Bhavneet: Hello podcast world. Welcome back to Drive With Us. I’m Bhavneet
Taranjit: And I’m Taranjit.
Bhavneet: And today, in light of recent events and the government shutdown that has recently become the longest in American history we are going to talk about the national parks which have been seriously affected by the shutdown.
Taranjit: I heard in the news or I read an article, I don’t remember which, but because of the shutdown, there’s like, It’s so dirty now. And like people were, I don’t know if they’re letting their animals, like go the bathroom everywhere, but it’s like filthy
Bhavneet: And nobody cleans up after themselves. There’s no one to like, clean up the waste. And so it’s not just a hazard to humans, but even the wildlife. So I saw that approximately one third of the national parks have been closed and the National Parks Conservation Association.
Taranjit: Oh, wow. You really can’t speak today.
Bhavneet: Yep. The NPCA
Taranjit: There you go
Bhavneet: There I go. The NPCA estimated that the Park Service is losing about $400,000 a day from entrance fee revenues.
Taranjit: Wow.
Bhavneet: And that’s the money that they use to operate the parks. And as I was looking more into this, I saw that it was a post on the 12th. This news article said people were cutting down the Joshua trees at Joshua Tree National Park.
Taranjit: Wait, what?
Bhavneet: Yeah, they were cutting them down. So people were illegally setting up camp sites. And they were cutting down the trees to apparently create new roads and new pathways. And they were going into parts of the park that were like, unaccessible.
Taranjit: So because no one’s working there.
Bhavneet: No one’s there. Yeah, they’re just cutting down these trees. Which are like part of the National Park. Like what I yeah. Reopen the government. Save the trees.
Taranjit: Seriously.
Bhavneet: Oh, my God.
Taranjit: On a lighter note. Let’s go with the fun of national parks. How many national parks are in the US?
Bhavneet: How many are there?
Taranjit: You don’t know?
Bhavneet: Like, I know. Hmm. 51.
Taranjit: Nope. Go a little higher.
Bhavneet: 501.
Taranjit: Oh, yes.
Bhavneet:
I multiplied by I don’t know what number. I added a zero in the middle.
Taranjit: Nice.
Bhavneet: Yep.
Taranjit: Apparently the US has 60 protected areas known as national parks.
Bhavneet: Wow, I was close. But they have a lot more like national monuments and historical sites and stuff like that. Because I was looking on the national parks website and the list goes on and on. Like, people look for places to vacation across the seas. But the US so much to offer. You don’t need a passport or visa. You can just travel the US.
Taranjit: Yeah, whatever kind of place you like. I’m pretty sure we have it.
Bhavneet: Desert, mountains, snow, ice, swamps, beaches, warmth. Maryland crazy weather. We got it all.
Taranjit: Yeah. If you want everything. Just come here.
Bhavneet: Yep. Speaking of, it’s snowing right now. I can’t talk. Somebody please take this snow.
Taranjit: Yes, it can go
Bhavneet: Go snow.
Taranjit: Wait, what would did you say?
Bhavneet: Go snow. Go away.
Taranjit: Oh, I thought you would be like go snow!
Bhavneet: No, that would be like go snow! No. No No go snow. Like Swiper no swiping
Taranjit: Dora.
Bhavneet: Snow no snowing, snow no snowing, snow no snowing. Go away. Aww man.
Taranjit: That’s what the snow would say? Aww man.
Bhavneet: Yea. So it would be like *slurp* Suck it back all in. That was my sucking in noise. It sucked the snow back out of the air.
Taranjit: Okay. So here’s a question for you. What do you think? Or what parks do you think are in the top 10?
Bhavneet: What parks? Yellowstone.
Taranjit: Mmhmm
Bhavneet: Yosemite? Uh huh. Mount Rainier.
Taranjit: What?
Bhavneet: Mount Rainier. It said it was one of the most popular. Uh, Grand Canyon
Taranjit: Uh-huh.
Bhavneet: Redwood.
Taranjit: No.
Bhavneet: Is it more of the ones around the Grand Canyon? Grand Canyon? I can’t finish my words.
Taranjit: Grand Canya.
Bhavneet: Is it more like the Grand Canyon ones? Like Zion National Park,
Taranjit: Yep
Bhavneet: Or Bryce Canyon National Park or did I already say Yellowstone. Yosemite… already said that. How many did I say?
Taranjit: 1, 2, 3, 5.
Bhavneet: I’m halfway there. Arches National Park. So all the ones that are basically in the desert-y area. Pretty popular.
