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Welcome to Little Yo Pod Campfire Stories! A supplement storytelling podcast to Little Yo Pod. In this episode, I talk about a strange and spooky event that took place in one of my earlier years living in Yosemite. 

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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I tell the story of the time a plane carrying 6,000 lbs of primo marijuana crashed in the Yosemite high country in the 1970's, and what happened as dozens of people took advantage of what would become known as "The Yosemite Gold Rush."

Lake Chronicopia

https://www.npr.org/2015/08/14/432233826/lake-chronicopia

 Celebrating Yosemite Part 8 – The Stoneman Meadow Riots and Problem of Law Enforcement

https://blogwest.org/2014/08/04/celebrating-yosemite-part-8-the-stoneman-meadow-riots-and-problem-of-law-enforcement/

 The True Story of What Happened When A Plane Loaded with 6,000 Pounds of Pot Crashed in Yosemite

https://www.mensjournal.com/features/the-legend-of-yosemites-dope-lake-w209503/

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This podcast is a personal project and is not affiliated with the National Park Service.

In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss Phytoncides, chemicals released by trees that have been shown to have health benefits for humans

Links 

Forest Therapy Association of the Americas

http://forest-therapy.net/healthbenefits.html

 Immerse Yourself in a Forest for Better Health

https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/90720.html

 How Smell Works

https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/smell.htm

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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss what I found when I went looking for nocturnal pollinators in Yosemite.
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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss the why's and how's of the Firefall, a nightly event that took place in Yosemite from 1872-1968 in which an actual fire was pushed from a cliff above Yosemite Valley.

Huell Howser’s Firefall-California’s Gold

https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1996/01/08/firewall-californias-gold-706/

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In this episode I talk about Black Bears and how after much trial and error with early bear management (or mismanagement) we have learned to live alongside them in Yosemite.

Resources for this episode:

Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty

The Present Bear Policy and Its Problems

https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/bear_policy.html

Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty

Sierra Nevada Black Bear

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/black_bear.html

Bears of Yosemite (1943) M.E. Beatty

The California Grizzly

https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/bears/california_grizzly.html

The New York Times Nov 1997

To Bears in Yosemite, Cars Are Like Cookie Jars Suzanne Charle

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/us/to-bears-in-yosemite-cars-are-like-cookie-jars.html

Bear Management

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/bear-management.htm

Bear Blog

http://keepbearswild.org

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In this episode of Little Yo Pod, I talk about how and why winter sports came to Yosemite, how it influenced winter sports in California, and how it encouraged people to visit more during the cold and quiet months of winter.

Yosemite Sentinel January 1986, “Badger Pass Celebrates” https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_sentinel/1986.pdf

Photos of early winter sports in Yosemite
 https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/four_seasons_in_yosemite/winter.html

Information on the Glacier Point Ski Hut
 https://www.travelyosemite.com/lodging/glacier-point-ski-hut/

National Park Service website for planning your visit
 https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm

Web Cam for current conditions
 https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

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In this inaugural episode of Little Yo Pod, I discuss Giant Sequoias and the role they played in the creation of Yosemite as a protected place, and how they influenced the National Park idea.

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