Disturbing Secrets of The Appalachian Trail

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • I knew the woods of my small southern rural town like the back of my hand. I cleared dozens of trails to ride my bike, built forts with my friends, and enjoyed the best- and worst- of what nature has to offer. Being outdoorsy, hiking the Appalachian Trail was always a primary goal.
    Growing into my mid-teens, I moved from a small town to a slightly bigger city in Western North Carolina, where I could finally see the mighty Appalachian trail. This trail and the surrounding areas created pivotal memories that forever changed who I am as a person. My respect and undying passion for the forest were forever solidified with my time spent in those woods...
    Today, we’re taking a microscope to one of North America's- really, the world’s- most infamous hiking trails; these are the dark secrets of the Appalachian Trail…
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 474

  • @coryshann
    @coryshann Рік тому +450

    Growing up, I went to church with someone whose husband decided to hike the Appalachian Trail and died- supposedly of eating “bad potatoes” along his journey 🤔 I have always had my doubts.

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +37

      Wow, that’s so sad!

    • @janetcw9808
      @janetcw9808 Рік тому +9

      That's Hellish, I'm so sorry to hear that 😔🙏🏼❤️🕊️

    • @EdgeOfNowhere2024
      @EdgeOfNowhere2024 Рік тому +1

      Probably seeds from wild potato plant .
      That’s how Chris mccandless died in Alaska from that film in to the wild . It’s very toxic

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +24

      That sounds.. a little fishy!

    • @user-bh4gw7ck4d
      @user-bh4gw7ck4d Рік тому

      Potatoes when sprouting carry toxins which can make you very sick if you consume enough.

  • @thomasbranson7237
    @thomasbranson7237 Рік тому +112

    I grew up as a kid in all those hills. I still take trips of anywhere from a few weeks to three months at a time. I am 62 now, never carried a weapon, never needed one. I have layed in camp and had bears walk in and around camp, stood face to face with a bear and walked with mountain lions. I have been accepted and protected by the magnificent creatures our Lord created. I am moving back to Virginia soon so I can walk through my beloved mountains again. I was born there, and when it is my time to leave this world, I pray my Lord gives me the strength to take one last walk where I can pass in peace with my animals.
    Also my mom and uncle had to walk down Brown Mountain each morning to go to school. I know these stories well.

    • @feistybill8583
      @feistybill8583 Рік тому +5

      Bless you Thomas I wish you the best on your endeavers.

    • @B1B904
      @B1B904 Рік тому +2

      Mountain lions have been extirpated from the Appalachians since the early 19th century...

    • @thomasbranson7237
      @thomasbranson7237 Рік тому +1

      @@B1B904 I was with the mountain lions in the mountains of Ca.

    • @B1B904
      @B1B904 Рік тому +2

      @@thomasbranson7237 I would love to see one in a wild just as long as it wasn't attached to my back...lol

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому

      That's when you were a kid.. times have changed. We have dark labs, creating killing machines and letting them go, unattended throughout America's forest's and their murdering people and pets.

  • @marianhaas4157
    @marianhaas4157 Рік тому +105

    When my brother and myself trough-hiked the PCT in 2019 we went on a Side-Trail in Oregon called Bloody Run Trail. This trail was so remote it has no beaten path with 10 feet farn growing everywhere and located in a valley surrounded by mountains. The sun rised above the peaks at 10am and sunk at 5 in the day and it seems that nobody was there for years and that was the only time on trail i thought to myself, when there are cryptids or such things this is the place to search for them. Nothing happens while we marched trough the valley, but when i look back it was the only time i felled so lonely and in touch with pure nature. I can't tell you the exact location of this trail, but when you went on the PCT in Southern Oregon ask the locals and hikers about the Bloody Run Trail maybe you can find it (Its worth it!). Sorry for some grammatical problems in the comment. Greetings from Germany to all swamp people Auf Wiedersehn!!!
    P.s: Thank you Swamp Dweller for providing us with all the stories and reports on National Parks and Trails.

    • @firestick4991
      @firestick4991 Рік тому +3

      I understood just fine! Glad you enjoyed your trip!

    • @anima6035
      @anima6035 Рік тому

      Amazing! I'm really wanting to escape the constant people at the moment, I live in the countryside (UK) but even here there are still so many people, we get a lot of tourists because it's by the sea and it becomes so tiring after a while. I just want to lie in a field and enjoy the sun on my face with no talking and no people staring 👀 just peace and quiet!

    • @marianhaas4157
      @marianhaas4157 Рік тому

      @@anima6035 I can totally understand that, i live in the Ruhr Valley/NRW and its the biggest City in Europe (it combines more than 30 big cities in one (30 million residents). There are people everywhere and no nature, so i went on a hiking-tour across USA and Europe to flee from that and experience a simple, existence based livestyle. I went alot to mountain-trails like the Alps, Pyreanes and scandinavian highlands (Fjäll), but if you're not into mountaineering you can still find places beside that, who are quiet and remote to let go the pressure and stress of society. And when you find such a place then go there and see how it works for you. I'm pretty sure you will like it. Goodbye and Auf Wiedersehn!!!

