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  • 248: The Mann Gulch Fire Tragedy. Helena National Forest.

    248: The Mann Gulch Fire Tragedy. Helena National Forest.
    Sep 2 2024
    When a fire broke out in Helena National Forest, the newly established Smokejumpers crew was sent to manage it. The fire proved to be larger and more dangerous than anyone could have predicted and when the winds changed, these men found themselves fighting for their lives. Many lives were lost and to this day it remains as one of the worst tragedies in wildland history.

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    Book: Young men and fire by Norman Maclean.

    Mann Gulch | US Forest Service
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 247: Trail Tales 54

    247: Trail Tales 54
    Aug 29 2024
    Today’s stories include park spirits, strange encounters, Alaskan adventures, embarrassing moments and cocaine heroes. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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    47 mins
  • 246: Lights on the Mountain. Pisgah National Forest.

    246: Lights on the Mountain. Pisgah National Forest.
    Aug 26 2024
    For generations the stories of ghost lights in the Appalachian forests of North Carolina have captured the attention of locals and piqued the curiosity of travelers. These orbs of light have been witnessed by hundreds over the years, and no one is questioning their existence, they are questioning their origins. Are they spirits? UFOs? Bioluminescent bugs? Automobile headlights? ETs? Today we discuss the Brown Mountain lights.

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    Sources     US Forest Service, Explore Asheville, NPS, ABC13 News, Carolina Country, Blue Ridge Outdoors, Geological Survey Circular, The Skeptical Inquirer, Dan Canton Physics

    Book - The Brown Mountain Lights: History, Science and Human Nature Explain an Appalachian Mystery by Wade Edward Speer
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 245: Grizzly Confidential ft. Kevin Grange

    245: Grizzly Confidential ft. Kevin Grange
    Aug 19 2024
    Today’s episode is all about bears as Kevin Grange returns for his second appearance on the show to discuss his newest book Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey Into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator. We discuss why people love them and fear them, the harm humans have done to them and how we can save them, how people can co-exist with them, and most importantly - why bears belong.

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    59 mins
  • 244: Trail Tales 53

    244: Trail Tales 53
    Aug 15 2024
    Today’s stories include woodsy weirdness, prophetic dreams, police run ins, paranormal protection, mountain mishaps and an avalanche survival. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 243: Undercover in an Asylum. Blackwell Island.

    243: Undercover in an Asylum. Blackwell Island.
    Aug 12 2024
    When rumors spread through New York City of horrendous conditions of a nearby asylum, Nellie Bly investigates. She goes undercover as a patient to report back on the conditions of the facility. What she endures horrifies the public and forces reform of mental health institutions. Today she is remember in history for her book, Ten Days in a Madhouse.

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    Resources: Ten Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly.

    https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1597&context=honors
    https://www.nps.gov/places/blackwell-s-island-new-york-city.htm#:~:text=Blackwell's%20Island%20(Roosevelt%20Island)%2C,City%20(U.S.%20National%20Park%20Service)
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 242: The Valley Killings. Alpine National Park.

    242: The Valley Killings. Alpine National Park.
    Aug 5 2024
    In March of 2020, days before the world began to lock down, Russell Hill and Carol Clay ventured to Alpine National Park for a camping trip. When over a week passed without a word from them, the families of the elderly pair grew worried. What investigators discovered was a burnt down campsite, but not the campers. What ensued over the next 18 months unfolded as one of Australia’s most intriguing missing persons cases - which resulted in uncovering an illicit affair, a brutal murder and raised questions of other mysterious cases of the past.

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    Sources     The Missing Campers Podcast – Erin Pearson and Penelope Liersh, Parks Victoria, The Guardian, ABC News, The AGE, ABC, Gazette, AGE, Australian Broadcasting Corporation , Australian Alps National Park
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 241: Trail Tales 52

    241: Trail Tales 52
    Aug 1 2024
    Today’s stories include trail ghosts, hellish roadtrips, Everest summits, bigfoot kidnappings, foaming pants and being comfortably uncomfortable. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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    51 mins