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National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian
National Park After Dark
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  • National Park After Dark

    Leaving Earth to Join the Aliens: North Cowichan Municipal Forest Reserve

    08/17/2026 | 56 mins.
    In November 1980, Granger Taylor vanished after leaving a note claiming he was departing on a 42-month journey aboard an alien spacecraft and was never seen again. What followed sparked decades of theories and left many unanswered questions, the most important of which was - is Granger still out there somewhere on a mission with extraterrestrial forces?

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    Trail Tales 100: Popping P***y in Glacier, Trails of Horror, & Night Vision Ghosts

    08/13/2026 | 1h
    Today’s stories include p***y popping in Glacier, trails of horror, night vision ghosts, life saving shadow people & a horse named Miracle. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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    Pups in the Parks: Man’s Best Friend in America’s Best Idea

    08/10/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
    From conservation assistants, celebrities, protectors, and public educators - dogs have done it all in National Parks. Today we honor the stories of incredible canines who have ties to places like Yosemite, Denali, Great Smoky Mountains and more. Good boys and girls who have scaled mountains, crossed continents, navigated glaciers and braved rivers for their people - and would do it all again.

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    Sled Dog’s in the White Mountains

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    Die or Amputate Your Arm: Canyonlands National Park

    08/03/2026 | 1h 21 mins.
    In 2003, Aron Ralston became trapped beneath an 800-pound boulder in Utah's Blue John Canyon after setting out alone without telling anyone where he was going. After 127 hours with no hope of rescue, he faced an unimaginable choice: die in the canyon or amputate his own arm to survive.

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  • National Park After Dark

    Trail Tales 99: Bike Heists, Scubavangelists & Camping Gone Wong

    07/30/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
    Today’s stories include scubavangelists, cave proposals, bike heists, and camping gone wrong. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!

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About National Park After Dark
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 utilizing storytelling as a form of environmental stewardship, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.
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