Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith get up close and personal with the massive brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, home to the largest population of brown bears on the planet. The guys watch bears fish for salmon and dig for clams along the Pacific Coast and camp out in the back country surrounded by bears.
Jack and Colton experience the awesome power of Mother Nature in Alaska as they kayak with whales and sea otters through Glacier Bay National Park, witness glaciers crashing into the sea and trek to get up close to a mammoth Glacier.
Going off the beaten path takes on new meaning for Jack and Colton in the "American Alps" in North Cascades National Park in Washington, as they're pushed to the limit and forced to overcome fears in a quest to make the climb of their lives.
Mountain goats, marmots and spotted owls are just a few of the creatures that Jack and Colton meet face to face as they journey through Olympic National Park in Washington. From rainforest to rocky coast to the magnificent mountains, the guys discover why Olympic is really three parks in one.
Jack and Colton trudge through miles upon miles of volcanic ash and forge a treacherous river in search of one of the most powerful volcanoes on earth. Oh, and they are on constant alert for brown bears too.
Jack and Colton head into the northland of their home state of Minnesota to live like the Voyageurs did centuries ago. If they don't gather it or catch it, they don't eat as they paddle their way across these awesome interconnected lakes.
Jack and Colton prepare for a possible encounter with grizzly bears as they head high into the Rockies and across the continental divide on their first backpacking adventure in Glacier National Park.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith have a run-in with a bear and a showdown with big horn sheep as the hit the trails and the epic Going-to-the-Sun Road of Glacier National Park.
Jack and Colton take on Old Rag, one of the most dangerous trails in Shenandoah National Park, then belay each other 110-feet straight up a rock cliff.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith creep and crawl for miles through the underground of Mammoth Cave National Park, and help researchers capture wild bats to track a deadly disease.
Jack and Colton trek miles though an icy cold river, then hold on for dear life while climbing one of Zion National Park's scariest trails.
Jack and Colton saddle up and check out the land of hoodoos, then go back country camping... ultra-light with no tent. It's just them and the creatures of the canyon floor.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith learn about the supervolcano that lies deep beneath the park and check out the hot spots it creates. Then they track the parks elusive wolves and other awesome wildlife.
Jack and Colton experience the power of the Yellowstone River at its own Grand Canyon, towering waterfalls, and white water rapids.
Jack and Colton trek through the land of giants in Sequoia National Park. Then it's a face-off with fear as they take on a 150-foot climb straight up a sheer granite rock wall.
Jack and Colton head to Death Valley National Park in search of one of the most scarce resources in the park... water.
It's a rocky ride for Colton and Jack as they explore the Chasm of Doom and climb The Eye of the Cyclops in Joshua Tree National Park.
Colton and Jack are on the island of Maui checking out Haleakala National Park. They're flying high and riding low while exploring the house of the sun.
Jack and Colton are taking on Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, battling altitude sickness and the threat of severe weather along the way.
Colton and Jack are slogging their way through the sloughs of Everglades National Park. Then it's a marathon kayak adventure out to one of the remote keys in the gulf coast.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith face off with Mother Nature in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, spending a cold winter in a snow trench before taking on a 70-foot wall of ice for a climb like none they've done before.
In the largest urban national park in America, the hosts try mountain biking and hit the beach for their first surfing adventure.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith relive some of their best wildlife encounters in the nation's national parks.
Camping in the national parks is always an interesting experience for Colton and Jack, especially when it comes to finding resources for food and water and a place to sleep.
From the remote wilds of Alaska to the high Rocky Mountains of Montana and Wyoming, there's one animal that draws people to the national parks. Today, Jack and Colton revisit some of their greatest bear encounters and experiences.
The guys recall some of their wildest adventures. Included: rafting the Yellowstone River; crawling underground in Mammoth Cave; and hiking to the top of the world's largest volcano.
Jack and Colton visit one of the last undeveloped beaches on the Atlantic coast. Cumberland Island National Seashore is home to tons of wildlife and the guys see it all from manatees to manta rays, and alligators to wild horses.
The watery world of Dry Tortugas National Park has Colton and Jack taking their exploration into the sea, diving deep to check one of the largest coral reefs in the world and the marine life that call it home, from stingrays, to goliath grouper and even nurse sharks.
