Was Floyd Collins rescued from Sand Cave? This week, we learn why simple rumors and gossip put a national rescue in danger. What happened to all of those involved with the event? And what insane roller coaster transpired after the crisis was over? Welcome to the final part of the Mammoth Cave National Park marathon: the conclusion of the Floyd Collins story.

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.)

A thank you to the National Parks Service (specifically Mammoth Cave National Park) for preserving these areas of history. A thank you also goes to Dacota Pennycuff.

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Who is Floyd Collins? What happened to him? Why was this significant for Mammoth Cave National Park? This week will be spent in the backcountry of 1925 Kentucky. We'll review an explorer's route, down into the depths of the earth for the sake of discovery - but at what cost?

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.)

A thank you to the National Parks Service (specifically Mammoth Cave National Park) for preserving these areas of history. A thank you also goes to Annie LaHue and Dacota Pennycuff.

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(The entirety of the show is made without the use of AI; not to write the scripts, research for the episodes, or to create visual. Everything is done by hand, by me. I do not consent for any part of Back Away Slowly to be used to train AI models, or in any other AI use. I do not consent for my voice to be used in training AI models, or in any other AI use.)

It's episode 2 and we're already at our first national park! Mammoth Cave has had centuries of haunting history, though it seems to have gone fairly undiscussed in recent years. The cave served many other purposes before it became a national park, with countless stories and sightings.

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.)

A thank you to the National Parks Service (specifically Mammoth Cave National Park) for preserving these areas of history. A thank you also goes to Annie LaHue and Dacota Pennycuff.

Support the show

Support the show on Ko-Fi
Official Website (sources, artwork, shop, etc)
Follow on Instagram & TikTok

(The entirety of the show is made without the use of AI; not to write the scripts, research for the episodes, or to create visual. Everything is done by hand, by me. I do not consent for any part of Back Away Slowly to be used to train AI models, or in any other AI use. I do not consent for my voice to be used in training AI models, or in any other AI use.)