    • @Julie86Mac
      @Julie86Mac Рік тому +1

      the sun rose above not rised
      time i felt so lonely not felled so lonely
      Hope this helps! Your grammar isn't that bad. keep it up!

    • @Belle_Maison
      @Belle_Maison Рік тому +1

      I know. The courage we have when we were younger :)

  • @nratliff1
    @nratliff1 Рік тому +36

    The "sound" lines jumping up and down at the bottom of the screen are super annoying!

  • @Bigworms97
    @Bigworms97 Рік тому +137

    I remember hiking to the approach trail to springer mountain G.A , i quickly notice the thinner trails and at night groups would camp at the same shelter in groups because the shelters was one every 75 miles. I would always by pass the shelters and try to go on another 5 miles past any shelter. I would never have fire at night , never camp on the direct trail. It’s the people you truly have to worry about.

    • @scottmacdonald8943
      @scottmacdonald8943 Рік тому +7

      I hiked the same trail. The approach is 9.8mi one way. I grew up in Maine in the shadow of Mt. Katahdin. When I signed me and my friend John in the book that we were going to hike that trail in and out in one day the lady ranger at Amacalola state park said to me "no one ever does that" I said my friend was in the army and he knows what forced marches were about. We started looking like we were 17 years old and we finished long after dark looking like 117 years old. It was cool that day, coming back down the many ridges on the gravelly trail we were leg cramping hard. I told John if someone is coming up the trail I ain't moving out of the way, they can step aside cause I am exhausted. Probably 4 miles from the finish a guy with a large pack only hiking boots and shorts on approached us coming up the trail. We met face to face and stared into each other's eyes for a while. Finally he stepped aside and we finished long after dark.

    • @JohnDavis-yz9nq
      @JohnDavis-yz9nq Рік тому +6

      And bears. My cousin was hiking the trail and a black bear with cubs attacked him. His right arm was severed just below the shoulder. There was enough arm left for him to use his belt as a tourniquet. Park rangers went back to the scene of the attack but they never found his arm. That happened 5 years ago. He is on full disability now.

    • @jessicadanna5206
      @jessicadanna5206 Рік тому +2

      @@JohnDavis-yz9nqI’m so sorry to hear that but at least he is still alive. I do hope you’re both doing good and are safe good thoughts and vibes sent your guys ways.

    • @Belle_Maison
      @Belle_Maison Рік тому

      Def. has its scary, haunting parts!

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. Місяць тому

      ​@@scottmacdonald8943that's a fair peace for one day.

  • @puca7908
    @puca7908 Рік тому +137

    Dang! I think these stories may have actually finally cured my desire to visit the Appalachinan Trail!

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +16

      If you go... take a large enough pistol, with hollow point bullets and a 10 inch knife. They say, hornet spray is better than bear spray.. it shoots a longer stream, as not to get too close to the predator. I would never, camp at one of those, lean to shelters..

    • @mikeandrews1899
      @mikeandrews1899 Рік тому +3

      @@paulao7022 10" ...
      Holy fuck 😳

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +10

      @@mikeandrews1899 Just take a few people with you and go seriously armed. Put your head on a swivel and be aware of your surroundings at all times. You should be ok, unless you run into some cannibalistic, ferral people. Panthers and mountain lions live there too. Just be cautious and go for it.

    • @mikeandrews1899
      @mikeandrews1899 Рік тому +9

      @@paulao7022 I have been going for the last 40+ yrs , unarmed and many times solo ...... Never seen no cryptid bullshit . Either I'm one bad MoFo or this shit is way over exaggerated ( I think it's the later) The worst is college city kids searching for adventure 👌

    • @MR.ROBOTVOLTRON
      @MR.ROBOTVOLTRON Рік тому +1

      @@mikeandrews1899 🤣maybe you look too local for the area predators? It is possible that any predator in the area would generally go after "weak" prey. As is common instincts.

  • @charlesparr1611
    @charlesparr1611 Рік тому +13

    Over 1000 people complete the Appalachian trail every year, and the trail is visited by 3 million people per year, though most are only driving to a viewpoint, or walking a short piece of pathway. To give a perspective, plenty of people do their grocery shopping every couple of days while on the trail and on foot. However there are also sections that are very remote indeed, and the trail is punishingly laborious, constant rolling ground (experienced hikers know that walking downhill at least as rough on you as uphill, and rolling ground is the hardest to cover.
    The trail is a wierd place, a large part of it is literally a walk through rural farmland and even suburbs. Then some of it is wild backwoods that is full of abandoned settlers homesteads and mines. There are also plenty of more or less feral people living in the woods, mostly temporarily and in summer, but further south there are permanent dwellers. Some of them are criminals growing weed and the like, not all are friendly.
    And like all places far from civilization, soaked in the violence of slaveholding America and the Genocides against the Native American people, the trail is assuredly haunted. The real question is whether you are the kind of person those restless spirts will protect, ignore, or....

