Lush and idyllic landscapes covered in a heavy blanket of rain carve out the beauty that is the PNW. But with beauty comes pain and the sinister side of the region is too ugly to hide. From cryptids to conspiracies, from murderers to ghost stories, was the PNW destine for all things spooky, or was it the rain?
Hello spooky friends! This episode is going to surround one of the most iconic landscapes in the state of Oregon, Multnomah falls. We are going to look into a brief history, a powerful tale, and a handful of recorded tragedies that have occurred at this beautiful waterfall. And since November is also Native American Heritage Month, I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to speak about the Multnomah tribe and their heartbreaking and beautiful legend surrounding this grand land. I hope you enjoy!!
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Sources:
Hiking Trails (multnomahfallslodge.com) (https://www.multnomahfallslodge.com/hiking-trails#:~:text=Multnomah%20Falls%20offers%20a%20very%20popular%201%2F4%20mile,base%20to%20the%20viewing%20platform%20at%20the%20top.)
Multnomah Falls | waterfalls, Oregon, United States | Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/place/Multnomah-Falls)
Multnomah Falls (oregonhistoryproject.org) (https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/multnomah-falls/#.Y3WumsfMJ3g)
https://www.gatheringthestories.org/2013/10/21/a-legend-of-multnomah-falls-a-wasco-legend/ (https://www.gatheringthestories.org/2013/10/21/a-legend-of-multnomah-falls-a-wasco-legend/)
Native American Antiquity: The Legend of Multnomah Falls (http://nativeamericanantiquity.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-legend-of-multnomah-falls.html?m=1)
The strange disappearance of Alissa Marie McCrann from Multnomah Falls (strangeoutdoors.com) (https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/alissa-marie-mccrann?format=amp)
Death At Multnomah Falls Ruled A Suicide | The Spokesman-Review (https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/mar/19/death-at-multnomah-falls-ruled-a-suicide/)
Hiker who died near Multnomah Falls likely fell after stepping off trail, officials say - oregonlive.com (https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/09/hiker-who-died-near-multnomah-falls-likely-fell-after-stepping-off-trail-officials-say.html#:~:text=News-,Hiker%20who%20died%20near%20Multnomah%20Falls%20likely%20fell%20after%20stepping,%2C%202022%2C%202%3A11%20p.m.)
Oregon: Hiker dies after 100-foot fall in Columbia River Gorge | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/20/us/oregon-hiker-death-multnomah-falls/index.html)
A Woman Is Dead After Falling 100 Feet from a Hiking Trail in Oregon (people.com) (https://people.com/human-interest/hiker-dead-after-falling-100-feet-in-columbia-river-gorge-oregon/)
1 Nov 2022
The Winters' Brush with the Sinister
Happy Halloween spooky friends! I’m thrilled to be able to bring you episode three on this most haunted day!
I hope you’re ready for some personal scary stories told by me and written by myself, my mom and my sister! These are each our own personal brushes with the sinister, whether it be something spooky or something downright paranormal, you’ll have to listen to find out. So, grab your blankets, turn off the lights, and light those candles because we are about to tell some sinister stories!!
New episodes come out every other Tuesday!
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Sources:
Robert Lee Yates | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers (https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yates-robert-lee.htm)
SPOKANE SPOOKS: Can you climb the 1,000 Steps of Greenwood Cemetery? | News | khq.com (https://www.khq.com/news/spokane-spooks-can-you-climb-the-1-000-steps-of-greenwood-cemetery/article_7e62f00c-f064-11e9-9fbc-ab81ed4a29e3.html)
20 Oct 2022
White Death - The Most Haunted Hike in the PNW
Hello spooky friends! In this episode, we trek through the history, the tragedy, and the outcome that has led to the Iron Goat Trail / Wellington making top lists as the most paranormal ghost town in this region.
New episodes come out every other Tuesday!
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Sources:
Trains buried by avalanche - HISTORY (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-buried-by-avalanche)
Train disaster at Wellington kills 96 on March 1, 1910. - HistoryLink.org (https://www.historylink.org/File/5127#:~:text=During%20the%20early%20morning%20hours%20of%20March%201%2C,%28with%20the%20greatest%20number%20of%20fatalities%29%20in%20Washington.)
Hiking History: Iron Goat Trail « (alpinelily.com) (https://www.alpinelily.com/hiking-history-iron-goat-trail/)
Iron Goat Trail | Washington Trails | TrailLink (https://www.traillink.com/trail/iron-goat-trail/#:~:text=The%20Iron%20Goat%20Trail%20is%20the%20abandon%20roadbed,when%20the%20present%20Cascade%20Tunnel%20replaced%20the%20line.)
Snowsheds on Great Northern’s Stevens Pass | Trains Magazine (https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/maps/snowsheds-on-great-northerns-stevens-pass/)
Remembering the Great Northern Railway - Trains (https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroads/fallen-flags/remembering-the-great-northern-railway/)
GNRHS : Great Northern History (https://www.gnrhs.org/gn_history.php)
THE WHITE DEATH — American Hauntings (americanhauntingsink.com) (https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-white-death#:~:text=The%20site%20of%20the%20Wellington%20Avalanche%20today%20is,the%20midday%20darkness%20of%20the%20crumbling%20railroad%20tunnel.)
Northwestern Ghosts and Hauntings: Ghosts of Wellington on the Iron Goat Trail - Skykomish, Washington (http://northwesternghostsandhauntings.blogspot.com/2011/09/ghosts-of-wellington-on-iron-goat-trail.html?m=1)
Hiking History: Iron Goat Trail « (alpinelily.com) (https://www.alpinelily.com/hiking-history-iron-goat-trail/)
Wellington Avalanche Haunting: Ghosts From the Tragedy | LoveToKnow (https://paranormal.lovetoknow.com/Wellington_Avalanche_Haunting_Interview)
4 Oct 2022
The Hauntingly Beautiful Crater Lake
Hello spooky friends! This week we are discussing the hauntingly beautiful Crater Lake! Easily one of the most beautiful and mysterious bodies of water in the United States. On the surface, a national park, hiking spots, campgrounds, a summertime lakeside. Below, missing people, murders, monsters, plane wrecks, and... Bigfoot? With a long list of the strange and unusual, Crater Lake seems to house everything spooky you would dare to find.
New episodes come out every other Tuesday!
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Sources:
Mount Mazama (oregonencyclopedia.org)
Crater Lake National Park: Puzzling Myths and Missing Persons | Ancient Origins (ancient-origins.net)
More Than A Few Ghost Stories Swirl About Crater Lake National Park | National Parks Traveler
The Paranormal Mysteries of Crater Lake - Gildshire Magazines
Phantom Ship Overlook (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Myth, Mysteries, and Monsters at Oregon’s Cursed Crater Lake (mysteriousuniverse.org)
2 Sept 2022
Was It The Rain: Trailer
Welcome to this Pacific Northwest born and based podcast, Was It The Rain? A PNW spooky pod! I'm your host Elieen and I'm so excited to introduce you to this podcast centered around all things PNW, from cryptids and conspiracies, to murderers and ghost stories. It has been asked time and time again, was it simply wrong place, wrong time for the region of the PNW to be home to all things spooky, or does the constant overcast of gray wetness set the perfect scene? Together, we are going to explore if the PNW was always destined to be the perfect setting to all things eerie, or, was it the rain?
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