Dirtbags of Dope Lake: Yosemite National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

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

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

When treasure in the form of 6,000 pounds of high-grade Mexican marijuana fell from the California sky during a plane crash in the winter of 1976, lives were changed and lives were lost – and legend was carved into the soul of Yosemite National Park. 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!Gametime: Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code NPAD for $20 off your first purchase.Zocdoc: Use our link to download the Zocdoc app for free.Hello Fresh: Use our link and code npad60 for 60% off plus free shipping.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	There's something special about a good old fashioned treasure hunt that never grows old.
0:06.9	No matter when the story took place or who was involved, whether the tale involves cryptic
0:12.1	clues or happenstance findings, the excitement remains the same.
0:17.3	From finding veins of gold in Alaska to buried loot in the desert, striking it rich in this
0:22.4	way is a pipe dream, a fantasy.
0:25.1	But sometimes, fantasy becomes reality and it changes everything.
0:30.0	When treasure fell from the California sky in the winter of 1976, lives were changed
0:36.1	and lives were lost and legend was carved into the soul of the land.
0:41.5	Welcome to National Park After Dark.
0:55.1	Hold on, we're doing a treasure hunt episode.
1:07.2	Yeah, kind of.
1:08.6	All right, I'm here for it.
1:10.5	Did you not tell you I can't?
1:12.5	No, for a year.
1:13.5	You told me small things and nothing had anything to do with the treasure.
1:19.0	All I know is that there's a plane.
1:21.6	That's all the help.
1:23.0	It was carrying what some would consider a treasure.
1:27.1	So yeah, a drug plane.
1:29.4	A drug.
1:30.4	That's right.
1:31.4	I don't realize it was a treasure.
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