  • @kaci9939
    @kaci9939 Рік тому +7

    as someone who grew up in Appalachia, I love these videos

  • @richardlanier2113
    @richardlanier2113 Рік тому +9

    Hellyeah the southern Appalachia right here. North Georgia and the mountains are all around me. I was born in such a beautiful area.

  • @sonicfangal2000
    @sonicfangal2000 Рік тому +94

    Yess, finally, stories about my home! The Appalachian Trails are always so beautiful and have so many legends, mysteries, and secrets. PS, I love the new intro!

    • @eukaziggy
      @eukaziggy Рік тому +8

      As a fellow Appalachian I approve this message

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +5

      It can also be deadly to people, not thoroughly prepared to hike this infamous trail.

    • @anima6035
      @anima6035 Рік тому +5

      I want to visit! I live in England but I'm fascinated. I'd heard of Appalachia before but one day a video popped up by an Appalachian woman who tells stories about the area many of which were passed onto her by her grandparents who raised her. Ever since I watched that video I can't get enough of Appalachian tales, such an interesting and mysterious part of the world.

    • @dylanpavone2467
      @dylanpavone2467 Рік тому +2

      Since your a local, what’s the legend of the skin walkers?’I’ve seen bits and pieces

    • @Belle_Maison
      @Belle_Maison Рік тому

      Yassss.

  • @noahcarver6072
    @noahcarver6072 Рік тому +17

    Always happy to see more wilderness type stories uploaded. Also, I'm really digging the Swamp Dweller 24 hour radio. I leave that on all night for some spooky dreams.

  • @James-yg4xu
    @James-yg4xu Рік тому +10

    Always bring a weapon just in case you run into a crazy person. People can be much more dangerous than wild animals

  • @sins-of-oblivion731
    @sins-of-oblivion731 Рік тому +77

    Let's go I'm all bogged Hogged up in the middle of the swamp when all of a sudden a notification that swamp Dweller uploaded a video and I'm in the middle of Green Swamp in North Carolina 3 tp 4 hours from the app trail on the nc side hell yeah thanks SD you make sleeping in the swamp a bit easier

    • @dorothyshinani6862
      @dorothyshinani6862 Рік тому +2

      Hmmm

    • @thomasodonnell2187
      @thomasodonnell2187 Рік тому +6

      That is Awesome Graditude for Mr Dweller. & he definitely deserves it. He is my first choice. Just Waiting for those notifications🤩🤩🤩💜💚.

    • @everevolvinggee1123
      @everevolvinggee1123 Рік тому +3

      Geesh ❤️

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +5

      You rock!

    • @maevependragon
      @maevependragon Рік тому +3

      I have lived in that area before I moved to the NC mountains. The swamps are as wonderfully creepy as the AT!

  • @moonhead5555
    @moonhead5555 Рік тому +18

    Crazy that you mentioned Molly Larue. I didn’t actually know her but she’s a semi-distant relative, same last name as well, and she’s a common subject of conversation among the older members of the family anytime the AT is brought up. My grandparents and their brothers and sisters and stuff seem to know mii of re about it, my dad too but he doesn’t enjoy talking about it. Not aged who actually knew her or how she’s related, but if you trust word of mouth and ancestry and stuff, there is some relation. There are like a billion related Lheureux/Larues in Maine in particular though like swing a cat and you’ll hit there, but it was wild to hear her mentioned while I’m just chilling listening to scary stories lol

  • @glendashubin4921
    @glendashubin4921 Рік тому +11

    Thank you Swamp Dweller!!! 🌹♥️ I love listening to your stories!!!

  • @thecosplaygurl3506
    @thecosplaygurl3506 Рік тому +7

    Thank you for new video!
    Hope Everyone in the swamp has a great day/night

  • @treysmith2400
    @treysmith2400 Рік тому +5

    I grew up 15 minutes from the Bell witch. I understand you probably didn’t know this, and it’s ok; but The Bell Witch is not considered Appalachian. It’s like 3/4 away from Robertson County.

  • @jerseystotler3615
    @jerseystotler3615 Рік тому +14

    Great Friday night listen! Always wanted to do the Appalachian Trail but after all I've heard of it, not happening!!!

    • @kingnhonj954
      @kingnhonj954 Рік тому +1

      My goal is to do it with my best friend. I'm currently not fit enough and still need to brush up on my survival skills, but I'm planning to go in the next couple years.

