Hello again! Since beginning the podcast, we have decided to switch to a biweekly episode release format instead of weekly. Since we do not you guys to feel jipped on content, we have a double header for you today. Owen takes us back to Appalachia, telling us about the Brown Mountain Lights. The Lights are a phenomena in the sky that have baffled people for generations around the nation. Landen will be discussing Canada's Nahanni National Park and Preserve, also know as "The Valley of Headless Men." How does one get such an ominous title? We'll find out! The story is of two brothers and their journey into the wilderness of the Nahanni Valley... context clues can tell you what happens next. Or we can! Listen to today's episode to find out the gorey details of this wild location and some of the potential causes. For updates and sources, be sure to follow our Instagram @beyondthebackcountrypc

In 1841, a man named Felix Axley uncovered an artifact on his newly purchased land in the foothills of North Carolina's stretch of Appalachian Mountains. Thinking it to be of Cherokee origin, he attempts to return it only to discover that is it not the Cherokee's, but it comes from a people who they say have lived in the mountains for centuries: The Moon-Eyed People. For our very first episode, we are diving into a bit of folklore from hosts Landen and Owen Chavez's home state of North Carolina. This week, we look into the mystery of the Appalachian Moon-Eyed People, as well as some theories as to where they could be hiding, who they are, and how their existence could rewrite the history of the New World. CORRECTION: Percy Fawcett was the leader of the South American expedition to El Dorado, not Peter as I said. Oh, and excuse Owen's incessant cough. -Landen