous park you haven't visited? Which do you most want to visit? (58:12)Why James wrote a guidebook to Costa Rica, the history of their parks, and why it was the most difficult of his books to write (1:00:02)How do you go about building &amp; updating a guidebook? And what makes a guidebook good or bad? (1:10:15)Back to Acadia: James’ best recommendation for where to go in Acadia to escape the crowds on the busiest days (1:18:25)Random Questions for James, including: "Allen's Coffee-Flavored Brandy — What the ???" (1:23:26) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week marks the Centennial of the National Parks Service. So we headed to Bar Harbor, Maine — right next to Acadia National Park — to talk about the parks with James Kaiser, who has been writing about the parks and spending a whole bunch of his time in them for years. James is the author of best-selling guides to national parks, including exceptional guidebooks to Acadia, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Grand Canyon.TOPICS &amp; TIMES:<ul><li>The history of the parks &amp; Abraham Lincoln’s role and their unprecedented nature (3:55)</li><li>Grand Canyon National Park, and its wild, contested past (5:50)</li><li>What’s the difference between National Forests, National Parks, and National Monuments? (9:08)</li><li>What are the biggest problems facing the parks? (16:43)</li><li>Why do the national parks matter? At their best, what do they do? (24:50)</li><li>Why do people do such stupid things when they go to national parks? (28:15)</li><li>How optimistic or pessimistic are you about the future of the parks? (31:30)</li><li>James’ background, and how he got into creating guide books (36:45)</li><li>The history of Acadia National Park and what makes it unique (38:22)</li><li>Joshua Tree National Park (46:25)</li><li>Yosemite: James’ recommendation for where to go when it’s crowded; the history of climbing there, etc. (53:00)</li><li>What's the most famous park you haven't visited? Which do you most want to visit? (58:12)</li><li>Why James wrote a guidebook to Costa Rica, the history of their parks, and why it was the most difficult of his books to write (1:00:02)</li><li>How do you go about building &amp; updating a guidebook? And what makes a guidebook good or bad? (1:10:15)</li><li>Back to Acadia: James’ best recommendation for where to go in Acadia to escape the crowds on the busiest days (1:18:25)</li><li>Random Questions for James, including: "Allen's Coffee-Flavored Brandy — What the ???" (1:23:26)</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The National Parks, with James Kaiser