This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan talks to New York Times travel journalist Peter Kujawinski about his epic exploration of 53 state parks across the United States. His trip revealed extraordinary scenery, troubling Native American history, and little known presidential facts.

Peter Kujawinski is a writer and strategic communications consultant. He writes nonfiction and fiction for all ages, and contributes regularly to the New York Times and the New Yorker online. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Nightfall, with Jake Halpern. Their critically acclaimed follow-up novel, Edgeland, was released in May 2017. Things we talked about in today’s podcast:

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/travel/state-parks-eastern-united-states.html
  • https://www.niagarafallsstatepark.com/
  • https://www.mass.gov/locations/walden-pond-state-reservation
  • https://www.robertfrostfarm.org/visit-farm
  • https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/harriman
  • https://gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/custer-state-park/
  • https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/kodachrome-basin/
  • http://www.ctvisit.com/listings/sleeping-giant-state-park
  • https://www.starvedrockstatepark.org/
  • https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2971.htm
  • https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/GiantCity.aspx
  • http://mdwfp.com/parks-destinations/state-parks/wall-doxey
  • http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=36
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ulkBctY_JM
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/arts/cesar-pelli-dead.html