Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By sharing inspiring tales and their desire for protecting our planet’s wild places, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild and create meaningful adventures of their own.
373 episodes transcribedFollow along as we are introduced to freedom seekers Ellen and William Craft on their 1,000 mile journey to the north. After being enslaved their enti...
This week we cover the story of the Champawat tiger, the most deadly animal on record. In this week's episode Danielle tells us the tragic tale of thi...
This week we are heading back to our home state of New Hampshire. This little state is full of big surprises as it is known for the worst weather on t...
the Hawaiian island of Molokai is home to one of the most remote peninsulas in the world. For over a century, thousands of people suffering from ma'i...
In this week's episode we head to New River Gorge National Park, the newest National Park in America. At face value, this new and beautiful park is fu...
As a young man in the early 1980’s, Yossi Ghinsberg, was drawn to South America with dreams and desires of experiencing lands untouched by the hand of...
Our mix of stories today include a spirit on the trail, amazing animal rescues and a tragic death by animal, stumbling across skulls on the trail and...
When a family of 4 travel all the way from Germany to the US for a national park trip, they head into Death Valley National Park during some of their...
Forty-one years ago, the Chamberlain family went on holiday to the Australian outback. Their idyllic getaway turned to tragedy when their young child...
In the summer of 1910, the United States saw the worst fire in history. It burned over 3 million acres of the Rocky Mountain ranges and killed over 80...
Alcatraz Island is synonymous with prison. Almost every book, TV show and movie portrays this rocky island in San Francisco Bay as a place where big n...
Salem is famously home to the witch hysteria of the late 1600's but there is a lot more history to this New England town. Join us as we dive into the...
It’s safe to say you have heard of the Bermuda Triangle. That terrifying slice of sea that swallows ships whole and plucks planes out of the air. But...
In this segment, we will be having conversations with people of all kinds who are involved with the NPS. As we have gotten deeper into research for th...
Join us this week as we head into Mexico and join one of the most famous celebration in the world, Dia de los Muertos. Many people believe that this i...
This week we travel to northern California and into Six Rivers National Forest to learn how the iconic Bigfoot image was captured, what happened in th...
Bring all of your hiking gear, plenty of water, and a ghost meter as we travel to various haunted trails in Channel Islands, Rocky Mountain, Indiana D...
This week we travel overseas and back in time to visit Galapagos National Park. Floreana, a small island in the archipelago has acted as a siren, lull...
We asked, you delivered. Welcome to our second Trail Tale episode where we share stories from you – to you! Our mix of stories today include personal...
In this episode we will explore a series of short amazing stories from around the globe. We are exploring almost unbelievable incidents of animals who...
