The Lesser Known Pod

By Ashlee and Liz

You thought you knew these National Parks, but some of the most common areas you visit are riddled with lesser-known spots and stories within. On this podcast, we tell you anything from true crime eve... more

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February 06, 2024Yellowstone Part 2: Death Zone Dilemma
In Part 2 of Yellowstone, we take a deep dive into the legal loophole that lies within the park or as our guest speaker Adam refers to it, "The sloppy line drawing by congress," and the super volcano that lurks below.

Sources:
https://yellowstone.net/history/flight-of-the-nez-perce

https://www.yellowstone.org/ten-spooky-things-in-yellowstone-national-park/

https://www.afar.com/magazine/10-incredible-national-parks-around-the-world

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/dragons-mouth-spring.htm

http://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/yell.htm

https://www.kulr8.com/news/death-in-yellowstone-a-look-at-the-bizarre-and-tragic-deaths/article_a643f398-17bb-5d2a-b605-454032d95e42.html

https://outforia.com/danger-parks/#all-data

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/isa-lake-in-yellowstone-reaches-two-oceans

https://outdoors.com/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-yellowstone-national-park/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66268/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-yellowstone-national-park

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/03/21/yellowstone-at-150-scaldings-maulings-murders-and-other-unnatural-deaths/

Explore yellowstone like a local by teddy garland

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/are-yellowstones-gases-dangerous#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20no,warnings%20that%20should%20be%20heeded.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lDRBILwu9Un4-Best_yellowstone_geysers.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Geyser#:~:text=The%20most%20recent%20eruption%20of,eruptions%20within%20a%20calendar%20year.

https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/geysers-hot-springs/yellowstone-geyser-damage/?scope=anon

Real Life Lore Youtube - https://youtu.be/RqrrWejHHeI?si=K9ZEsajFursrFvJo

Tom Scott on youtube - https://youtu.be/hECaXfk2Wo4?si=1cFPZWXQ2QJ76x3w

https://www.thefgfirm.law/blog/a-zone-of-death-in-yellowstone-national-park/
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January 28, 2024Yellowstone Part 1: Not Your Average Laundry Mat
In Part 1 of Yellowstone, we talk about:

- A lake that flows backwards
- A lake that sings
- Hot springs that are capable of dissolving a human body
- Geysers that erupt 20 times a day.

Sources:
https://yellowstone.net/history/flight-of-the-nez-perce

https://www.yellowstone.org/ten-spooky-things-in-yellowstone-national-park/

https://www.afar.com/magazine/10-incredible-national-parks-around-the-world

https://www.nps.gov/places/000/dragons-mouth-spring.htm

http://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/yell.htm

https://www.kulr8.com/news/death-in-yellowstone-a-look-at-the-bizarre-and-tragic-deaths/article_a643f398-17bb-5d2a-b605-454032d95e42.html

https://outforia.com/danger-parks/#all-data

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/isa-lake-in-yellowstone-reaches-two-oceans

https://outdoors.com/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-yellowstone-national-park/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66268/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-yellowstone-national-park

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/03/21/yellowstone-at-150-scaldings-maulings-murders-and-other-unnatural-deaths/

Explore yellowstone like a local by teddy garland

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/are-yellowstones-gases-dangerous#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20no,warnings%20that%20should%20be%20heeded.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lDRBILwu9Un4-Best_yellowstone_geysers.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Geyser#:~:text=The%20most%20recent%20eruption%20of,eruptions%20within%20a%20calendar%20year.

https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/geysers-hot-springs/yellowstone-geyser-damage/?scope=anon

Real Life Lore Youtube - https://youtu.be/RqrrWejHHeI?si=K9ZEsajFursrFvJo

Tom Scott on youtube - https://youtu.be/hECaXfk2Wo4?si=1cFPZWXQ2QJ76x3w

https://www.thefgfirm.law/blog/a-zone-of-death-in-yellowstone-national-park/
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47min
January 21, 2024 Death Valley Hauntings
Join us in this chilling episode of The Lesser Known as we go into the eerie stories surrounding three hotels and a cemetery near Death Valley.

We uncover the captivating history of those who faced harsh realities of life in early 1900s Death Valley.

The Clown Motel:
https://www.theclownmotelusa.com/history

Map of Tonopah Cemetery
https://www.tonopahnevada.com/TonopahCemeteryBrochure.pdf

Scotty's Castle:
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/scottys-castle.htm

The Mizpah Hotel:
https://themizpahhotel.com/

The Amargosa Hotel and Opera House:
https://www.amargosaoperahouse.org/

Graves in Tonopah Cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2174134/old-tonopah-cemetery

Link to Bessie Johnson's Car Accident:
https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=5459896&id=147846981&clippingId=22666325&width=780&height=3006&crop=2377_591_780_3006&rotation=0
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January 15, 2024 Death Valley: Is It Really What You Thought It Was?
You thought you knew these places but some of the most common places are riddled with lesser known spots, facts, and hauntings within. Welcome to the Lesser Known Pod where we tell you anything from strange occurrences that happened to interesting facts about common places around the world.

Thanks for joining us for our very first episode! Today we talk about the mysteries of Death Valley, from rocks that slide on their own, to rare fish that are only found in this Desert.
See our instagram @thelesserknownpodcast for pictures of what were talking about.

Shownote links:
How to get to Darwin Falls: https://modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-darwin-falls/
Incidents and cold cases: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm
http://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/deva.htm

Treehuggers.com: https://www.treehugger.com/death-valley-national-park-5197725
- More than just parks.com: https://morethanjustparks.com/death-valley-national-park-facts/
- Backpacker.com: https://www.backpacker.com/survival/the-10-most-dangerous-national-parks-in-america/
- Outsider Online.com https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/national-parks/national-park-mysteries/
- Strange Outdoors.com https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2017/11/18/germantouristindeathvalley?expand_article=1
- PBS.org: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/life-in-death-valley-little-fish-big-splash/5055/#:~:text=Located%20in%20southern%20Nevada%2C%20the,stretches%20a%20vast%20aquifer%20system.
- Physics girl on YouTube
- NPR.org: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/07/1182118098/against-all-odds-the-rare-devils-hole-pupfish-keeps-on-swimming
- The house on YouTube
- NPCA.org: https://www.npca.org/articles/2283-a-mystery-in-death-valley
- Vanished.us: https://vanished.us/cases/the-missing-german-death-valley-family/
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1h 8min
September 07, 2023 Chapter 2 PHAK
Welcome back to another episode! Today we’re going over chapter 2 of the PHAK, prepping you for your check ride without ready the whole book.
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8min
September 01, 2023 PHAK Chapter 1
Are you prepping for your check ride? Then your listening to the right podcast, and the series we talk about the PHAK and what you need to know to get your PPL.
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9min
April 13, 2021 Fuel systems of a single engine airplane
In today’s episode I go over the different fuel systems of the Cessna and piper. The saying suck squeeze bang and blow and How it relates to the fuel system
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3min
March 14, 2021 Checkride questions
What me and my instructor went over for my checkride!
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11min
March 06, 2021 Hypoxia and other aeromedical factors
In this episode we go over the Im safe checklist, what hypoxia is, and other aeromedical factors.
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5min
February 15, 2021 Flight controls and AOA
Brief overview of the flight controls and what they do as well as the angle of attack and it’s importance
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4min

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