False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
Mason Orlando - Jess Leigh - Marcelo Aguilar
37 episodes
1 month ago
Let us know what you think Mason tells the tale of what happed when a plan with 6000 pounds of weed crashed in the mountains of Yosemite National Park in the late 1970s. Sources: The Legend of Dope Lake: by Greg Nichols of in Men’s Journal. https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/what-to-do-in-chamonix-in-summer The 1977 Yosemite Dope Lake incident by Hikerdelic https://hikerdelic.com/blogs/news/the-1977-yosemite-dope-lake-incident Photo: Rick Schloss Thanks so much for listeni...
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Let us know what you think Mason tells the tale of what happed when a plan with 6000 pounds of weed crashed in the mountains of Yosemite National Park in the late 1970s. Sources: The Legend of Dope Lake: by Greg Nichols of in Men’s Journal. https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/what-to-do-in-chamonix-in-summer The 1977 Yosemite Dope Lake incident by Hikerdelic https://hikerdelic.com/blogs/news/the-1977-yosemite-dope-lake-incident Photo: Rick Schloss Thanks so much for listeni...
False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
1 hour 2 minutes
9 months ago
Rainmaker Charles Hatfield and the Flood of 1916
Let us know what you think In this episode, Mason tells the fascinating story of Charles Hatfield, a man who claimed to have the ability to make it rain. Known as the “moisture accelerator,” Hatfield’s alleged rain-making abilities had been sought after by a western communities desperate for water in the early 1900s. According to him, his secret chemical compounds and techniques could bring rain to drought-stricken areas. One of his contracts may have resulted in a disastrous floo...
False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
Let us know what you think Mason tells the tale of what happed when a plan with 6000 pounds of weed crashed in the mountains of Yosemite National Park in the late 1970s. Sources: The Legend of Dope Lake: by Greg Nichols of in Men’s Journal. https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/what-to-do-in-chamonix-in-summer The 1977 Yosemite Dope Lake incident by Hikerdelic https://hikerdelic.com/blogs/news/the-1977-yosemite-dope-lake-incident Photo: Rick Schloss Thanks so much for listeni...