Jack and Colton head deep into the woods to learn about the amazing life of black bears, and then no stone goes unturned as they search for some of the tiniest inhabitants of the Great Smokies. Finally, it’s a lung-busting hike to the top of a Smoky Mountain peak for a stunning view.
Colton and Jack hit the beach for a raucous wind surfing race. Then it’s hush-hush in the hatching room where the guys see endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles emerged from their shells before making their own mad dash to the ocean.
Hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith explore the iconic sea caves carved into the cliffs of Lake Superior by both kayaks and below the surface in scuba gear. Plus they check out a 100 year-old shipwreck sunk by Superior’s wrath.
Jungle Jack Hanna joins hosts Jack Steward and Colton Smith on a story-filled hike through bear country. The guys get a good look at a grizzly and take on some of the roughest whitewater rapids they’ve ever experienced.
Remote wilderness takes on a whole new meaning as Colton and Jack take on the white-water ride of their lives in Alaska’s Aniakchak National Monument.
Jack and Colton are in Denali National Park traversing a crevasse-laden glacier to take on their first Alaskan Peak!
Lava caves and cinder buttes are giving Jack and Colton a park experience like no other as they explore the strangest 75 square miles in North America, in Idaho!
Colton and Jack are taking on Denali and hoping to spot all of the parks Big Five. Plus, they’re spending some time with the Denali sled dogs and the pups in training.
Jack and Colton team with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for hike up Mount Rainier.
Jack and Colton are in Grand Teton National Park for the biggest challenge of their lives… climbing the Grand!
Jack and Colton are checking out The Rockies the same way visitors have for centuries… by hoof and by foot. Then they face an unexpected challenge while rock climbing a rock formation called the Twin Owls.
Jack and Colton hit the cliffs and canyons of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah to explore the history of the first settlers who called the land home.
Colton and Jack head to Maine’s Rocky Coast for a taste of Acadia National Park. Spotting seals and dolphins to Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons… it’s an unforgettable wildlife adventure down east!
Colton and Jack are road trippin’ through South Dakota. After a stop in Custer State Park, they’ll do their best not to get stuck in Jewell Cave or lost in Badlands National Park.
Jack and Colton mess with Texas and Texas strikes back. Rattlesnakes, intense heat and the Rio Grande’s Rock Slide give the guys all they can handle in the Lone Star State.
Jack and Colton head to a northern area of their home state of Minnesota that is known for its forests and waterways. The guys trek into the park on snowmobiles, they cut through the ice to fish for dinner, and they keep quiet with their eyes and ears peeled while on the lookout for elusive gray wolves (also known as timber wolves).
Colton and Jack are on the San Juan Island exploring the Salish Sea and discovering the wide variety of land and sea creatures that make up its fragile ecology. They search for Orcas, spot a wide variety of marine life including harbor seals and bald eagles and what lurks underwater in the Salish Sea.
Jack and Colton explore two sides of Olympic National Park; the stillness of the old growth forests and the power and strength of the Pacific Ocean. The guys practice a technique called forest bathing or therapy in the quiet ancient forests before taking on the turbulent side of Mother Nature when they tackle the waves and surf off Shi Shi Beach.
Jack and Colton explore the Black Hills of South Dakota and go underground the prairies where hundreds of nuclear weapons of war were once at the ready. Fun fact: The Black Hills are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the country, and the guys climb the cliffs where Mount Rushmore was originally to be located.
It’s a doggone great day as Jack and Colton treat two lucky shelter dogs to a picturesque hike and then tackle an exciting mountain bike trail in Montana’s Custer Gallatin National Forest near Bozeman.
While searching for the source of America’s longest river on horseback, Jack and Colton inadvertently separate a mother bear from her cubs in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana. It’s a tense situation as the horses get spooked when the anxious bear and her cubs try to reach each other.
Jack and Colton attempt to tackle two 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado's Arapaho National Forest. But in Colorado, things can change quickly, making for dangerous situations.
Jack and Colton are in Curecanti National Reserve which is responsible for developing and managing recreational facilities on three reservoirs, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Morrow Point Reservoir and Crystal Reservoir, constructed on the upper Gunnison River in the 1960s by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to better utilize the vital waters of the Colorado River and its major tributaries. Join Jack and Colton as they kayak their way through beautiful scenery and the dark waters of the Black Canyon!
