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Episode 248. The Mann Gulch Fire Tragedy. Helena National Forest.
1. Smokejumpers
2. Fire spotted from plane
3. Map of where everything happened
4. Aftermath
5. Recovery
6. Recovery (2)
7. Smokejumpers who died
8. Williams Hellmans cross
9. Memorial
Giveaway!
If you listened to Monday’s episode, you know how much we loved reading Kevin Grange’s newest book “Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator”. Kevin is giving away FIVE signed copies of his book to our audience - rules for entry are as follows:
- Follow .m.grange &
- Tag a friend & comment your favorite bear fact
Entries will close at noon EST on 8/30 and winners will be contacted via DM from NPAD’s IG account that evening. Good luck!
New Episode on Patreon and Apple Subscriptions! Links in bio.
Last month we asked Outsiders on Patreon to leave us voice messages and ask any questions you have. Now, we have all of your recordings on the podcast and our answers! We discuss favorite trails and parks, if we are team Edward or Jacob, what childhood in New England was like and give out some books recs and life updates along with some advice. This was a fun one - thank you to all our Outsiders who participated!
Our NPAD group trip to Acadia National Park has officially been checked off the list✔️ ! A huge thank you to all the amazing people who joined us for this adventure and our guides. We hiked, biked, climbed, camped, and explored the park. The amount of times we bonded over yelling , “look a dog!” was approximately 8472629 times. Never we will ever get over what an amazing community of people that come together for these trips and all the friendships that are made. Until next time! ❤️
Exciting Announcement!
We will be hosting a live episode on August 6 at 7:30 pm EST / 4:30pm PST!
We will be sharing National Park stories and then at the end of the episode we will bring listeners on to chat with you. Bring questions or stories you want to tell! Along with the live episode there will be a live chat to talk with fellow listeners.
This is normally something that is just offered for Patreon subscribers but this episode will be available for everyone! Over the next several weeks we will be revamping our Patreon to bring more exciting things to subscribers. Come hang out with us and see what we will have going on there. :)
Link can be found on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/107459957?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
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Hey we never mentioned we made the New York Times in April! A lot of amazing things have come from our little idea over the last 4 years, but this was a trip. A big moment for us and an honor to share the page with our besties .
New. Merch. Is. Here.
And we’ve brought back designs created by .design with the cryptid campfire and skeleton hiker designs and the podcast art and NPAD logos by !!
https://nationalparkafterdark.shop
In correlation to this week’s episode: Cassie’s new pup, Ember, became a B.A.R.K Ranger at Cape Cod National Seashore today!
Did you know that your pup can become a B.A.R.K Ranger at different National Parks and National Park sites around the country?
Is your pup a B.A.R.K Ranger? 🐶
Trip Announcement!
We’re launching an August 2025 NPAD to Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks! This was one of our favorite itineraries we did last year.
This trip is different, because we won’t be joining on this one.
As much as we’d love to be there, our schedules next year are too busy to offer many trips or join them. We’ve had so many of you asking for trips and we want to still offer the opportunity for our NPAD community to gather and adventure together. When we posted a poll several months ago, we had a very large response that was interested despite us not being able to join, so we wanted to offer it as an option. 🙂
The best part of having these trips has been watching the friendships that form within our NPAD community, and this Canada Itinerary is a bucket list trip.
We plan to still be very much apart of the trip from afar and will be in communication and video conferences with everyone who joins. There will also be an expert guide with you to show you all the amazing hikes and places to visit. This trip has incredible hikes, whitewater rafting, glacier treks, camping in the Rockies, and more!
We will still be joining our 2025 Antarctica trip and Colorado trip. (Both are currently sold out) and our schedules do not allow us to add on anymore for 2025.
This Canada trip will cost $1989 and include airport transfers, accommodations, activities, and all meals. (Flights not included).