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +2

      I’ve done several sections and I honestly think it’s a must for anyone who loves the Appalachia area. As for anywhere, there will be waking dangers but life is but a danger itself.

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +1

      @@kingnhonj954 suggest, that you get into a gym and work some muscle's and upper torso, especially the legs and hips. A back -pack, can weight up to 70 pounds or more. So add that weight to your now weight. Good Luck.

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому

      @@kingnhonj954 a year at the gym, can work wonders. It build's up a body's core. Where the strength comes from.

    • @kingnhonj954
      @kingnhonj954 Рік тому

      @@paulao7022 I already go to the gym everyday. The only problem is I skip cardio and only lift weights.

  • @becci42
    @becci42 Рік тому +4

    I went to my subscriptions looking for a new Swamp Dweller vid. And here it is!

    • @Last_Chance.
      @Last_Chance. Місяць тому

      I hope you have a beautiful day sweetheart

  • @michaellockhart6176
    @michaellockhart6176 Рік тому +6

    Uurrrrgh... Excellent work!
    You are right:
    Old Hickory Jackson would make a great subject... 🤠🐻

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому +1

      As would Stonewall Jackson!

    • @michaellockhart6176
      @michaellockhart6176 11 місяців тому +1

      @arthurchadwell9267 Definitely... maybe get Lee-Jackson and/or Confederate Heroes Day back on the calendars. Restore History through historical perspectives

  • @Kulio_ib3wc
    @Kulio_ib3wc Рік тому +16

    The last time I hiked the AT a very sweet older couple told me to be careful that there were people on the trail that were "armed and dangerous." I said to her " so am I lady, so am I."

  • @Deliveredfromevil
    @Deliveredfromevil Рік тому +6

    This is a great video!!! The stories are horrible and terrifying. I’m happy for the survivors escape, hopefully they have found some peace in life.

  • @annhalton1963
    @annhalton1963 Рік тому +4

    Please get rid of the moving lines.

  • @joergschmidt584
    @joergschmidt584 Рік тому +11

    Rode the Blue Ridge Parkway on a bike in 1973. Camped at Linville Gorge and went to an overlook with a ranger and several other campers. We watched the Brown Mountain Lights for about half an hour. Looked a lot like traffic lights seen from a distance, but went back there the next day and only saw cliffs.

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +1

      strange indeed.

    • @frankharrington4881
      @frankharrington4881 Рік тому +2

      I grew up in Asheville NC and have went to see the Brown Mtn lights they are definitely interesting! Patricia Gambino Harrington(sorry for the different name, but I post on hubby's acct!)

  • @thewaywardgrape3838
    @thewaywardgrape3838 Рік тому +5

    Just think: There's been 8x more people that's been to the top of Everest, compared to completing the Appalachian Trail.

  • @chadallen496
    @chadallen496 Рік тому +17

    Absolutely love your content bro! You definitely keep me company while I'm stuck in the Security Vehicle at work lol. Keep up the stellar work 👏👏👏

  • @jeffgarrett9042
    @jeffgarrett9042 Рік тому +24

    Never get off the trail they never tell you the whole truth about anything out there Thanks for another great show keep up the great work one of the best out there

    • @joshuadelgado9517
      @joshuadelgado9517 Рік тому +3

      Is the Appalachian forest really haunted, has cryptid sightings? Just curious

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +8

      Also, invest in a satellite GPS phone. If bitten by a northeastern rattle snake, time could be of the essence, to get medical help. Or finding an injured person on the trail and need help immediately. Could fall and break a leg or ankle. Hopefully not. Like the saying goes... Shet happens!

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +12

      Don't tell stranger's... where your going.

    • @mikeandrews1899
      @mikeandrews1899 Рік тому +1

      Never interact with anyone else on the trail , everyone of them could kill your ass

    • @erica4you
      @erica4you Рік тому +7

      @@joshuadelgado9517 my grandmother is in west Virginia way off in the mountains and they would warn us about ferals when we were kids. My family has seen strange things so have I. Just never go alone and always have some protection on you. And like stated above if you hike don't ever get off trail..

  • @Encourageable
    @Encourageable Рік тому +13

    I hiked a section of the Appalachian trail in 2018 by myself after some distressing time in my life. Took me 4 months. I’d heard some stories that were a little concerning but I was at a point in my life where I just didn’t care - I wanted the solitude and I’ve always been an outdoorsman. TBH I never saw anything that was scary apart from a few bear scares - and even those were fairly uneventful. I talked to literally a hundred + people in that time - none seemed shaky.. Maybe people thought I looked creepy because I didn’t shave the entire time and my clothes were generally dirty. I always kept a large Bowie knife where I could get it quickly. I also had bear spray. Maybe I got lucky or maybe these stories are just exaggerations.

