Bonneville Journey - Fort Nonsense and the Art of Choosing Camp

Jack Maddox revisits Captain Benjamin Bonneville's 1832 expedition to Wyoming's Green River valley, where ignored warnings led to Fort Nonsense—America's first documented Wyoming fort built in one of the continent's coldest valleys. Through historical records and survival analysis, we examine how ego and poor site selection nearly doomed twenty men to a brutal winter. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.