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About
Podcast host, storyteller, outdoor enthusiast, and content creator known for being the co-host and co-creator of the podcast National Park After Dark with Danielle LaRock. She is also known for her Instagram account @cassandrayahnian and the National Park After Dark YouTube and social media channels where she shares podcast clips, outdoor storytelling content, travel posts, national park stories, and updates from the show.
Before fame
She discovered her love of the outdoors at a young age and fell love with national parks in 2015 after visiting Yosemite for the first time. She and Danielle LaRock were working as veterinary technicians in New Hampshire in 2016 when they began hiking in the White Mountains and bonding over the darker history of the places they explored. She and Danielle created and then launched the podcast National Park After Dark in January 2021.
Trivia
Her podcast National Park After Dark won both the Webby Award and People's Voice Award in the Podcasts: History category at the 2026 Webby Awards. She has traveled to more than 20 countries and visited all 50 U.S. states. She loves solo hiking, winter hiking, snowboarding, and riding her dual sport motorcycle on trails.
Family life
She was born and raised in New Hampshire.
Associated with
She and Danielle hosted Dan Cummins in a 2024 episode of National Park After Dark.