  • @frederickklarman1942
    @frederickklarman1942 Рік тому +2

    Ok, get rid of the audio graph bouncing up and down on the video screen! It's a major distraction. I turned off the video and found it extremely annoying.

  • @trevorlee7945
    @trevorlee7945 Рік тому +3

    I started a thru hike attempt in Feb 2020 but after 67 miles had to get off trail in Haiawassi do to some bad gear choices and a bad water filter . I intended to get back then along came Covid 19 and I have not made it back to Georgia since . I hope one day to get back out there .

  • @JCTheSniper15
    @JCTheSniper15 Рік тому +7

    I don't know how you figure only a thousand people have ever completed a thru-hike when the Appalachian Comservatory says that over 21k people have. I mean we could assume that it's possible some of those people lied, since there's really no way to prove it. But we can also safely assume that there are a great many people who didn't report the completion of their hike to the conservatory.
    Either way, I think it's likely closer to what they say it is than 20 times less.

    • @jordanalandry1866
      @jordanalandry1866 Рік тому +1

      I thought that estimate/statistic seemed incredibly unlikely, and I was half asleep when I heard it like there’s no fucking way in 100 years only 1000 people have done it? Bullshit.

    • @JCTheSniper15
      @JCTheSniper15 Рік тому

      @@O-sa-car yeah. That's literally what I said.

    • @O-sa-car
      @O-sa-car Рік тому +1

      @@JCTheSniper15 whoops lol

  • @donellmecca.booker5969
    @donellmecca.booker5969 Рік тому +3

    hiked it and man got stories for days

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому +1

      Do tell! 😀 We'd all love to hear.

    • @donellmecca.booker5969
      @donellmecca.booker5969 11 місяців тому

      one of the weirdest was a night i camp near a old ford that had flown off the mountian while moon shining was an interesting night. could swore i herd glass bottles being carried away someone moning/crying at one point and i was so disoriented when i woke that i headed about a mile the wrong way south when i been going north for months. to keep it short. got lots of weird stuff like that@@arthurchadwell9267

  • @pegallen6983
    @pegallen6983 Рік тому +6

    He couldn't bring himself to kill the dog but had no problem killing the poor young girl. Sick and disgusting

    • @firestick4991
      @firestick4991 Рік тому +4

      Yeah. These stories get me too riled up! But, I have no more illusions about how sick humans can be. That’s not to say I’ve lost faith in humanity. But, it’s always that 1% you have to keep your eye on!
      Be safe out there, folks!

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +1

      I've have heard psycho's like dogs.. they just hate people. I know it's sick. I would never sleep in one of those lean to, shelters. No way.

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому +1

      The dog couldn't testify.

  • @brianhickerson7524
    @brianhickerson7524 Рік тому +6

    Dude that high pitched noise in the background is annoying AF

  • @tigerlily2941
    @tigerlily2941 Рік тому +5

    I am really put off by the idea of serial killers being called legends.

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +5

      Where did I call a serial killer a legend? I did say the details on some of these cases do cross the boundaries of truth and folklore. But I never explicitly say anyone is a legend.

    • @firestick4991
      @firestick4991 Рік тому

      You kill enough people,
      they call you a conqueror!

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому

      serial killers, are very sick.. I believe their demon possessed, myself. The gruesome murder's.. they got to be possessed. Normal people, just don't d this!

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому

      They aren't legends, but there are legends about their crimes, like ghost stories.
      But not them, no. They are just d-bag scum.

  • @krystlekinder7386
    @krystlekinder7386 Рік тому +6

    The sound of gun shots in the stories at the end of the video gave me a panic attack when it woke me up 😅

  • @carolinestartt1530
    @carolinestartt1530 Рік тому +2

    Excellent episode Rob, thank u for these. Really enjoy hearing u on SOR too.♥️✌

  • @MurkKnight420
    @MurkKnight420 Рік тому +6

    Another amazing swamp reading! 👍

  • @blukhat
    @blukhat Рік тому +8

    I love the stories, but what about the older stories about the Appalachian mountian's, dangers. Yes, I would love it if you would tell more about the other murders,

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +10

      The Appalachian Trail is all I was covering in this video. The Appalachian mountains at large is definitely another topic I will be tackling in the future.

    • @maevependragon
      @maevependragon Рік тому +1

      @@swampdweller There is just soooo much folklore here!

  • @user-kh1ro6wv3t
    @user-kh1ro6wv3t Рік тому +5

    I still don’t understand why smith got out of jailed after having life. Wtf 😂

  • @flyingbassett4332
    @flyingbassett4332 4 місяці тому +1

    The all mighty algorithm loves blinking moving videos. It avoids the repetitive, minimal video changes. YT's AI loves that bouncing meter. Try to "listen" to a story, not much to "watch" anyhooo.

