107: Origin Story. Death Valley National Park.

Rumors. We’ve all heard one, spread one or have been directly involved in one. More often than not, by the time these tall tales reach your ears – whatever story your hearing is muddled. Murky and questionable details lie in layers, coating whatever grain of truth there may be at the center, and finding that grain can be difficult. Today we return to Death Valley National Park to investigate legends and tall tales in a search for that grain of truth, because more often than not, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

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Sources: History,NPS,Weird Tales, Wikipedia, History Daily, Discover Magazine , Only In Your State, Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know Podcast, Wikipedia (2)