Booking will open on June 17th at 12pm EST/ 9am PST! https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/canada/canada-with-npad-community-aug-2025
230 - The Man Who Came Back. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
1. Lt. Leon Crane
2. Lt. Leon Crane the day he found people
3. The route he walked
4. A cache on stilts
5. 2nd Lt. Harold E. Hoskin
6. Sgt. Richard Pompeo
7. Staff Sgt. Ralph Wenz
A Guide on Surviving Quicksand. Zion National Park. Outsiders Only.
We’ve all heard of quicksand, but do you really know what it is, or what to do when you come across it? Finding yourself in this precarious situation might just be a little more common than you think. Today, we tell the story of two hikers who found themselves in this exact scenario whilst in the backcountry of Zion National Park. Then, we give you your own how-to-guide with tools to survive it.
Listen on Patreon or Apple Podcasts subscription!
219 - The Disappearance of Everett Ruess ft. Locations Unknown
1 - 3. Everrett Ruess
4. Davis Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Everett’s last known whereabouts
5. Excerpt from one of ER’s poems
6. Linoleum block print of Mesa Verde by ER
7. Locations Unknown Podcast
✦$1000 Giveaway!!✦ [Closed - the winner has been announced and notified on Instagram. Any comments on this post announcing winnings are from a scam account.]
We’ve teamed up with to offer a $1000 summer wardrobe refresh to a fellow morbid outdoor enthusiast!
When looking for clothes to wear, buying from brands that are environmentally conscious, comfortable, size inclusive, and quality are so important and always on our minds! Alder is one of our favorites brands who incorporates it all, for all things outdoors! Whether you’re exploring high in the mountains and need some layers, gardening around the house, or trekking in the summer heat, they have everything you need. Their outfits are filled with convenient pockets (AND LOOK, POCKETS!) which we love and the fabric for everything is high quality. We’ve added a link to their shop in our bio. http://www.alderapparel.com/NPAD . You can also use code NPAD for 25% off!
Here’s how to enter the giveaway:
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This giveaway ends on 04/15/2024 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced on THIS post and contacted via DM. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Good luck, friends!
Trail Tales 45
Today’s stories include helicopter rides, tuck and rolling, tiger eyes, solo cougars, mystery lights, accidental bear selfies, haunted castles and being at the right place at the right time. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!
The First Murder of a Ranger. Hot Springs National Park. Outsiders Only.
Listen on Apple Subscriptions or Patreon! Links in bio
When our beloved Park Rangers accept their positions to protect National Parks, they agree to a code of conduct, upholding them to the highest standards in their job and in their personal lives. Rangers like James Alexander Cary, took this pledge very seriously and did all that he could to preserve the park he was employed to protect. Hot Springs National Park was a lawless area in the 1920’s, filled with illegal moonshining stills and gangsters that had their hands in everyones pockets. Many law officials were corruptible and able to be bought, but not James Alexander Cary. He paid for his dedication to the park with his life.
Queen of the Skies. Tuskegee National Historic Site.
1. Bessie Coleman
2. Bessie Coleman before flying
3. Bessie’s International flying license
4. Flier announcing one of her shows
5. Crash article
6. The Tuskegee Airmen
Episode 211
A Lightning Strike Rescue. Yosemite National Park.
1. Map of the trail
2. Subdome to Half Dome
3. The cave
4. Kings chair
5. The cables
6. The book
Exclusive photos of the groups are in the book!
Happy Birthday to our spooky queen! Everyone send birthday wishes to Danielle. To the woman who inspires us all everyday with her openness, empathy for all creatures, creativity, and morbid curiosities. Thank you for sharing your writing gifts and incredible story telling with us, the podcast could never be what it is without you! We all love you!
A huge thank you to all of you for listening and supporting NPAD. It’s so fun to see these numbers and how we have grown exponentially over the past year. It wouldn’t be possible without all of you, so thank YOU for making it possible for NPAD to be what it is today. We can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store!
