Join Mason, Jess and Marcello as they talk about notorious Wyoming outlaw George Parrott, better known as big Nose George. His violent crimes let to him to a gruesome death, however that wasn’t the end of Big Nose’s macabre story.*Yes-This was a reused script. No the original episode is no longer available.    Crime Buff's Guide to the Outlaw RockiesRon Franscellhttps://ronfranscell.com/2015/10/06/the-crime-buffs-guide-to-outlaw-rockies/Big Nose George becomes a pair of Shoes     Kathy Alexander https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-bignose/Carbon County Museum https://www.carboncountymuseum.orgPhotohttps://www.carboncountymuseum.org/images/big-nose-george.jpgCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

In part two of a two-part series, Marcelo, and Mason conclude their talk about pioneering 1880’s con-artist Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith.Sources: Soapy Smith: Con Man’s Empirehttps://www.historynet.com/soapy-smith-con-mans-empire/Outlaw tales of Colorado - Jan Murphy Eccentric Colorado - Kenneth JessenPhoto: Andy ThomasCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

In part one of a two-part series, Marcelo, and Mason talk about pioneering 1880’s con-artist Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith man who built multiple criminal empires from Denver to Alaska!!!Sources: Soapy Smith: Con Man’s Empirehttps://www.historynet.com/soapy-smith-con-mans-empire/Outlaw tales of Colorado - Jan Murphy Eccentric Colorado - Kenneth JessenPhoto: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.ZYojzz8lbz3WKAjmsF93BQHaJ_%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=257af93d82c9622a2a5c7921a902e6cef89fccf5042a96415933be024e4d6f17&ipo=images                Check us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Introducing the False Summits podcast!Thank you for your suport!We would love to hear from you!Feel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com and or follow on Instagram @ false_summits_podCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Did you know that the United States of America had an emperor? Well kind of. In this episode Jess & Mason talk about the life and Times of a beloved & eccentric San Francisco citizen Joshua Norton our America’s only “emperor”.https://emperornortontrust.org/emperor/lifehttp://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.htmlDrag Herstory: This Drag Queen Was The First Openly Gay American To Run For Office - Elyssa Goodmanhttps://www.them.us/story/jose-sarria-drag-queen-historyWeird California -Bishop, Oesterle, MarinacciCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

In another episode about the strange things people get up to in the Southern California desert. Mason entertains pod newcomer Marcelo Aguilar with the story of early ufologist George Washington Van Tassel and his cosmic "Time Machine" that you can still visit today!!!!Check out our socials!https://www.instagram.com/false_summits_pod/https://bsky.app/profile/falsesummitspod.bsky.socialEpisode sourceshttps://mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/giant-rock-space-people-and-the-integratron/https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/Story-of-alien-landmark-Landers-17204003.phphttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/20/style/tmagazine/welcome-to-the-integratron.htmlPhoto Credit adventure.comCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

In this installment Mason and Jess are Joined by Vanessa Heart to talk about one of Denver Colorado’s most beloved parks, how it started life as a paupers' grave, and how the remines of thousands of cities’ forgotten still rest just beneath park-goers’ feet!!Guest: Vanessa Heart Instagram @ vanessaheart Photo Credits:history.denverlibrary.orgSources: Cheesman Park's Past Life...as a CemeteryKatie Rudolphdenverlibrary.orghttps://history.denverlibrary.org/news/cheesman-parks-past-lifeas-cemetery Unearthing Denver park's creepy historyJim Spellman   CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/18/denver.park.cemetery/index.html A Brief History of Cheesman ParkCheesman Park Advocacy Grouphttps://cheesmanpark.org/park-history Cheesman Park, Denver Colorado: A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.Nicholas JacksonAtlas Obscurahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cheesman-parkCrime Buff's Guide to the Outlaw RockiesRon Franscellhttps://ronfranscell.com/2015/10/06/the-crime-buffs-guide-to-outlaw-rockies/Weird Colorado Charmaine Ortega Getz https://www.westword.com/author/charmaine-ortega-getzCheck us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

About 180 miles  south east of Los Angeles in the harsh climate of the  Sonoran desert lies Slab City,  Coined the “Last Free Place on Earth”  This off the gird community has been attracting  people since the late 1960’s. In this “maiden episode” of False Summits Mason talks with Jess Leigh about the history of this small desert enclave made of retirees, artists, religious devotees, free thinkers, squatters, and other outliners came to be.     Show Sources links https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/inside-slab-city-squatters-paradise-southern-california-180970218/https://www.thetravel.com/how-lawless-is-slab-city/#slab-city-is-built-on-an-abandoned-marine-corps-training-basehttps://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1988/mar/10/cover-hot-place-in-the-sun/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-10/no-escaping-covid-19-even-at-california-remote-slab-cityhttps://www.npr.org/2012/01/24/145645412/down-and-out-escape-to-slab-in-california-deserthttps://www.peopleareculture.com/salvation-mountain/https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/mar/17/travel-welcome-east-jesus-ca/https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/slab-city-salvation-mountain-sale-in-california-18154437.phphttps://www.rvtravel.com/slab-city-potential-sale-kill-rv-boondocking-there-rvt-1110b/https://issuu.com/mcbcp_archives/docs/pendletonscout.4.2.011446.ocrhttps://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/dunlap.htmlhttps://salvationmountain.org/home/our-mission/http://www.sccgi.org/https://eastjesus.org/If you want to send a letter with your thoughts on the possible sale of Slab City & Salvation Mountain you can write the California State Lands Commission at:100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South, Sacramento, CA 95825. Check us out with pictures on YouTube.com @ FalseSummitPodcast and like and subscribe !!! Thank you for your support!!!!!We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram and bluesky @ false_summits_podFeel free to send an email to falsesummitspod@gmail.com Music Provided by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/