The Highline Trail in Glacier National Park is an extremely popular hike hosting more than 3 million visitors every year. However, don't let the popularity fool you into thinking it's a breeze. The Highline Trail is one of the toughest in America, with spectacular views and ample wildlife. If you plan on visiting Glacier National Park, do so ASAP! Scientists say that by 2030, the glaciers would have melted due to climate change and forest fires.
Jack and Colton are in Western Colorado: a high desert wilderness made up of colorful sandstone cliffs, canyons, mountains, mesas, and most importantly - the Colorado River.
Great Basin National Park is in eastern Nevada and about 300 miles north of Las Vegas. It gets it name from the high deserts between Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range. Great Basin National Park is best from its bristlecone pines which are on of the oldest trees on earth. In this episode of Rock The Park, Jack and Colton are back for a rematch with Wheeler Peak - 13,000 ft summit. Don't fret. This time around, the guys are determined to reach the summit.
Jack and Colton are back in Minnesota and embark on a 2 day adventure in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: a 72-mile river park that runs along the Mississippi from north Minneapolis, through the Twin Cities, and then through St. Paul, MN. FYI - the Mississippi is the 2nd longest river in America. It starts as a small stream 200 miles northwest of Minneapolis and it takes 90 days for the water to make it down to the Gulf of Mexico. The guys end their trip by teaming up with Caleb Smith - a 15 year old entrepreneur paying mortgage on a private island in the Mississippi: Peacebunny Island.
Colton and Jack meet up with their buddy Joe Stone in the mountain-biking mecca of Moab, Utah, to prove that physical limitation doesn't have to mean giving up the quest for desert adventure.
Jack and Colton are in America’s first and largest national recreation area - Lake Mead National Recreation Area. This area is a sprawling 1.5 million acres and straddles the Nevada and Arizona border. It’s perfect for all kinds of adventures such as biking, kayaking and fresh water scuba diving. In this episode of Rock the Park, Jack and Colton team up with war veterans Richard Silva and Brian Moberg for the WAVES Project - Wounded American Veteran Experiencing Scuba. The WAVES Project was established for American Veterans to experience the healing power of nature to help them move forward with their lives. Veterans with brain trauma, amputations, and post traumatic stress have all experienced the healing benefits of scuba through this program.
Colton and Jack are in Gold Butte National Monument, a hidden gem in the desert of Nevada that's full of mysteries. Nevada's immense beauty is one of America's best kept secrets.
Colton and Jack are revitalizing coral reefs in the Florida Keys and learn how to replace reefs that have been decimated by climate change and diseases. In this episode, the guys team up with eco-defender Sarah Hamlyn - a Coral Reef Restoration Technician - who is helping scientist come up with ways to grow coral in warm and acidic waters.
Colton and Jack are in Crystal River Preserve State Park in Florida getting ready to swim with manatees and dive into sinkholes and caves.
Colton and Jack are in the swamp lands in south Florida - Big Cypress National Preserve - on the hunt for Burmese Pythons, an invasive species that is non-native to the land and threatening the local animal population such as the Florida Panther.
Much of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona is comprised of badlands, mesas and tall rock formations – where ancient history is on display everywhere you look. Jack and Colton are exploring this area’s rich history and the highest concentration of petrified wood in the world!
Jack and Colton are on a California adventure that’s unique to where they both live. In Los Angeles County, you can surf and ski on the same day. It’s an adventure they’ve been dying to try.
From dog sledding in Denali to hiking with rescue dogs in Montana, Jack and Colton are reliving some of their best adventures with canines on this episode of Rock the Park!
From an intense encounter with a mother bear and her cubs in Montana to the thrill of surfing a tidal wave in Alaska to summiting a fourteener in Colorado, there are so many adventures to be had in our national forests, and Colton and Jack have barely scratched the surface.
Colton and Jack are revisiting some of their favorite adventures in Florida, such as the Everglades, Biscayne National Park, and Big Cypress National Preserve. This is the best Florida has to offer!
National Parks offer an escape from all the craziness going on in the world and sometimes the best adventures are those you share with others. Experiencing wildlife and enjoying the beauty of the outdoors can change your life. Jack and Colton share some of their most memorable adventures with guests like American zookeeper Jack Hanna and the former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.