Episodes

  • 221: One of Seven. The Disappearance of Joe Halpern. Rocky Mountain

    221: One of Seven. The Disappearance of Joe Halpern. Rocky Mountain
    Apr 29 2024
    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.

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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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
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 220: Trail Tales 47

    220: Trail Tales 47
    Apr 25 2024
    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!

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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    57 mins
  • 219: The Disappearance of Everett Ruess ft. Locations Unknown

    219: The Disappearance of Everett Ruess ft. Locations Unknown
    Apr 22 2024
    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

    Follow Locations Unknown on IG @‌locationsunknown_ ,on their website Locations Unknown and subscribe to their podcast wherever you listen!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 218: Trail Tales 46

    218: Trail Tales 46
    Apr 11 2024
    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!

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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    53 mins
  • 217: The Value of Bones. Dinosaur National Monument.

    217: The Value of Bones. Dinosaur National Monument.
    Apr 8 2024
    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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    Resources:
    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.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 216: Beyond the Bear. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.

    216: Beyond the Bear. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.
    Apr 1 2024
    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.

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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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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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 215: Trail Tales 45

    215: Trail Tales 45
    Mar 28 2024
    Today’s stories include an Oregon disappearance, 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!

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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    51 mins
  • 214: Queen of the Skies. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

    214: Queen of the Skies. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.
    Mar 25 2024
    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.

    We love our National Parks and we know you do too but when you're out there, remember to enjoy the view but watch your back. Please take a moment to rate and subscribe from wherever you’re listening to NPAD! Become part of our Outsider family on Patreon or Apple Subscriptions to gain access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more. Follow our socials Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. To share a Trail Tale, suggest a story, access merch, and browse our book recommendations - head over to our website.

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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
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    1 hr and 7 mins