Yellowstone's 1 In 500 year Flood
Park Rats Podcast
English - June 21, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Science Nature national parks wanderlust adventure interviews outdoors nature hiking camping climbing summer jobs Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Whoa,
Matt is tall again and we are back for another episode. This time we put on our serious hats to talk about the devastating floods occurring in Yellowstone and the surrounding communities.
Right now, thousands of people are displaced (some examples here and here) and fighting to rebuild their communities after Yellowstone's "1 in 500" year flood tore up the park we love so much. Park workers are struggling to find housing, business owners are trying to keep their doors open, and some people are watching their houses get swept away and posting it to Tik Tok.
The evacuation has been grueling and we have seen some good signs in the past couple days but there is a lot left to be done. Gateway towns may be on their own for 2+ years while roads and bridges are repaired and areas are cleared.
We order a pizza at the end of the episode from the Parlor at Mack's Inn. They are donating half of their revenue over the next few days to the Chamber of Commerce to assist these towns. Do what you can to help.
We'll see you next week,
PEEEA-ZZA