321: Dying for the Lost City of Z. Xingu National Park.
In 1925, famed British explorer Percy Fawcett set out on his most ambitious journey yet — to find a legendary city hidden deep in the Amazon. At his side were his 21-year-old son Jack and Jack’s best friend, Raleigh Rimell. All three vanished without a trace. What began as a quest for discovery became one of the most enduring mysteries in the history of exploration.
Sources:
The Lost City of Z, film (2016).
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, by David Grann (2009).
“The Lost City of Z,” by David Grann (The New Yorker, 2005).
Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z, by Brian Fawcett and Percy Fawcett (1951).
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320: Trail Tales 76
Today’s stories include lightning drama, peeing with friends, and choosing the bear. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!
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319: Happy Birthday National Park Service, Not Everyone Loves You!
Today marks the NPS’s 109th birthday! In celebration (?) we pulled a few less than enthusiastic 1 star reviews of some of our favorite places. A few are straight up silly, some are maddening and others prove that just because National Parks are for everyone, not everyone are for National Parks.
Sources: All reviews found on Yelp, NPS History
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318: The Murder of Tomomi Hanamure. Grand Canyon National Park.
On May 8th, 2006 to celebrate her 34th birthday, Tomomi Hanamure laced up her hiking boots, as she had done so many times before, for an adventure. Her return journey to the Grand Canyon was a way to mark another year around the sun, to a place she felt so personally drawn to. Tragically, the date that marked her entrance into this world would also be the day someone violently ripped her out of it.
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Sources:
Book: Pure Land: A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures and the Search for Heaven on Earth
Articles: High Country News, Backpacker
Web Pages: National Parks Service
Podcast: Park Predators
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317: Trail Tales 75
Today’s stories include traumatizing children, urns in odd places and a day of the grizzlies. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!
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Hosted by two friends who share a passion for the wilderness and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks and explore these treasured places in a whole new way - because behind the iconic arches and towering trees lie layered histories, grisly encounters, extraordinary stories of survival, tragic ends and so much more. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By sharing inspiring tales and their desire for protecting our planet’s wild places, they hope the show will inspire listeners to lace up their own hiking boots and take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.
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