Catastrophe at Camp: Ouachita National Forest

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, True Crime

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On June 10th 2010 all was well at the Albert Pike Recreation Area campground. 24 hours later, 20 people were dead following one the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the Natural State. Today we cover the devastating story of the Albert Pike flash flood.For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodesFor the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Rocket Money: Use our link to get started saving.Vionic Shoes: Use code NPAD to get 15% off your order when you log into your account. BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off.Taylor Farm Hemp Co: The first 200 listeners to use code npad25 will receive 25% off site wide and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Put away the books. We're out of school. The weather's warm, but we'll play it cool. We're on vacation, having lots of fun. V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N in the summer sun.
0:15.6	You may or may not recognize the name Connie Francis, but I can almost guarantee you've heard that song,
0:21.8	one of her biggest hits.
0:23.6	Since the 1960s, it's been an anthem,
0:26.8	getting millions of people excited for the summer.
0:29.7	The season meant for getting away,
0:31.8	carving out time to spend with family and friends, and leaving
0:35.2	the routines of normal day-to-day life behind.
0:38.8	Summer vacations are different for everyone.
0:41.6	Leisure time can be spent close to home or spent traveling.
0:45.1	Some locations are visited only once, while others remain family favorites,
0:49.9	as generation after generation returned to the same place to make memories over the years.
0:56.2	Vacation locations and tragedy is a combination that is difficult for our minds to
1:01.5	comprehend.
1:02.6	Yet anyone who has access to the news can tell you
1:06.0	when sad things happen in happy places,
1:08.8	everyone mourns.
1:10.9	While some of these events can be pinned solely on human error and flaws,
1:15.0	Mother Nature has proven time and time again,
1:18.0	nowhere is ever completely safe.
1:56.3	Welcome to National Park After Dark. You're going. That is absolutely right. Can I just say the saying the lines to the vacation song was really hard instead of like singing it?
2:00.9	Like I had to think about it.
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