  • @czest-d7f
    @czest-d7f Рік тому +1

    UA-cam narration voice is sooooooo funny. I'm so serious, I can't stop laughing.

  • @IamFrancoisDillinger
    @IamFrancoisDillinger Рік тому +4

    Not sure if it was intentional or an editing error, but the image used for Scott Lilly was Ronnie Sanchez Jr. I thru-hiked in 2011 and met Stonewall...I hope his case gets solved one day.

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +5

      Dang! I must have mislabeled the images while saving them. Thanks for pointing that out to me!

  • @mollylollipops
    @mollylollipops Рік тому +6

    Since you mentioned it now we need a video about general Andrew Jackson😹💟great video as always thank you for all the time and effort that went into this💟

    • @theatrefans1
      @theatrefans1 Рік тому +1

      Andrew Jackson never went to investigate the Bell Witch. It’s folklore.

    • @mollylollipops
      @mollylollipops Рік тому

      @@theatrefans1 thanks for the info💟really appreciate it

  • @stevenbartee6258
    @stevenbartee6258 Рік тому +3

    Huh? Bell witch is in Adams, TN. Hundred of miles from the AT.

  • @PageTurner13
    @PageTurner13 Рік тому +3

    Really came out great, man 🥳🥂🔥

  • @carlamannen9929
    @carlamannen9929 Рік тому +3

    get rid of the lines

  • @TheReginagreene
    @TheReginagreene Рік тому +1

    The video is great, excellent review of disturbing mysteries.....but please get rid of the "wavy sound effect", it is horribly distracting.

  • @aislynnmari
    @aislynnmari Рік тому +2

    More stories about people/cults/isolated towns in Appalachia please?
    Also no gunshot sound FX please? Thank you

  • @arthurchadwell9267
    @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому +1

    I guess I am a 'section hiker". I did part of the AT in Virginia back in the 80s.
    I wanted to do the whole thing, but I broke my ankle in '86... Just slowly deteriorated from then on. (Sucks to peak in high school and age early. 15 surgeries since 1999!)

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому

      I've always regretted what I missed out on-- the AT being only part of it.

  • @userRickLt
    @userRickLt Рік тому +1

    I see a recurring theme, killers kepy making bail so they kill again. When are we going to learn?

  • @erica4you
    @erica4you Рік тому +2

    I'm in Mississippi fun fact John bells daughter Betsy is buried here in yalobusha county Ms.!! The cemetery were she is has so much activity also the home Betsy lived in here is full of activity!! If you're ever in water valley Mississippi and you are into the paranormal I'd definitely recommend going to this cemetery! You will know her grave right away because we leave her offerings so it's full of coins candles an little nick nacks! I have personally been scratched an got my hair pulled a couple of times!!

  • @Bigg_Redd
    @Bigg_Redd Рік тому +4

    Awwww hell yeah. Time to be too scared to go to sleep!

    • @Bigg_Redd
      @Bigg_Redd Рік тому

      Also, first comment!!!

  • @alexhalsell1991
    @alexhalsell1991 Рік тому +2

    Only thing that bothers me is the gunshots lol I love listening to you while going to sleep but damn those shots wake me freaking every time haha

  • @chaoticlyfe
    @chaoticlyfe Рік тому +3

    All I’ve learned from this is maybeeee don’t let people with a history of kidnapping and killing back out on the streets???? Also that one big dude is tougher than hell. Dude got shot a few times and was still standing like normal

  • @williamminter8930
    @williamminter8930 Рік тому +6

    I have been on the AT sooooo many times. I have stories for days. I can also tell you where to go when the world turns to crap.

    • @ImaKhunt007
      @ImaKhunt007 Рік тому +3

      Where? Where do we go???

    • @perfectlyimperfect9129
      @perfectlyimperfect9129 Рік тому +1

      I'd love to know where to go ?

    • @maevependragon
      @maevependragon Рік тому

      Lol that's one reason for moving here. Its remote.

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +2

      You also need to add... take a large caliber gun, a 10 inch knife, sharpen it before they leave home along with a few high powered LED flashlights, extra batteries and ammo. Also, a GPS satellite device. Binocular's and plenty of mosquito spray. Include the bear spray or hornet spray. Some say, hornet spray works better, has a long stream.

    • @ReptilianXHologram
      @ReptilianXHologram Рік тому

      @@perfectlyimperfect9129 my bedroom where it's safe.

  • @SaintsSF90
    @SaintsSF90 Рік тому +1

    From what I heard about the bell witch, she was the cause of death of John Bell. I heard of the stories, it’s sooo good !

