The Deadliest Parks, The Most Stubborn Hikers & Wearing A Rain Skirt!

What’s the deadliest national park in the United States? This week on Gear Abby, we kick things off with a dark-but-fascinating question about where people are most at risk in our national parks and why the answer might surprise you. Next, a listener needs help convincing her stubborn boyfriend to use trekking poles on a Grand Canyon hike even though his knees suggest he absolutely should. Finally, Shawnté's favorite segment, What's In My Pack?! returns! Shawnté makes the case for one of the weirdest but most versatile pieces of gear around: the rain skirt. Got a question for Gear Abby? Send it to deargearabby@gmail.com—because there are no dumb questions, just smart advice. Gear Abby is a production of Rock Fight, LLC.