Taranjit: Okay, so here’s the question.
Bhavneet: Here’s an answer.
Taranjit: Oh, well, thanks.
Bhavneet: You’re welcome.
Taranjit: So what state is Yellowstone? Hey cheater, look this way.
Bhavneet: Wyoming
Taranjit: is 96% in Wyoming. But 1% is in?
Bhavneet: Wait, how much percent is Wyoming?
Taranjit: 96
Bhavneet: Oh dang. So there’s 4% and other states? Colorado
Taranjit: 3% in one state and 1% another
Bhavneet: Where’s Wyoming near? Utah
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Colorado
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: What is Wyoming near? Nevada?
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Idaho?
Taranjit: Uh huh.
Bhavneet: Isn’t that where potatoes are famous?
Taranjit: One or 3%
Bhavneet: Isn’t that Idaho potatoes?
Taranjit: Yeah
Bhavneet: Shout out to the potatoes. I mean, the Idahoian’s. If that’s what you call you. Gosh, I thought I knew my states. Thought I knew them.
Taranjit: How much percentage do you think is in Idaho?
Bhavneet: One
Taranjit: Yeah
Bhavneet: I mean, it’s probably the little loop at the top. A little blip. Montana.
Taranjit: Yes,
Bhavneet: I got it.
Taranjit: All right. You said Yosemite. Where’s that?
Bhavneet: California. Okay. Let me give you some facts. Let me give you a fun fact. Okay. Yellowstone is the US’s first National Park. Did you know that? It’s where Old Faithful is?
Taranjit: Well, I read that Arcadia National Park located in Maine.
Bhavneet: Well, that’s random.
Taranjit: Well, because you’re talking about the oldest National Park, right?
Bhavneet: Yes
Taranjit: This one said it’s the oldest Park east of the Mississippi River and is the first instance where land was donated to the federal government.
Bhavneet: Oh, who donated?
Taranjit: I don’t know
Bhavneet: Well, didn’t look that far. Okay.
Taranjit: Okay. So another park on this top 10 was Glacier National Park. Where’s that?
Bhavneet: Glacier National Park? It’s over there.
Taranjit: Where?
Bhavneet: In that direction.
Taranjit: What state?
Bhavneet: Right, right. It’s on that side? The Western. Wyoming?
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: Utah?
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: Nevada? California?
Taranjit: No.
Bhavneet: New Mexico? Arizona?
Taranjit: No,
Bhavneet: Utah. Colorado.
Taranjit: You already said that.
Bhavneet: Oregon?
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: North South Dakota
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: I’m running out of states. Idaho.
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: No idea.
Taranjit: Montana.
Bhavneet: Montana. Montana is empty. There’s nothing there.
Taranjit: Glacier National Park is there.
Bhavneet: I mean, unless if you live in Montana, beside you. There’s nothing. I don’t know. Tell me what else is there? What else is in Montana? Let us know.
Taranjit: You already know where Grand Canyon is. Another one on the list is Grand Teton National Park.
Bhavneet: Grand Teton. Teton. Teton. I think it’s Teton. That sounds better.
Taranjit: Yeah. Where’s that?
Bhavneet: California?
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: I don’t know.
Taranjit: Give up?
Bhavneet: Uh-huh.
Taranjit: Wyoming.
Bhavneet: Oh, yeah. You know another one in Wyoming? Yellowstone.
Taranjit: You already said that.
Bhavneet: Oh, yeah.
Taranjit: How about Zion?
Bhavneet: Zion? That’s over there in Nevada. Arizona. Something like that. Utah.
Taranjit: Yes.
Bhavneet: Okay. Let me give you a fun fact. Arches National Park, Utah. It’s the world’s largest density of natural sandstone arches.
Taranjit: Yeah. And apparently has 2000 documented arches. Some of which up to 300 feet.
Bhavneet: That would be the longest documentary. Documenting. I wonder who did all that. What else is in Utah? There’s a lot. Bryce Canyon.
Taranjit: Yeah. Bryce Canyon.
Bhavneet: That one. It’s famous for its large collection of… do you know what they’re called? Those rock formations? Hoodoos?
Taranjit: Yeah, I read that
Bhavneet: Hoodoos. Who came up with that? They’re like, someone went there. And they’re like, what the heck is that hoodoo? Oh, it’s a hoodoo that’s a nice name. Let’s call it that. Hoodoos.
Taranjit: Yep. The term stuck.
