National Park After Dark podcast

National Park After Dark

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.

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.

 

#294

288: Oh, the Places You Won’t Go. Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.

In July of 1897, three men were carried into the sky inside a hydrogen balloon with the go... more

17 Mar 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:59

17 Mar 2025


#293

287: Trail Tales 66

Today’s stories include slapping the bag, a mother’s intuition, geocaching gone wrong, bei... more

13 Mar 2025

57 MINS

57:20

13 Mar 2025


#292

286: Peak Danger with Cecilie Skog

In todays episode, we had the incredible opportunity to speak with Cecilie Skog. Cecilie h... more

10 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:22

10 Mar 2025


#291

285: A Love Worth Fighting For. Speaking Up For Our Public Lands.

On Valentine’s Day 4,400 Public Land workers were abruptly and illegally terminated from t... more

03 Mar 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:43

03 Mar 2025


#290

284: Trail Tales 65

Today’s stories include dumpster lemons, haunted marathons, national park first dates, nig... more

27 Feb 2025

51 MINS

51:37

27 Feb 2025


#289

Introducing: CRIME HOUSE TRUE CRIME STORIES

Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every epis... more

25 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:51

25 Feb 2025


#288

283: The Year Without a Summer. Mount Tambora National Park.

On April 10, 1815 the most powerful volcanic eruption in human history was recorded on an ... more

24 Feb 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:28

24 Feb 2025


#287

282: The Port Chicago Disaster. Port Chicago Naval Magazine National

On July 17th, 1944 the worst home front disaster of WWII unfolded in an instant when a mun... more

17 Feb 2025

56 MINS

56:33

17 Feb 2025


#286

281: Trail Tales 64

Today’s stories include check ins from the other side, underwater close calls, man ghosts,... more

13 Feb 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:41

13 Feb 2025


#285

280: The Park That Almost Never Was. Biscayne National Park.

The area that is now Biscayne National Park was once considered a wasteland and worthless ... more

10 Feb 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:32

10 Feb 2025


#284

Introducing Blink - Jake Haendel’s Story. Heroin, Secrets. Deadly Betrayal.

Jake Haendel has been handed a death sentence. He has a terminal progressive disease that'... more

04 Feb 2025

05 MINS

05:20

04 Feb 2025


#283

279: Finding Aubrey. Langtang National Park.

In April of 2010, a young woman from Colorado was living her dream in Asia. At the tail en... more

03 Feb 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:33

03 Feb 2025


#282

278: Trail Tales 63

Today’s stories include ghostly gossip, nature soup, weird places, cursed stories, hellos ... more

30 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:55

30 Jan 2025


#281

277: NPAD Turns FOUR

It’s our birthday (or, anniversary)! Four years ago this week we released out very first e... more

27 Jan 2025

1 HR 57 MINS

1:57:14

27 Jan 2025