Drawing upon his expertise in the history national parks and early American motor travel, last summer Peter Blodgett served as one of the commentators in episode seven of the “out-LAND-ish” podcast sponsored by the United States Forest Service and the Salmon Valley Stewardship. As part of an effort to increase public awareness of and appreciation for the nation’s public lands, the podcast looks at many different aspects of those spaces held in trust for the American populace.