Hi Park enthusiasts, I'm your host Delia D'Anbra and the cases I'm going to tell you about today aren't technically related, but they're usually mentioned together, which is why I decided to merge them both into the same episode.

When you look up information about one, you often find the other,

so it just makes sense to do it this way.

The connective tissue that links these stories, at least as far as research goes, has to do with their eerie similarities.

They both happen in Oregon National Forests right next to one another.

They both occurred just two years apart, and they both have unfinished endings.

The first incident took place during the summer of 2003 in Umpqua National Forest, a serene landscape located in western Oregon,

about two and a half hours south of the city of Portland. It's very close to Oregon's border with California.

The second case happened in the summer of 2005

in Whelamette National Forest,

a woodland slightly northeast of Umqua National Forest. Both recreation areas have similar geography and wildlife.

In fact, if you visit one, you likely end up making your way to the other if you have time.

According to the U. the US Forest Service,

Umpqua National Forest is situated more on the western side of the Cascade Mountains

and has 40 different campgrounds visitors can use.

The rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway is a big attraction there which stretches for

172 miles and showcases scenic views of rivers, mountains, and tree-blanketed hills.

Well, Lammut has a little bit of everything too.

You can camp, hike miles of trails, raft on one of its many rivers,

or visit any of the seven major volcanic peaks that exist within its boundary.

A lot of people come in and out of these forests every day,

whether it's summertime or wintertime.

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