Bhavneet: Like, who did that? Who do that? Who do that? Instead of who goes there? Who does that? Hoodoos? Hoodoos? Hoodoos one, hoodoos two, and so on and then the documentary-ed it.
Taranjit: Do you want to know the rest on this top 10?
Bhavneet: Sure. Let me see if I have a fun fact.
Taranjit: Rocky Mountain National Park and Olympic National Park
Bhavneet: Olympic’s in Washington. Because that’s where Olympia is.
Taranjit: And where’s the Rocky Mountain
Bhavneet: In the Rocky Mountains?
Taranjit: What state?
Bhavneet: I feel like that’s either Colorado or
Taranjit: Got it.
Bhavneet: Colorado. All right. My turn. Where are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or where is?
Taranjit: California?
Bhavneet: Nope. This is the one that I would have never thought. I’m like, really?
Taranjit: Washington.
Bhavneet: This state has one?
Taranjit: Alaska?
Bhavneet: Oh, it has one. But that’s not it. They have one that’s above the Arctic Circle.
Taranjit: Yeah.
Bhavneet: Guess where it is? Tennessee. Yeah. Right. Fun fact. It’s America’s most visited National Park and it’s one of America’s oldest mountain regions. Ranges.
Taranjit: Interesting.
Bhavneet: Right. Another one? Oh, yeah. We were talking about this earlier. What are the four faces on Mount Rushmore National Memorial and where is it?
Taranjit: It’s in North Dakota
Bhavneet: Incorrect.
Taranjit: South Dakota?
Bhavneet: Yes it’s in South Dakota.
Taranjit: It’s in a Dakota.
Bhavneet: Yep. It’s in a Dakota. Hi, Dakota. It’s in you. What are the four faces?
Taranjit: Lincoln
Bhavneet: Oh, that’s not the one I would have said first. But yes. That’s the one that I thought you would forget.
Taranjit: Is Washington on there?
Bhavneet: Yes. Our first President’s on there.
Taranjit: Roosevelt?
Bhavneet: Which one?
Taranjit: Teddy?
Bhavneet: Yes.
Taranjit: And Jefferson.
Bhavneet: Yes. The one we forgot last time was Lincoln
Taranjit: What, we did?
Bhavneet: Yeah, we named everyone but Lincoln. Okay, so there is a really long list of different national parks on the national parks website. So go to nationalparks.org and find a cool place to go. They’re pretty much all across the US and I saw that they have five freebie days in 2019, where entrance to all parks is free. So things like MLK Jr. Day, which is January 21, if the government’s open again, April 20, which is the first day of National Park Week, August 25, which is National Park services anniversary September 28, which is National Public Lands day. And then obviously, September 11, which is Veterans Day. So go one of those days, and it’s free, which they probably get the money. So don’t go on those days and give them some entrance fee money because they’re going to need it.
Taranjit: Are people still able to visit right now? Or is it like they kept…
Bhavneet: They kept a bunch of them are open. But I saw on the NPCA’s website that they’re saying that they should shut them down. But the President has been saying that somehow they’ll provide some funds to keep it open, but they’re still not enough staff to monitor and like keep things clean. So they’re saying it’s just going to destroy the parks. So you should shut them down. Like you’re allowed to go because it’s public lands. But they’re saying you people should wait until the government’s open and they’re able to like, assess the damage and fix it.
Taranjit: Hopefully they can open up soon.
Bhavneet: Yeah, enjoy our natural wonders. Speaking of, fun facts. Where our North America’s tallest sand dunes? They are over. They could rise over 750 feet high.
Taranjit: Has to be on the west.
Bhavneet: Uh huh.
Taranjit: Nevada, Arizona? Utah something like that?
Bhavneet: Nope, nope.
Taranjit: New Mexico.
Bhavneet: Nope.
Taranjit: California.
Bhavneet: It’s somewhere where you’d be like, what sand dunes?
Taranjit: Where?
Bhavneet: Colorado. It’s the Great Sand Dunes Park and Reserve or national park.
Taranjit: Okay. So which state do you think has the most national parks?
Bhavneet: California?
Taranjit: And?
Bhavneet: And? Utah
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Colorado?
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming.
Taranjit: All wrong.
Bhavneet: Oregon?
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: North South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming?
Taranjit: Nope.
Bhavneet: Just one nope for all of them
Taranjit: They’re all wrong
Bhavneet: Uh, where?
Taranjit: Alaska.
Bhavneet: Alaska.
Taranjit: How many do they have?