  • @Babidi111
    @Babidi111 Рік тому +2

    - when its determined they do that kind of awful stuff due to mental illness, I feel like thats even more reason to either cage them forever or execute them. That they are saying they are too broken to ever be trusted to not hurt people isn't an excuse to go easy on them to me, its a decleration that they are just human shaped savage animals and to not be fooled by their human shape and to get rid of them knowing that you put down a gross animal that just happened to coincidentally be shaped like a person.

  • @denverferrell5217
    @denverferrell5217 Рік тому +1

    Qhats with the audio graph at the bottom? Very distractive, not watching any more of this video!

  • @Smokey-Garage-Girl
    @Smokey-Garage-Girl Рік тому +4

    Booked a secluded cabin in the Great Smokey mountains for next month. Ima little nervous tbh lol.

    • @swampdweller
      @swampdweller  Рік тому +2

      Have fun!

    • @maevependragon
      @maevependragon Рік тому +2

      It's beautiful. You'll love it!

    • @Smokey-Garage-Girl
      @Smokey-Garage-Girl Рік тому +3

      @@maevependragon I have 2 little nieces who live with us and they love listening to these stories with me. But now any time some says “Hey look at that deer” my 8yr old says “You HOPE that’s a deer, it could be a flesh pedestrian” 🤣😂 we don’t say skinwalker out loud, we say flesh pedestrian

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому

      Make sure, you got some hornet spray. It shoots further than bear spray does and carry a 44 pistol with hollow point bullets.

    • @paulao7022
      @paulao7022 Рік тому +2

      Just be aware of your surroundings, at all times, take a high caliber gun, large knife, a LED head lamp and flashlight with extra batteries. Taking some extra ammo, won't hurt either. A GPS tracker, in case of an accident. Be careful of snakes. I hope you have a good time. The Smokey Mtns, are beautfful.

  • @lisaogier8205
    @lisaogier8205 Місяць тому

    I live in the Appalachian Mountains and there’s a lot of weird stuff goes on in there

  • @darrencampos3441
    @darrencampos3441 11 місяців тому

    Your opening cgi is soooo terrifying I loves it

  • @maxinemccartney5284
    @maxinemccartney5284 Рік тому +1

    I would love to watch but the jagged lines at the bottom is too distracting. Maybe I can listen.

  • @wilmoney4619
    @wilmoney4619 Рік тому +2

    So potatoes and tomatoes are both members of the nightshade family. Perhaps he thought they were potatoes and they werent

  • @Imperialsummoner
    @Imperialsummoner Рік тому +1

    For the Flatwoods Monster you forgot West Virginia National Guardsman Eugene Lemon

  • @blukhat
    @blukhat Рік тому +8

    I like the fact that you give us a few educated knowledge of the trails of the Appalachian travels.

  • @jacquelinefogg6020
    @jacquelinefogg6020 27 днів тому

    First time watching and did so because I'm always down to hear more about the AT.Like your show ..like your voice ..but please take out the voice thing on the bottom !!!!

  • @mattkeene3084
    @mattkeene3084 Рік тому +3

    I live near the Randal lee smith killings I’ve been to the shelter I remember when he attacked those 2 men but you did miss something Randal had a journal that had crazy writings in it they found the journal is interesting

  • @rickcampbell4934
    @rickcampbell4934 Рік тому +7

    Excellent episode. These types of stories are so much better and so much more horrific than those crazy unbelievable cryptid stories.

  • @morri5923
    @morri5923 Рік тому

    Playlist it is tonight well this morning haha woke up and it's 3.30ish am so off back 2 sleep I go but your live is gone off again, so playlist it is all good, only difference is adds but I don't mind them tbh thanks. Swamp for putting playlist together

  • @MiseryKrew
    @MiseryKrew Рік тому +2

    My wish is for more swamp dweller stories

  • @sleepynightowl1550
    @sleepynightowl1550 Рік тому +1

    Hey Swampy, the music track you used for ambience has a beep to it that even manages to drive me more crazy than my tinnitus.
    Unfortunately I had to stop listening at around the 8 minute mark.
    Please, please, don't use that again, as I'm listening to your stories while in bed and they help me fall asleep despite my tinnitus beeping, for I can concentrate on your pleasant voice instead. Not working if you add another beep into the mix 😂 😂
    I enjoy your stories so much, thank you for your commitment and bringing us great content, it's much appreciated!

    • @aislynnmari
      @aislynnmari Рік тому

      It was the gun shots that made my migraine worse lol

  • @craigestep4964
    @craigestep4964 Рік тому

    I live like 20 minutes away from a part of the Appalachian Trail!!! Lol. My ancestors lived in those woods.