What a way to end our 2023 year of group trips! Madagascar was an experience we will all remember for a lifetime. From the amazing group of people, wildlife, the guides, and Malagasy culture, it was an incredible adventure. Thank you everyone for coming out with us. We’re so thankful for you and all our new friendships made across the country and the world ❤️
Our NPAD South Africa trip has come to a close. Thank you to all our new and old friends who made the journey across the globe to adventure and explore this beautiful corner of the world with us. It was a combination of new experiences, places, and wildlife that we will surely never forget. 🥹🤍
Bear Rodeo & Brotherly Love ft. Tooth &Claw. Bryce Canyon National Park.
Today we welcome back Wes and Jeff from ! In honor of that - here's a bunch of pictures of the guys with bears over the years :)
We’ve had one spot open up on our madagascar trip this upcoming October!
If you were waiting for a sign for a sporadic trip across the world, this is it 😝 link in bio
https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/africa/madagascar/madagascar-with-danielle-and-cassie-oct-2023
It’s finally happening!
As you all may have seen, we’ve been pushing hard to make an Antarctica adventure possible, and we did it! We will be heading to Antarctica with March 2025 and we’re inviting you with us!
While we understand this is the most expensive itinerary we have ever had ($12,600 flights not included) it is also one of the most bucket list worthy trips we could think of. This is not just travel, but an expedition!
Travel with us by luxury cruise ship and adventure along side biologists, attending scientific lectures, and working as citizen scientists reporting your own wildlife observations during our travels, and much more!
This trip will be open for booking starting on September 8th at 9am PST / 12pm EST. There are limited spots available.
A 25% deposit is required at booking through trova and you also have the option to set up a payment plan through affirm.
Keep an eye out on our stories and the podcast as we will be posting and talking about all the details more in depth but make sure to check out the trip page with all the itinerary info!
We’re so excited to be able to offer this!
If you have more questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to trova by email at [email protected] they can answer everything 😊
https://www.trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/antarctica/antarctica-with-danielle-and-cassie-mar-2025
Our second NPAD Alaska trip is in the books ✔️! We had such an amazing time and are so thankful for all the friendships made along the way. Thank you everyone for joining us and making these adventures possible 🖤
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New Episode at midnight EST. We sit down and talk to Kathryn Miles, author of her newest book , Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders. Kathryn has spent years investigating the unsolved murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans and in her book she reveals everything she has discovered. Their story is one we covered for our very first episode of the podcast.
ANNOUNCEMENT!🖤 One of our more exciting announcements is here! We have partnered with @trovatrip to put together a 7 day NPAD trip to ALASKA in July 2023! From the very beginning of starting this podcast, one of our goals was to inspire travel and exploration of the outdoors. And now, we’re coming with you to help make it happen! We’re going to be hiking in Denali Wilderness, heading to Kenai Fjords National Park for wildlife cruises to see sea otters and whales, walking atop of glaciers, camping under the midnight sun, and more! We’ve catered this trip to be for anyone. Whether your a seasoned outdoors person or new to hiking and camping this is meant to create the trip of a lifetime. While the trip is not live to book YET. It will be on Tuesday April 19th at 9am PST. We will have only 12 spots available for this trip. All information and pricing will be available when the trip goes on sale but for now to be the first one notified when it is live, it’s very important that you go to the site https://trips.trovatrip.com/trips/united-states-with-danielle-and-cassie-jul-2023 (link in IG bio) and put in your name and email so you get a notification right away. Ask any questions you have in the comments section because on Monday at 4pm PST/ 7pm EST we will be going Live on IG to answer them and any others you may have during the live. 😊🖤 We are so stoked for this! 🌲🏔
SUNDAY. Streaming on @momenthouse we tell the dark history of the Crescent Hotel, listed on the register of National Historic Places. Grab your tickets at www.momenthouse.com/npad
Some of our favorite things to do from a recent trip to Everglades National Park 🐊
Get Ready morbid outdoor enthusiasts. Monday we have a new episode and we are heading straight into Rocky Mountain National Park.
New Patreon Campfire Story is up today! Join us while Danielle tells the story of the survivors of the Flight 401 crash. Only available on Patreon. Link in Bio.
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