Bhavneet: 50
Taranjit: No. How could they have 50?
Bhavneet: They have most of them that exists? There’s only 61 right or 60. They have 90% of them.
Taranjit: How many do you think each…
Bhavneet: 4
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: 5, 7, 10? Eight?
Taranjit: Yes. They each of eight.
Bhavneet: Both of them. Oh dang.
Taranjit: What’s the next highest state?
Bhavneet: Wyoming
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Arizona
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Nevada
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Colorado
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Utah?
Taranjit: Yes. How many?
Bhavneet: Three?
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Four?
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Seven.
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Six, Five?
Taranjit: Yes.
Bhavneet: Every number but the last one I guess. Oh my god.
Taranjit: So there’s this list of like the ones with the most and Alaska in California were top. Utah was third because they tied. Second. Third. Whatever you want to say. Colorado had four and then Washington, Florida. Arizona have the same a number. How many?
Bhavneet: Two
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: One
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Three
Taranjit: Yes.
Bhavneet: Three? Well not to be outdone, the East Coast has a bunch of like national parks and areas and reserves and stuff. Uh, Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest known cave system in the world. Guess where it is? Kentucky. It’s in Kentucky. Which National Park has the largest trees in the world.
Taranjit: Sequoia.
Bhavneet: What the heck I thought you were going to say Redwood.
Taranjit: Is it Redwood?.
Bhavneet: No, it’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Taranjit: Oh so I’m right?
Bhavneet: Yeah, fine.
Taranjit: Alright, so I found this quiz of what Park you should visit next.
Bhavneet: Okay.
Taranjit: So first question. What do you want to see most? Here’s your options.
Bhavneet: Do I have options? I was gonna say
Taranjit: Mountains, Forest, Desert and Canyons, Beaches, Prairie or Cityscapes?
Bhavneet: Canyons. I forgot half the options. So canyons. That’s all I remember
Taranjit: I would say canyons too. Do you want to be triple dots.
Bhavneet: Do I want to be triple dots? No. I want to be two dots
Taranjit: Warm, reasonably temperate, the colder the better.
Bhavneet: Well, I sweat easily, but I like being warm. Not super hot. You didn’t say hot, you said warm, so just right, warm.
Taranjit: I would say warm too
Bhavneet: Because temperate’s kind of cold.
Taranjit: Do you want to explore a site specifically devoted to history and culture? And here’s your answers: Yes, especially the arts
Bhavneet: No.
Taranjit: Yes, especially civil rights and culture
Bhavneet: Eh
Taranjit: Yes, especially military history. Yes, especially Native American and early pioneer history Yes, especially presidential history. Yes, especially science and technology
Bhavneet: You know my answer
Taranjit: Maybe, but it’s not my main focus. No, I rather explore nature
Bhavneet: See the thing is there’s a lot of circumstantial things behind this decision. I said eh to like civil rights Civil War stuff because we go to Gettysburg a lot and I’m kind of civil word out. Science and technology would be cool. Nature would be cool too but I don’t want to go hiking.
Taranjit: So what’s your choice?
Bhavneet: I want to see nature in terms of I like seeing natural formations like Grand Canyon but I don’t want to go hiking and see bears
Taranjit: So your answer?
Bhavneet: I forgot the question.
Taranjit: Do you want to explore a site specifically devoted to history and culture?
Bhavneet: Eh, I want to see the natural stuff.
Taranjit: So no you’d rather explore nature
Bhavneet: Yeah sure
Taranjit: I’m gonna go with maybe but it’s not my main focus
Bhavneet: Oh that’s an option I want that
Taranjit: Your option already went through
Bhavneet: What, the heck
Taranjit: Okay. Next question: is hiking important to you?
Bhavneet: No
Taranjit: Same
Bhavneet: I went hiking once for a school thing and there were so many ticks like we had to stop in the middle of this BIO thing because everyone was covered in ticks. Our hiking guide whatever he was was also covered in ticks everywhere and we’re all just like nope I’m done. Alright. Check for ticks everyone
Taranjit: Why do you even go?
Bhavneet: That’s my work study job. I had to.
Taranjit: I would never
Bhavneet: I had to go. I got paid. So, yeah. At least I didn’t get bit by ticks. So it was okay in the end.
Taranjit: Yeah.
Bhavneet: I was terrified though. I hate hikes and nature hikes and stuff like that. Like talking about it and looking at pictures and stuff is great from a distance but actually big in with all the bugs and stuff. Not not what I enjoy.
Taranjit: So no. Hard No.
