In celebration of National Public Lands Day, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Parks & Travel" Show focuses on two very different experiences in remote parks and public lands of the west.

LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE - Travel writer Debbie Stone talks about her recent visit to this Alaskan treasure that boasts glaciers, jagged mountains, active volcanoes, and sprawling tundra, along with numerous lakes and rivers. Read her story: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/discover-the-awe-inspiring-beauty-of-alaskas-lake-clark-national-park/

CHIEF JOSEPH TRAIL RIDE - World champion horse trainer Christy Wood gives an overview of this 13-year progressive trail ride with the Appaloosa Horse Club that goes along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail which follows the route Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce took while attempting to escape the US Cavalry in 1877. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/the-chief-joseph-trail-ride/

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, this episode is also featured on Big Blend Radio's "Big Daily Blend" show. Check out our network of podcasts here: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork

In honor of "Save the Koala Day" we're revisiting this episode of Big Blend Radio's Nature Connection show that features Danielle Clode who is a zoologist, biologist, natural history author, and animal expert based at Flinders University in Adelaide Australia. Hear about her book "KOALA: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future," an amazing journey into the hidden life of the koala, revealing what life is really like up in the trees. More: https://danielleclode.com.au/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Historic Jefferson Highway" Show focuses on Fall Events and Activities including the October Military Vehicle Preservation Association's Convoy.

FEATURED GUESTS: * Roger Bell - President of the Jefferson Highway Association * Allison Zacharias of Travel Manitoba discusses Fall in Winnipeg, Canada. More: https://www.travelmanitoba.com/ * Billy Sumner of McAlester Tourism discusses Fall in McAlester, Oklahoma. More: http://www.travelmcalester.com/ * Derek Ricke of Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism talks about Fall in Park Rapids, Minnesota. More: https://parkrapids.com/ * Glenda Smith of at Visit Owatonna discusses Fall in Owatonna, Minnesota. More: https://visitowatonna.org/

PODCAST LINKS MENTION IN THE SHOW: * Natchitoches, Louisiana Fall Podcast: https://youtu.be/GHXEiv2--jA?feature=shared * MVPA Convoy: https://youtu.be/_bz_UIsqEso?feature=shared

The Jefferson Highway Association originally founded the Jefferson Highway in 1915. This international highway is also known as "The Pines to the Palms Highway," that runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. Learn more at https://jeffersonhighway.org/

This Big Blend Radio "Historic Jefferson Highway" Podcast airs every 4th Thursday at 6pm CST. Follow the show here: https://jefferson-highway.podbean.com/

Happy National Lobster Day! We're revisiting this fun interview with 5-Star Chef Ivan Flowers who not only talks about seafood, but shares how to make his West Coast Lobster Rolls. Check out his recipe here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/west-coast-lobster-rolls/

Celebrate National Yoga Awareness Month with this "From the Vault" Big Blend Radio conversation about Yoga Science, Meditation and Consciousness with Leonard Perlmutter, Founder of American Meditation Institute and author, along with Jenness Cortez Perlmutter, of “The Heart and Science of Yoga: The American Meditation Institute's Empowering Self-Care Program for a Happy, Healthy, Joyful Life.” More at https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/the-heart-and-science-of-yoga

Happy National Family Day! This episode of Big Blend Radio features award-winning author Francine Falk-Allen. A fan of genealogy research, Francine enjoyed uncovering her family’s history, and traced both her maternal and paternal ancestors back to the 1600s. She never imagined that one day she’d discover a jaw-dropping family secret.

Based on a true story, Falk-Allen’s “A Wolff in the Family” (She Writes Press, Oct. 1, 2024) is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon his five youngest children—and the elder siblings to keep their shame a secret for eighty years? More at: https://francinefalk-allen.com/

This episode is featured on Big Blend Radio's "Big Daily Blend," "A Toast to The Arts," "Women Making History," and "Way Back When" Podcast Channels. Follow our Big Blend Radio Network of Shows, here: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork

This episode of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show with co-host Joey Stuckey, celebrates music that inspires, motivates, and makes us all feel good! After all, isn't music our emotional medicine?

This episode also kicks off Joey's Annual ALIVE DAY which we will celebrate on Big Blend Radio with select musical guests on Sept. 29, so stay tuned here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzIUCV2e7qm2zNDtr23NbGx4q90u3Ok0f&feature=shared

Co-host of Big Blend Radio's BIG DAILY BLEND Show every 4th Sunday, Joey Stuckey ‪is known as the Music Ambassador of Macon, Georgia "The Southern Rock Capital of the World." He's an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, and sound engineer. More: https://www.joeystuckey.com/

THIS EPISODE'S MUSIC PLAYLIST (please add your favorite song that you want listed in the playlist in the comments) * ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGHUZITwHVJIxK_KiGglJ3GPAtCzTdcF5&feature=shared * ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4w1bGfyI3ju3MMSvl7Cstl?si=c30594aff39c4765

Follow the BIG DAILY BLEND Show, here: https://big-daily-blend.podbean.com/

It is projected that by 2050, 16 million people in the US will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, requiring 80 million caregivers and generating total costs of $1.1 trillion. In observance of World Alzheimer's Day (Sept. 21), we're revisiting this "From the Vault" episode of Big Blend Radio featuring Trish Laub who discusses her book series, “Comfort in Their Journey,” that provides practical guidance for providing care, including for Alzheimer’s, through end of life. The series includes, “A Most Meaningful Life,” “Peaceful Endings,” and “Through the Rabbit Hole.”

Trish Laub is on a mission “to help others see that even with Alzheimer’s the possibilities are limitless and a meaningful life is possible, that death is due its dignity, and that everyone deserves compassionate and dignified care.”

While providing care for her parents, Trish found that there were hundreds of books and resources offering advice, but none that made the information easily accessible or provided usable solutions. The “Comfort in their Journey” book series is what Trish needed: forthright information and answers to everyone’s questions on topics that no one wants to talk about.

More: https://www.comfortintheirjourney.com/