Dark Sky Parks

Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks · Jun 25, 2026 · 28m

Have you ever actually seen the Milky Way with your own eyes? Not a photo — the real thing, overhead, arching across a pitch-black sky? If not, this episode is for you.

Susan and Monica dive into the world of Dark Sky Parks — what they are, how places earn that designation, and what it actually takes to visit one and see something that will genuinely blow your mind.

🌠 IN THIS EPISODE:

• What a Dark Sky Park actually is (and why 99% of Americans have never seen a truly dark sky)

• The 5 types of Dark Sky designations — parks, reserves, sanctuaries, communities & urban night sky places

• How a…