Nahanni
Nahanni is a national park in the Mackenzie Mountains in Canada. It was founded in 1976, and in 2009 the territory was increased several times, bringing it to 30,000 km2. In translation, the name of the park means "soul".
Nahanni Park is famous for the 90-meter-high Virginia Waterfall on the South Nahanni River, as well as thermal springs, tundra areas, and many caves with many underground rivers. Near the Ridge Range, thermal springs have formed limestone terraces, which reach a height of up to 30 meters.
According to approximate estimates, more than five hundred Grizzly bears, caribou herds, as well as Alpine white-horned deer, goats and sheep live on the territory of Nahanni National Park. The park is home to over 700 species of plants and 300 varieties of moss. In general, the nature of the park is quite unique and in 1978 the park was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The first people on the lands of Nahanni Park appeared about 10,000 years ago. Traces of their presence were found near Yekhin Lake and in several other places in the park. Local legends say that the Naha tribe lived here, raiding lowland territories, but they quickly and mysteriously disappeared. In 1964, researcher Jean Poirel parachuted 500 km north of Yellowknife, followed by his teammate Bertrand Borde. Jean Poirel suggested going downriver by boat to explore possible rafting routes. After that, he made several more expeditions, during which he found 116 skeletons in the cave. He named the cave after his daughter "Valerie".
During the Yukon gold rush, prospectors passed through these lands in the hope of making money. There were attempts to find gold in the park, but they never found it, and after the headless corpses of prospectors began to be found in the valley, the area began to become overgrown with legends. The following years only added to the mysteries. Soon, the area where the gold diggers disappeared was called the Valley of the Headless.
Valley of the Headless
Officially, the sad statistics of the valley began in 1898, when 6 people went here to search for gold, and no one saw them anymore. In 1905, the McLeod brothers and their friend went here to explore the precious metal. Three years later, 9 headless human remains were discovered, they were identified only by their clothes and good luck charms.
In 1921-22, one more person disappeared. In 1932, Phil Powers was beheaded, and in 1936, Joseph Mulgalland and William Eppler were reported missing in the Valley of the Headless. But this is not the end of the victims of the valley, the next missing daredevil is hunter Homberg, who disappeared without a trace in 1940. In 1945, another one disappeared, but in 1949, for some reason, policeman Shebach came here, and he was never seen at home again.
In 1962, an expedition led by scientist Blake Mackenzie set out to solve the mysteries of the mystical Valley of the Headless, and their bodies were soon found. Three years later, another group went here, but the result was the same. The public believed that the spirits of the valley were to blame for everything, who did not want to share their wealth with people. But the police believed that a gang was operating here, taking gold from the prospectors and killing them by chopping off their heads. But the version could not be confirmed. The Indians said it was all the fault of the Sasquatch, the local bigfoot. In 1973, over 50 cases of encounters with bigfoot were recorded, and everyone described him idiotically: huge height, more than 300 kg of weight, and a terrible stench. In 2000, climbers, while crossing the mountains, saw a huge hairy creature that was running at a very high speed. But because of the nightmare, no one thought to film it.
In 1978, a group led by Dr. Hank Mortimer, a researcher of anomalous phenomena, entered the valley. The main camp was set up near the valley. That same evening, screams were heard over the radio in the main camp: "A void is moving from the mountains. It's terrible!";. The signal disappeared, a helicopter with soldiers was lifted into the air, but nothing was found at the camp site. 5 days later, the headless skeleton of one of the participants was found. In 1980, there was another attempt to conquer the valley - the magazine "Spiegel" sent 3 former soldiers to the valley of death. According to the contract, they were supposed to stay there for a month, but after a month they did not get in touch.
The next attempt to find out the reasons for the disappearances was in 1997. Military and scientists went here to study anomalous phenomena in armored vehicles with modern devices made by special order. The first few days in the valley saw nothing unusual. On the third day, the group received a message about the impending fog, but no further news was received from them. As soon as the fog cleared, the search party went through the entire valley, but they did not find any cars, expedition members, or trailers for living in the Valley of the Headless.
No one has ever figured out who is killing people in the Valley of the Headless and for what reason. The remains are found headless, sometimes the head is lying nearby.
