Flying over the Sierra Nevada Mountains has always been dangerous. Join us for a little history of flight and crashes in the park and how a Howard 500 aircraft with 3 tons of marijuana ended up submerged in Lower Merced Pass Lake.
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In season 1 of High Adventure Podcast we will explore the reality, legend and myth of the 1977 Yosemite Pot Plane crash. In 1977 a crashed plane carrying two pilots and 6000 pounds of Marijuana was found in a remote region of Yosemite National Park. After the Government was notified and then abandoned the crash site a rag tag group of park employees and resident rock climbers hiked in to salvage the weed. What really happened at Lower Merced Pass Lake in 1977? In this series we will explore the story that has moved from fact to legend to myth.
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In season 1 of High Adventure Podcast we will explore the reality, legend and myth of the 1977 Yosemite Pot Plane crash. In 1977 a crashed plane carrying two pilots and 6000 pounds of Marijuana was found in a remote region of Yosemite National Park. After the Government was notified and then abandoned the crash site a rag tag group of park employees and resident rock climbers hiked in to salvage the weed. What really happened at Lower Merced Pass Lake in 1977? In this series we will explore the story that has moved from fact to legend to myth.
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