35. The Missing Skier (Mt. Saint Helens, Washington)

04/09/25 • 30 min

An experienced skier took off suddenly down a mountainside, seemingly frightened of something. He was with 20 other people on a climbing expedition, but they had gone down ahead of him. And this instance was the last time the experienced skier was ever seen. Does his disappearance have something to do with the Giant Ape attacks in the area way back in 1924? The only thing left was his discarded film box.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_Canyon

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/ape-canyon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot_National_Forest

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/jim-carter-in-ape-canyon

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/924826/The-Legend-of-Jim-Carter---Chased-off-Mount-Saint-Helen-by-Sasquatches

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape_Canyon

https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/ape-canyon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifford_Pinchot_National_Forest

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/jim-carter-in-ape-canyon

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/924826/The-Legend-of-Jim-Carter---Chased-off-Mount-Saint-Helen-by-Sasquatches

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34. Haunted Parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina & Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known for its breathtaking beauty, rich history, and deep Appalachian roots. This park is also home to legends, ghostly encounters, and unexplained phenomena that have left visitors questioning what truly lingers in the woods. Join us for this installment of Haunted Parks.

Sources:

https://www.pigeonforge.com/smoky-mountain-legends/

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/national-parks/national-parks-ghost-stories/

https://www.cabinsusa.com/smoky-mountains-blog/post/17/top-10-haunted-places-in-the-smoky-mountains.php

https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1dzoxkr/something_very_wrong_in_the_smoky_mountains/

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36. Serial Killer in the Everglades (Everglades National Park, Florida)

The original “Florida Man” was likely a prolific serial killer. Edgar Watson killed multiple people and even a famous female outlaw. He was active from the late 1800s until 1910 and left a trail of bodies from Oklahoma to the Everglades. He used the swamps of Florida to cover up his murders and largely got away with it.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades_National_Park

https://flsheriffs.org/blog/entry/edgar-j-watson-serial-killer-or-florida-myth/

https://www.floridatrend.com/article/18034/the-town-that-killed-an-outlaw/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokoloskee,_Florida#Edgar_Watson

https://www.nps.gov/places/the-watson-place.htm

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