Bhavneet: Yes hard no.
Taranjit: Probably hard no for this next question, but here it is. It’s paddling important to you?
Bhavneet: Paddling? I can’t swim. So no.
Taranjit: Same here. Same here.
Bhavneet: I fall over. I’m dead.
Taranjit: Probably gonna be a no for this one for both of us. But, here goes.. Do you want to go rock climbing?
Bhavneet: I think indoor rock climbing would be cool. Where I’m harnessed safely
Taranjit: Outdoor?
Bhavneet: I don’t think so. Again. I don’t want to encounter mountain lions or like those big cats.
Taranjit: Well, the next question
Bhavneet: Or fall off a cliff
Taranjit: You know the next question is. Do you want at bears?
Bhavneet: I already told you no. Why would I want to be like hey bear how’s it going? Don’t eat me. But Open Season. Remember that movie? Yeah, unless you’re like that kind of bear. Yep. Even then. Pass
Taranjit: How about from far away?
Bhavneet: How far away?
Taranjit: Like he can’t see you at all. But you can see it
Bhavneet: As long as there’s an experienced hiker person tour guide who knows how to neutralize the bear if need be
Taranjit: Neutralize?
Bhavneet: Yeah. Tranquilize him or something. Well I don’t want to eat me
Taranjit: Yeah, it’s true.
Bhavneet: Safety first.
Taranjit: Next question. Which scenario describes you best one: 1) want to go to one of America’s most beloved places 2) I want to get a bit off the beaten path but still have access to facilities and comfort
Bhavneet: So hiking no
Taranjit: Or 3) I want to travel out of the way for an exciting uncommon experience.
Bhavneet: So the second one makes it sound like hiking or camping. Neither which I’ll do. Camping is not a thing that I would enjoy. Let’s be honest.
Taranjit: Yeah. Same
Bhavneet: No Indian would enjoy camping.
Taranjit: I don’t think so.
Bhavneet: It’s not a stereotypically Indian thing to do.
Taranjit: Yeah, not at all.
Bhavneet: So enjoy your camping and hiking. What were the options… other options.
Taranjit: I want to go to one of America’s most beloved places
Bhavneet: Let’s go that one
Taranjit: Or I want to travel out of the way for an exciting uncommon experience.
Bhavneet: It depends what that is exciting, uncommon experiences is. Is it exciting for me, would I consider it an exciting?
Taranjit: I mean, I guess
Bhavneet: I think that would be cool but I need more information
Taranjit: That’s all you got.
Bhavneet: Okay let’s go with that
Taranjit: You’re gonna go with that?
Bhavneet: Yep.
Taranjit: I’m going with what you said first, most beloved places. And you got Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.
Bhavneet: What
Taranjit: This parks remote mineral deposits are unique trove like nowhere else in the world. Native Americans have corralled their Flint in this area. Did I read that right? Yeah. Have corralled their Flint in this region of the Texas Panhandle since the ice age
Bhavneet: Oh, Texas
Taranjit: Visitors can walk through grassy Mesa sprinkled with man made mineral shavings and learn above… learn about the history of the quarries, which include more than 700 excavation sites.
Bhavneet: You can learn above the mineral shavings. Yes you’ll be above the mineral shavings and you can learn about them by being above them.
Taranjit: I got something else
Bhavneet: I know you clicked different choices.
Taranjit: Mostly the same
Bhavneet: Like three different
Taranjit: Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada.
Bhavneet: Death Valley. It is. Where is it?
Taranjit: I just said California, Nevada.
Bhavneet: Okay. So it is Us’s. US’s. It is the US’s lowest, hottest, and driest national park
Taranjit: It says a world of extremes. Nations driest hottest and lowest.
Bhavneet: Right. Extreme
Taranjit: But it also features mountains over 11,000 feet high that experience below zero weather and snow.
Bhavneet: Like I’d climb those
Taranjit: No
Bhavneet: Exactly
Taranjit: As well as colorful Badlands, sand dunes, and canyons. It also contains a wealth of well preserved archaeological sites and petroglyphs.
Bhavneet: I don’t know. Something like a hoodoo maybe. Like a hoodoo.
Taranjit: Oh, there’s other sites. Other options for you.
Bhavneet: Oh
Taranjit: Amistand National Recreation Area. Also in Texas. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Bhavneet: Are these all recreation areas?
Taranjit: Also in Texas
Bhavneet: I want to see the beloved areas
Taranjit: Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico and Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Bhavneet: Why didn’t I get anything like Pinnacles National Park?
