Grandma Gatewood was one of the most well known hikers of her time. She was the first female to thru hike the Appalachian Trail. She also is listed as one of the pioneers of ultralight backpacking and one of the reasons that thru hiking gained popularity. ⁠ This week, on NSGO, we are telling her story. As a bit of a change from the dark and disastrous, we have a story of inspiration to send off our southbound hikers!⁠ Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock Outro Music: Space Journey Music: https://www.purple-planet.com  SOURCES: Montgomery, Ben. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2016. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/appalachian-trail-emma-gatewood https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=27153 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail_by_state https://www.treehugger.com/appalachian-trail-facts-5116979

After all of the spooks we encountered on our very first ghost investigation, Sav wanted to know more. So this week, we are diving into the history of Gaines Tavern. From murder to suicide to natural deaths, this building has seen a lot of death. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com SOURCES: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/walton/history-heritage/historic-districts-sites/gaines-tavern-history-center https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/671 https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/television/2022/01/27/kentucky-gaines-tavern-featured-discovery-ghost-hunters-horror-house-walton/6598091001/ https://www.nkyviews.com/boone/text/gaines_house.html https://press.discoveryplus.com/shows/ghost-hunters/

To finish off our anniversary month celebration, the long awaited retelling of our ghost investigation at Gaines Tavern aka The Kentucky Horror House aka The Abner Gaines House!!⁠ We initially were trying to convince Josh to come on to talk about his experiences with ghost investigating, and he ended up inviting us to try it out on our own! So we spent one very cold night in the haunted tavern. Highlights include a ghost who thought Sav looked like his wife, a child ghost that kept climbing into my lap, and a human man that did not belong on site.⁠ Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week on #NSGOPod, we are taking a break from heavy research and murder, and instead, delighting you with our next installment of listener stories! So kick up your heels, grab a blanket for the goosebumps, and enjoy this week's set of listener stories. Highlights of this episode include a jeep abandoned in the woods, a soldier in your bedroom, a demon fight, and an unenthusiastic ghost tour guide. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

We're finishing off March with a hard hitter, a serial killer from Ohio who murdered whoever he came across in the woods. From joggers to fisherman, no one was off limits to him. He terrorized a large region of Ohio for three years before being caught as the result of an FBI profile. ⁠Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Over a hundred miles away from New Orleans, in St. Francisville Louisiana sits one of the most haunted places in America. On top of that, The Myrtles Plantation has been dubbed the most haunted house in America. Over 200 years of history, 9 ghosts, and countless legends made for a pretty interesting journey for our guides. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

A field trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park turns into a spine-chilling search and rescue mission. What actually happened to Trenny Gibson? Was there foul play? Did she see the opportunity to run away and take it? The world may never know but we want you to explore it with us.⁠  Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Join us as we adventure across the pond to Epping Forest in the UK. Known as one of the most haunted forests in the UK, it is sure to make even the most seasoned hiker nervous. From falling limbs to a headless horseman, there’s a little bit of everything in these woods. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Three mountaineers set off on a three week trek to summit Mount Denali, but disaster strikes. These men braved life-ending temperatures, excruciating injuries, and weather that could kill on a journey to fulfill a dream. Things didn't go as planned, but they rarely do in the not so great outdoors. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, the podcast has two special guests while we play cryptid roulette! We spin a wheel, select a state, and all try to find a ridiculous cryptid from that state to share and laugh about. Join us for the chaos, talking about a Kentucky favorite, and cryptids from Oregon, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock Outro Music: Space Journey Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

A rescue situation outside can be a very serious thing, but sometimes, it is funnier than it is serious, and occasionally, they're just plain ridiculous. This week, we have a lighter episode full of some ridiculous rescues and a few funny google reviews of the National Parks we're visiting. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world stands out because of it's breathtaking architecture. Rows of monuments and statues, surrounding mausoleums and the resting dead can be found here. But some of the dead are not resting and instead, haunting the area. Join us as we discuss the beauty, the history, and the ghosts that still roam here. La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is a sight to see, but watch your back.  Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This month for Native American Heritage Month, we are dedicating our stories to those who originally inhabited this land. For this episode, we are focusing on missing and murdered indigenous women. After discussing some of the horrifying stats that accompany this topic, we are discussing the disappearances of Mary Margaret Begay and Ida Mae Lee. These two women both worked at hotels in Grand Canyon National Park and disappeared without a trace in the 1950s.⁠ Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock Outro Music: Space Journey Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This month for Native American Heritage Month, we are dedicating our stories to those who originally inhabited this land. To that end, this week, we are discussing a cryptid like creature of legend known to the tribes in the Great Lake region, as well as others, the Windigo. Spelled a total of 37 (at least) different ways, the wendigo was associated with winter, starvation, and selfishness. This terrifying creature will haunt you like it haunts us. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

The Salem Witch Trials was a time of hysteria and accusations. Anyone could be accused of being a witch and end up in the gallows, but what started this all? Was it young girls just deciding to prey on other people or was it a fungus that was lightly poisoning the youth? Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Salem, Massachusetts is known for many things, and Halloween is a holiday that is not taken lightly there.⁠ This week, we are discussing a story of Halloween vandalism and attempted murder with an unexpected twist. ⁠Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week on #NSGOPod, we are discussing the Bell Witch and the Bell Witch Cave!⁠ This is a story that Piff has been hoping Sav would cover ever since we came back, and spooktober was the PERFECT time to cover it! ⁠ Come along as we discuss a murderous man-hating ghost (or demon), inviting your neighbors to also be haunted, teenage angst, and all of the things in between.⁠ Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com   Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com

This week on #NSGOPod, we are taking a break from heavy research and murder, and instead, delighting you with our next installment of listener stories! So kick up your heels, grab a blanket for the goosebumps, and enjoy this week's set of listener stories. Intro Music: Deadlock Outro Music: Space Journey Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com

Gertrude Lythgoe was a ruthless woman. She was a business woman with a quick temper, and she knew how to use her pistol. Coming of age just as prohibition started to take effect, she found herself at the center of the smuggling rings. Running rum into ports of the USA for the better part of four years, she was not a woman to be trifled with.   Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

From Maine to New Mexico, the USA is full of cryptids. On this episode, we're picking states and searching for cryptids! We discuss a few Nessie variants, Piff's new favorite cryptid Batsquatch, and much more. Listen for your hometown faves, we might just give them a shout out. Don't forget to send us your personal stories or suggestions at notsogreatoutdoors@gmail.com. For more information, including our research sources, go to https://www.thenotsogreatoutdoors.com. Intro Music: Deadlock  Outro Music: Space Journey  Music: https://www.purple-planet.com