EP: 420 She Almost Vanished *members only trailer

About this episode

Gaby shares her vivid experience of nearly vanishing in Yosemite, exploring the broader mystery of people disappearing in national parks.

Gaby never planned to leave the trail. She was sick, alone, and wandering near Vernal Fall while her family hiked in Yosemite. When she walked off the trail to photograph a tree, she stepped into something she still cannot fully explain. The forest went quiet. The trees started moving in a gentle, rhythmic dance that felt like an invitation. And for the next four hours, she was somewhere else entirely, though it only felt like two minutes. Her story is one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of the Missing 411 phenomenon we have ever heard, and she is here to tell it because her love for her five-year-old son pulled her back before the door closed behind her. And the photo of the tree that started it all never showed up on her phone. We unpack Gaby's experience alongside the broader mystery of people vanishing in America's national parks. From time slips and sound vacuums to the role of granite, quartz, and physical ailments, her account checks nearly every box that David Paulides has cataloged over decades of research. She also shares a wild encounter at Sequoia involving massive eyes in the trees and her stepdad's own strange experience at Zion. This is one of those episodes…

People in this episode

Host: Blurry Creatures

Guest: Gaby

Topics covered

• Missing 411
• vanishing people
• national parks
• personal experience
• mystery
• nature
• spirituality

Keywords

• Missing 411
• Yosemite
• vanishing
• Gaby
• David Paulides
• national parks
• mystery
• spirituality
• nature
• personal account

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Yosemite, Vernal Fall, Sequoia, Zion

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