Taranjit: I got the parks
Bhavneet: Like Pinnacles National Park, which was created as a result of an ancient volcano eruption. How cool is that?
Taranjit: What park?
Bhavneet: Pinnacles National Park in California.
Taranjit: Of course, California.
Bhavneet: Go to California. They have one of the most but there’s still some everywhere else like Kentucky.
Taranjit: I got parks more than you did. Bryce Canyon, Castle Mountains, Joshua Tree, Lake Mead
Bhavneet: Don’t cut down the trees though.
Taranjit: And Mojave National Preserve and Zion National Park.
Bhavneet: Those are the places I want to go. I think I chose the wrong in terms of not choosing going to the beloved.
Taranjit: So this was a quiz on the National Parks Conservation site.
Bhavneet: We will put the link on our website. So if you are interested, you can go on there and let us know what Park you should go to.
Taranjit: I also found a National Geographic version so we could try that one out.
Bhavneet: Let’s see if we go the same places. I will choose the right answers this time.
Taranjit: This was for kids
Bhavneet: But I’m a kid at heart.
Taranjit: It’s called which US National Park fits you best
Bhavneet: The national parks.
Taranjit: What kind of landscape do you want to explore
Bhavneet: Options?
Taranjit: Deciduous forest, rain forests, tundra, wetlands. prairie or desert?
Bhavneet: Hmm, I don’t know. Let’s go with definitely not tundra.
Taranjit: Yeah, no way.
Bhavneet: No freezing cold weather for me. So no, Alaska. Except for the picture I saw for the Alaska National Park it had no snow. So I don’t know when that was taken. Or what. It was the Arctic one.
Taranjit: Maybe it was the small point of time when they had like summer
Bhavneet: Like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Every picture shows the bridge. But when we went you could not see the bridge
Taranjit: Literally encased in fog.
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: Just peeking out slowly.
Bhavneet: So it made it look like well, when we took the picture that we just stood in front of nothing. And we’re like, hey, look, there’s a bridge believe me it’s there. It wasn’t built yet. But it will be there. Right here.
Taranjit: This is the spot. It’ll become a famous wonder one day.
Bhavneet: And then slowly it started peeking out the top and we’re like, oh, it’s building. There it is. Yep
Taranjit: Being less shy. So kind of land would you like to explore?
Bhavneet: Well see some of the parks I want to see are in the desert. But I don’t want to go the desert. Rain forests… But there’s so many crazy evil bugs and animals. Aaah. Rain forest. They have more cooler animals.
Taranjit: I’m going with desert. Change it up here. Pick your favorite kind of music. Ready?
Bhavneet: Punjabi
Taranjit: It’s not an option.
Bhavneet: Awww.
Taranjit: Techno, rock
Bhavneet: I don’t even know that is.
Taranjit: Classical, country, pop, indie.
Bhavneet: I think the closest thing to Bollywood Punjabi music would be pop.
Taranjit: Agreed.
Bhavneet: So let’s go with that. No classical please. It puts me to sleep. I’m Punjabi. I need upbeat loud pounding music
Taranjit: Ones you can dance to
Bhavneet: Yes. You must be able to dance to it. If you can’t dance to it I can’t listen to it
Taranjit: Pop here to
Bhavneet: Copier. Okay. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop…. There. Are you done popping.
Taranjit: Yep. That’s my kind of music.
Bhavneet: I like how you agreed that you were the one popping. I said, are you done popping and you were like yes
Taranjit: I didn’t hear the question.
Bhavneet: Well, I guess the pops came out of your mouth not mine.
Taranjit: Uh huh. And how would you like to travel?
Bhavneet: With you
Taranjit: Air…
Bhavneet: Airplane
Taranjit: Airboat? Bicycle
Bhavneet: Not even Airbus?
Taranjit: This says airboat.
Bhavneet: What the heck is an airboat.
Taranjit: Bicycle, Jeep, mule ride.
Bhavneet: Wait, I like how they chose jeep Out of any vehicle. Jeep.
Taranjit: Snow, snowmobile, or horse drawn carriage.
Bhavneet: Okay. So repeat. Airboat because we’re sailing in the air.
Taranjit: A bike, Jeep, mule, snowmobile or horse drawn carriage.
Bhavneet: Well, I guess I’m going to have to go with the jeep. I like bike. But I think it might be strenuous. I don’t know if I’m really good at biking. It’s been how many years since I biked, like 10.
Taranjit: I’m gonna go with either Jeep or horse.
