Trail Tales 98: Spooky Sleuths, Tentacle Bunnies & Shaming Monkey Owners
Summary
Hosts Cassie and Danielle read listener submissions for the "Trail Tales" segment of National Park After Dark. Stories include a cross-country road trip featuring a rabbit with a tentacle-like virus, a search for a legendary murder house in Sleeping Bear Dunes, and a vet tech’s mishap with a neutered macaque. The episode concludes with a hiker’s terrifying encounter with an aggressive grouse on the Superior Hiking Trail.
Topics discussed
Introduction and submission instructions
The Tentacle Bunny of Nebraska: Road trip and rabbit virus
Sleeping Bear Dunes: Searching for the murder house
Sponsors: TaskRabbit and Fora Travel
Black Pine Sanctuary: The neutered monkey story
Superior Hiking Trail: Chased by an angry grouse
Sponsors: Warby Parker and Whatnot
The Grand Junction Curse: Glitches and dirt jars
TWA Flight 800: A prayer at Smith Point Beach
Closing remarks and final sponsor ads
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