Hundreds of people go missing in US National Parks every year. While many of those cases eventually find resolve, some people, like Joe Halpern, remain missing as the seasons change and the decades pass. Despite the passing of time, loved ones never forget their people who wandered into the woods and were swallowed by the trees - and they’ll do everything it takes to find them.

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Sources The Coloradoan, The Way It Was Podcast, PBS, Heavy Casefiles, CBS Colorado, NamUs, GoFund Me, NY Times, Rocky Mountain National Park

Book - Cold Case Chronicles: Mysteries, Murders & The Missing

Today’s stories include life saving butterflies, bobcat guardians, hotdog man rescues, baby trail snacks, puke curses, angel friends, madness at Mesa Verde and shitty situations. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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Today we are joined by Mike and Joe, hosts of the Locations Unknown Podcast, as we dive into one of Utah's greatest enduring mysteries. Everett Ruess was a poet, artist, and writer who had dreams of leaving modern society behind to live in and explore the American West. When his family stopped receiving letters from him, and no one heard from or had contact with Everett for months - concern mounted. Search parties scoured high and low, but were left with more questions than answers after what they discovered in the process.

Book - Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer by David Roberts

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Today’s stories include hooting in the wrong places, being at the right place at the right time, being Bigfoot, seeing Bigfoot, hot springs horror, ghost relatives and honestly, probably too much poop talk. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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Today we talk all things dinosaurs! First we dive into an ongoing case of poaching over 1 million dollars worth of dinosaur fossils from Utah. After, we talk about why some are so valuable, the celebrities with private collections, their history, and the National Parks that preserve them.

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https://www.dinosaurhome.com/dinosaur-poachers-are-stealing-fossils-and-its-hurting-science-24522.html#google_vignette
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8847187
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sue
https://interactive.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/detours/the-two-paleontologists-who-had-a-bone-to-pick-with-each-other#:~:text=Cope%20had%20been%20working%20on,It%20didn't%20go%20well.

Hugh Glass is best known for his incredible survival story. After being mauled by a grizzly, being left for dead and dragging himself nearly 250 miles across the country - his story, or at least a version of it, has been immortalized in the film The Revenant. But Hugh’s life goes beyond his encounter with the bear - what came before and after are just as wild as a ride, and are worth movies of their own.

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Sources NPS, Museum of the Mountain Man, NPS (2), Moore Memorial Public Library, Texas State Historical Association, University of Nebraska, Legends of America, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, History Colorado, Wyoming Historical Society, Oregon Encyclopedia, Nebraska Examiner

Book - The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee and Mountain Man

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Bessie Coleman was the first woman to get her International Pilots License. She was also the first African American woman to become a stunt pilot and perform around the country. When her rising stardom and unyielding attitude towards racism and segregation leads to her questionable death, outrage sparks around the country.

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Resources:
Documentary: The Legend: The Bessie Coleman Story.

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-coleman
https://www.newspapers.com/article/california-eagle-bessie-coleman-memorial/117107183/
https://blog.museumofflight.org/bessie-coleman-daredevil-pioneer-advocate
https://home.nps.gov/tuai/index.htm
https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/tuskegee-airmen

In the midst of the worst economic disaster in US History, hope was being carried through the rural communities tucked amongst the rugged mountains of eastern Kentucky. The Pack Horse Library Project sent women on horseback through the most remote regions of the Cumberland Mountains to deliver reading materials to isolated homes and communities. The project gave hundreds of women their first taste of independence and purpose, and provided thousands of Appalachians their first glimpses into the world beyond Kentucky through the pages of books.

Grief retreat: the-giving-ground.com

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NPS San Juan Historical Site Environmental Assessment


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Sources
Book: Down Cut Shin Creek, The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt and Jeanna Cannella Schmitzer

Documentary: The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia (PBS)

Articles:
History, Living New Deal, Digital Public Library of America, Smithsonian Magazine, American Library Association, VCU Libraries Social Welfare History Project, History (2), National Park History

Today’s episode is a very special one - all about signs, synchronicities and loved ones showing their love no matter how far away they seem.

Learn more about Danielle’s grief retreat here :)

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On July 27, 1985 a group of 5 people climbed Half Dome, one of the most prominent and known rock-faces inside the park. A summer storm formed over the summit, but despite the dangers, they continued on. By the end of the day, 2 people were dead and three were critically injured after being struck by lightning, sparking an intense nighttime helicopter rescue.

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Resources:
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https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-29-me-5124-story.html
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/07/28/A-lightning-bolt-killed-two-rock-climbers-at-the/1260491371200/
https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/halfdome.htm