Bhavneet: I don’t want to be in a carriage. I’m not like a 70th century damsel.
Taranjit: Here’s your next question. What’s your favorite season? Fall?
Bhavneet: Yes.
Taranjit: Summer, winter, spring. It doesn’t matter I like them all
Bhavneet: Fall. Because that’s just right. Breezy. But not too hot. But all the seasons are now messed up. So essentially, it would be it would be fall. But I think it’s shifted where spring and fall do not exist anymore. But the stereotypical fall? That is what I would enjoy.
Taranjit: Same here. Fall. Pick a color. Your options.
Bhavneet: Teal, turquoise.
Taranjit: Do you want to hear the options?
Bhavneet: Sure.
Taranjit: Yellow, white, green, blue, orange, or red?
Bhavneet: Oh, I really like orange. But I’m feeling blue. Deep Blue.
Taranjit: I’m going to go with the yellow.
Bhavneet: Yellow?
Taranjit: Yellow.
Bhavneet: Yellow. You don’t even like… wait where’d you get yellow from? You’re just like eenie meenie mini… yellow.
Taranjit: It was nice on the screen.
Bhavneet: They show you colors. You didn’t show me what blue I picked
Taranjit: You picked a pretty blue.
Bhavneet: Okay.
Taranjit: But I wanted to be different. So what’s your favorite outdoor activity? Whitewater rafting, hiking, picnicking, skiing, rock climbing or swimming?
Bhavneet: Well see two of those involved water. Can’t swim. So picnicking. Pit-nicking. Pit-nicking. Pit-picking. I pick nit-picks. Pit-nicking.
Taranjit: Pit-picking.
Bhavneet: Pit-picking. I… I pick pits..Not armpits, seed pits if that’s what you were thinking. Let me clarify I don’t know why I thought arm but I thought you were thinking arm because you looked at me weird. I was thinking seed pits.
Taranjit: I don’t know where you got armpits. I don’t…
Bhavneet: Well you were looking at me weird so I was like what are their pits are there?
Taranjit: Pits in like a fruit?
Bhavneet: Yeah, that’s what I was thinking seed pits. Sea pits. Fruit pits. I like how we both bowed our heads in laughter.
Taranjit: I was confused when you said sea pits. I’m like, what’s a sea pit?
Bhavneet: I said sea, like ocean. I’m like, no, no. Okay, pick-nicking, picnicking.
Taranjit: That’s your option.
Bhavneet: That’s my choice. Not my option.
Taranjit: I’m sorry. That’s your choice. Yeah, I think I’m going to go with the same thing because I don’t like skiing. I don’t know how to ski. I don’t want to do rock climbing. Waters or no and hiking. No thank you. So no I picked pit-nicking.
Bhavneet: Picnicking.
Taranjit: If you could be an animal, which would you be?
Bhavneet: Ocelot
Taranjit: It has to be like the animals you’re going to see in nature.
Bhavneet: Oh, so you don’t see ocelots?
Taranjit: No like at these parks what you’re gonna see.
Bhavneet: Okay
Taranjit: Black bear
Bhavneet: That’s a face
Taranjit: Bighorn sheep.
Bhavneet: You didn’t know that was the thing?
Taranjit: No I couldn’t see what it said.
Bhavneet: Are you blind?
Taranjit: The pictures are like this big and the words are written like this.
Bhavneet: Okay. So by this big she meant the size of her face and by the words are this big she meant… the size of her nostril.
Taranjit: What?!
Bhavneet: I couldn’t think of something that was small to what you’re doing. But just so you get visual. Now you think your face nostril. You’re welcome.
Taranjit: Thanks.
Bhavneet: Continue.
Taranjit: So, which animal would you be? Black bear, bighorn sheep, Happy Faced Spider
Bhavneet: Happy Faced?
Taranjit: Yeah. Happy Face. Gray wolf, moose, or American alligator
Bhavneet: No to the alligators. I don’t want to be a black bear. I don’t need big horns. I don’t be a spider. No, thank you.
Taranjit: Well, then what’s left?
Bhavneet: Wolf and moose. I will be a great wolf. I don’t want to be a moose who are both plural and singular. Moose. They’re not special. They’re just moose.
Taranjit: I was gonna pick wolf but then we’re picking the same answers.
Bhavneet: So you’re gonna pick a different answer just because I picked the wolf?
Taranjit: Wolf
Bhavneet: Pick what you want.
Taranjit: You’re thirsty after an event or filled day. What’s your go to drink? Sweet Tea?
