LFTR 108 - Sweating at Pinnacles and Roller Coaster Adventures

About this episode

The episode features a recount of summer adventures at Pinnacles NP and roller coaster reviews from California's amusement parks.

Welcome back to the summer road trip! We’ve got a Dru Bru sour in the growler and we’re getting silly recounting our adventures on the surface of the sun aka Pinnacles NP. Then oldest makes her podcast debut reviewing roller coasters at California’s Great America and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Thanks again to Leslie and Steve for getting together at Russian River and for the fresh boysenberries! So great! Thanks for listening! Please let us know what you think! You can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com . If you feel like kicking us a few bucks you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord. Get full access to Letters From the Road at lettersfromtheroad.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Schumacher

Guest: oldest

Topics covered

• summer road trip
• national parks
• roller coasters
• family adventures
• travel experiences

Keywords

• Pinnacles NP
• roller coasters
• California's Great America
• Six Flags
• Dru Bru sour
• boysenberries
• family podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Dru Bru sour, boysenberries

Places: Pinnacles NP, California’s Great America, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Russian River

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