  • @islanddweller3674
    @islanddweller3674 Рік тому +1

    sadly the additions to the film make it impossible for me to watch without risking an epileptic episode

  • @franciscastiglione5832
    @franciscastiglione5832 Рік тому +1

    Holy crap; you’re the first UA-camr I’ve ever heard that pronounced “Appalachian” correctly!!!!
    (Western NC also, Ashe county: now proud East Tennessean)

  • @nichole9677
    @nichole9677 Рік тому

    Ive been listening to Darkness Prevails for several months and now the last 4ish weeks ive been re-listening. Its taken me that 4 weeks and listening to the same stories over and over to finally accept that i am OUT of stories from him. Ive come here since swamp dweller is featured on DP's shows here and there. First thoughts? I COULD DO WITHOUT THE INTRO 😭😭😭

  • @dgonthehill
    @dgonthehill Рік тому +1

    very scary, GREAT narrator

  • @CJTucker-BW500
    @CJTucker-BW500 10 місяців тому

    bud, i love your stories. well done.

  • @raymondmartinezmunozjr.6448
    @raymondmartinezmunozjr.6448 Рік тому +1

    Interesting thanks swAmp dweller👍

  • @theatrefans1
    @theatrefans1 Рік тому +1

    The Bell Witch story is centered in Robertson county, TN. That is NOWHERE near the Appalachian trail. I live on part of the trail. Get your facts right.

  • @johnlackey1244
    @johnlackey1244 Рік тому +4

    Sorry to inform you but Adams, Tn is about 200 miles from the trail. It has no relevance to the AT. A geography lesson might be of benefit to you.

  • @lucygrace1193
    @lucygrace1193 2 місяці тому

    37:04 You said it yourself, he pled guilty. Because he pled guilty, there was no trial.

  • @Nyctonaut
    @Nyctonaut Рік тому +5

    Ahh yes I can always count on your videos to help me relax and chill when I've had a bad day... something about horror has always been able to transform my mood from 😕 to 👻. So thank you! You're awesome my friend!-GG

    • @JCTheSniper15
      @JCTheSniper15 Рік тому

      Yeah it's funny, I have significant PTSD issues, but I find horror movies and stories relaxing. I have no idea why. But I can put on "a scary" (as my woman calls them) and it does a lot to help me fall asleep.
      It's definitely super weird.

  • @walterlangston4484
    @walterlangston4484 Рік тому

    Watching this before leveing for the trail

  • @novarealm759
    @novarealm759 Рік тому +1

    “Elbow that like button” that got me, 😂

  • @mollycottontail
    @mollycottontail Рік тому +1

    I would like to hear more about Gary Hilton.

  • @GrannyTaterTotsAndFriends
    @GrannyTaterTotsAndFriends Рік тому

    *Please do a Hilton vid.*
    *I do a hike on Mackinac Island, because it is the only place I feel safe hiking alone at night.*

  • @martygould5114
    @martygould5114 Рік тому +4

    Your video is hurting my eyes.

  • @LisaHerman1963
    @LisaHerman1963 5 місяців тому

    Awesome stories, scary but awesome!!!

  • @Mom-a-Dragon7622
    @Mom-a-Dragon7622 Рік тому +1

    You could do stories on all serial killers that have hiking or mountain ties.

  • @Sugar_The_Cowgirl
    @Sugar_The_Cowgirl Рік тому +2

    Back on my bullshit got about 3hrs and 30 mins of sleep last night

  • @markinglese3874
    @markinglese3874 Рік тому +1

    Bloody hell, I never realised how big the Appalachians are.

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 11 місяців тому +1

      All the way into the Atlantic ocean-- Cadillac Mountain in Maine.

    • @markinglese3874
      @markinglese3874 11 місяців тому

      @@arthurchadwell9267 That's bloody massive.

  • @matthewcosby216
    @matthewcosby216 Рік тому +2

    That moment when you’ve hiked both 3 ridges (the priest) and cole mountain multiple times because they’re like 20 minutes from your house 😅

  • @Br3nTonWaite2260
    @Br3nTonWaite2260 4 місяці тому

    36:55 most importantly thank goodness the dog wasn't killed

  • @MsKatjie
    @MsKatjie Рік тому +2

    Forget about bigfoot, werewolves and other horrors. seems the man beast is the worst.

  • @frankp8479
    @frankp8479 Рік тому

    I like listening to your stories. The only issue I have is the adds half way in a story. Instead of at the beginning of a story

  • @benjaminbowling7404
    @benjaminbowling7404 3 місяці тому

    Bell Witch Cave is nowhere close to the AT. It’s in the flat farmlands of NW TN.

  • @troyrblb44
    @troyrblb44 Рік тому +1

    You’re saying Appalachian wrong.

  • @emmittkussrow8899
    @emmittkussrow8899 Рік тому

    Wait, the bit in the beginning, was that about the narrator? I have to know, do you still live in that "slightly bigger city" in Western NC? I might have grown up there...

  • @happysunshine123
    @happysunshine123 2 місяці тому

    great video. i just wish i could have seen it without the sound bars.