Bhavneet: No.
Taranjit: Hot Chocolate, sparkling water
Bhavneet: Ew.
Taranjit: Yea, why can’t it just be water?
Bhavneet: Sparkling water is so bad. Like why do you need to carbonate water? It’s so disgusting.
Taranjit: Why can’t they just have water as a choice?
Bhavneet: Okay, side note. While I was working as a pharmacy technician. I bought water because I ran out of mine and I accidentally got sparkling water. I didn’t realize that it was sparkling water so I opened it and I took a sip and I’m like bleh! And you know how expressive I am. So hopefully nobody was looking. I’m like, What the heck is that? And then I read it and I’m like sparkling water. So I drank nothing for the rest of the day. Because I’m like, What the heck is this nonsense and one of my coworkers she loves sparkling water. I’m like this is disgusting. If you’re gonna be carbonated have soda flavor.
Taranjit: To bad you already took a sip or you could have returned it or something.
Bhavneet: I’d be like, sorry, wrong one. I accidentally opened it but I didn’t drink it. Take it back.
Taranjit: And the next person who by that would be like…
Bhavneet: Well, if it was open they wouldn’t put it back on the shelf
Taranjit: I know but I’m just saying they’ll open it and be like, wait, what?
Bhavneet: That was disgusting. Never again.
Taranjit: Alright.
Bhavneet: It sat in our fridge for like months, and then I just dumped it.
Taranjit: Yeah, nobody drank it.
Bhavneet: Disgusting. Okay.
Taranjit: Okay. So you’re thirsty after an adventure-filled day
Bhavneet: No sparkling water.
Taranjit: Here’s your choices. Sweet Tea, hot chocolate, sparkling water, orange juice, lemonade, or fruit punch?
Bhavneet: Depends how good the fruit punches is. Is it watered down? Orange juice. What about you?
Taranjit: I think
Bhavneet: I thought you clicked one and were just like… okay.
Taranjit: I clicked one for you continue. I wish it was just water.
Bhavneet: I knew you would pick water. And I’m like, what other options are there? No water.
Taranjit: Probably go for the juice too
Bhavneet: I have so much trouble drinking water.
Taranjit: We got different options. Answers.
Bhavneet: Oh, we’re done?
Taranjit: Yeah. Only seven question quish. Quiz.
Bhavneet: It’s a quish.
Taranjit: Only seven question quiz.
Bhavneet: It’s a quish quish..
Taranjit: So you should visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Bhavneet: Don’t blow up on me. Erupt. Cuz they don’t blow up.
Taranjit: You like a variety. So with its mix of lush. I can’t read straight.
Bhavneet: Lust? Ew, volcanoes have lust? I don’t think I want to go there anymore. Is that why they… oh god. No, no. Get that out of my head. Nope. Not gonna say that.
Taranjit: They have a mix of lush forests and lava explosions. This Hawaiian park is a perfect pick. It’s home to two of the world’s most active volcanoes and thousands of unique plant and animal species. Definitely have a blast when you come here.
Bhavneet: Well, um, knowing that their lust I don’t know if I want to go there anymore. But Hawaii sounds cool. What about you?
Taranjit: Great Smoky Mountains.
Bhavneet: I gotta buy me a ticket. Because I should go there. Apparently
Taranjit: Says you always. You’re always up for some me time.
Bhavneet: Where?
Taranjit: Great Smoky Mountains. You’re always up for some me time. So the peaceful forest and fog covered mountains of this park might be for you. Straddling the border of Tennessee and North Carolina is the most popular National Park in the United States. You already said that. Visited by over 10 million people a year. This is one hip trip.
Bhavneet: I don’t know
Taranjit: That’s not me.
Bhavneet: I think that’d be hiking.
Taranjit: Yeah, that’s not me.
Bhavneet: It’s near though so you can go. Relatively, as opposed to what I got. Hawaii. That’s like as far away as you can possibly get. You have to go over water.
Taranjit: Yeah. But did you hear that there’s this new airline. They came out and the trip like costs to Hawaii is going to go down
Bhavneet: Because of the new airline?
Taranjit: Yeah, because they’re going to offer trips. So like, I guess other airlines are going to compete so the cost will go down.
Bhavneet: Well, how much does it cost? We should go to Hawaii, apparently a really cool place. Anyone who’s been there? Let us know.
Taranjit: We’re going to post the links to these quizzes on our social media accounts. So if you end up taking the quizzes, let us know what you got.
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