Death Markers in the Live Free or Die State ft. Marianne O'Connor: White Mountain National Forest

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

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

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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We are joined by author of “Haunted Hikes of New England” Marianne O’Connor to talk all things trail death in the White Mountains. A self proclaimed collector of ghost stories, NH native Marianne is an avid hiker and historian. She shares the stories behind some of the most notable death markers in the White’s and what we can learn from the tragedies they commemorate.You can find more information on hiker safety cards here and find her book here! Please consider purchasing from your local bookstore :)For 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!Uncommon Goods: Use our link and get 15% off your next gift.Zocdoc: Use our link to download the Zocdoc app for free.Lume Deodorant: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code [NPAD] at lumepodcast.com! #lumepodBeam: Use our link and code NPAD for up to 40% off. For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome back to National Park after dark.
0:22.3	We have another fun episode for today where we have a guest, a really fun guest.
0:27.4	She's such a good time.
0:28.9	On the podcast today we have Marianne O'Connor, who is a New Hampshire native and is from
0:35.7	the area very close to us and is an author and we're getting ramped up for spooky season
0:42.2	here.
0:43.2	So she is the author of Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire, which we're very, very excited
0:48.0	to tell you all about.
0:49.6	It's our home.
0:50.6	It's our home state.
0:51.6	She's published two books highlighting the Haunted Hikes around the White Mountains of
0:55.5	New Hampshire.
0:56.7	And is the author of books we have used for research in our own stories on the podcast.
1:02.4	She is an author and retired educator from New Hampshire.
1:05.7	As a teenager, her father included her on several White Mountain hiking trips and after
1:10.6	that, she was just hooked just kind of, kind of like us like we got up there and we're
1:15.0	like, hey, we, we love it up here.
1:17.2	Marianne began pursuing her 48, 4,000 footers of New Hampshire, which if you're not familiar
1:22.8	with the 48 are 48, 4,000 footers that are in mostly the White Mountains of New Hampshire
1:29.8	that is this huge feat for people to go out and set their mind to do.
1:34.5	And she finished it in 2004 and not only did she finish it in 2004, but then she did
1:40.4	it all over again in 2011.
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