Off the Trails
Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan
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Maegan Moaratty and Danielle Falagan
▶ WebplayerSo many of us venture into nature seeking serenity, solitude and adventure, but some unlucky ones find misfortune instead. We're here to share these stories. Grab your pack and join us as we go off the trails. Join Danielle and Maegan each week for stories of mystery and misadventure in the great outdoors.Presented by Unknown Media
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Sep 29, 2026 · 1:06:49
We’ve officially made it to the final Sunday Scary from our 2024 archives, and for this one, Danielle and I had a special guest joining us- our friend Kayla from the podcast…
Sep 28, 2026 · 39:05
In today’s episode, we’re diving into some beautiful bodies of water with histories that are a little darker than their scenery might suggest. We’ll hear about a heartbroken…
Sep 27, 2026 · 32:16
For today’s Sunday Scary throwback, we’re taking a break from haunted trails, ghost stories, and creepy legends to explore some of the strange phenomena that remind us just how…
Sep 26, 2026 · 26:34
Today’s Sunday Scary is a follow-up to our last episode, Strange Places. But this time, instead of traveling to several different locations, we’re spending a little more time…
Sep 25, 2026 · 10:19
There are places in this world that are so strange, they almost don’t seem real. Forests filled with hundreds of trees all bending in the same direction, rocks that ring like…
Sep 24, 2026 · 40:13
Every forest has its stories, but some are a little stranger than others. Stories passed down for generations, warnings about places you shouldn’t go and things you definitely…
Sep 23, 2026 · 49:43
There are some places in the outdoors where the stories seem to get stranger the deeper you look. Places connected to unexplained disappearances, devastating tragedies, ghostly…
Sep 23, 2026 · 35:18
Searchers covered six hundred square miles and hiked a combined four thousand miles on foot looking for someone in need but they found nothing. Then on day twenty-four, a cabin…
Sep 22, 2026 · 25:56
Once-thriving towns can disappear for all kinds of reasons. Gold runs out, industries collapse, disasters strike, and sometimes, people are simply forced to leave. But even after…
Sep 21, 2026 · 40:09
Before we kick off an all-new season of Sunday Scaries this October, we’re taking it all the way back to where it started. Over the next 13 days, we’ll be rereleasing every…
Sep 16, 2026 · 32:39
Karen Sykes had spent years exploring Washington’s trails, writing about them, photographing them, and encouraging countless others to experience the outdoors for themselves. At…
Sep 9, 2026 · 52:50
On June 11th, 1998, a man drove his truck into the Devil’s Punchbowl parking lot, locked the doors, grabbed his daypack and hit the trail. Deputy Jonathan Aujay would never…
Sep 2, 2026 · 53:40
Sometimes, the most heartbreaking disappearances begin with the most ordinary moments. A summer afternoon. A family vacation. A walk that should have taken only minutes. In…
Aug 12, 2026 · 50:47
In late November, 1970, a father and his two daughters were out for a morning hike. The older daughter sees a shape in the valley, not quite sure what it is. Maybe trash or…
Aug 5, 2026 · 43:03
On the first afternoon of a nine-day backpacking trip through one of the most remote areas of the Grand Canyon, three experienced hikers encountered a relatively ordinary…
Jul 29, 2026 · 44:20
Today we have two cold cases that are short on details, but both leave us with plenty of questions. In the first case during a routine patrol a sheriff’s deputy noticed a woman…
Jul 22, 2026 · 47:39
Some disappearances leave behind a trail investigators can follow. Others seem to end almost as soon as they begin, leaving no footprints leading away, no dropped gear, no…
Jul 15, 2026 · 38:10
We've told you stories about people who vanish deep in the wilderness, off-trail, miles from anywhere. This isn't that story. This is about a teenager who went for a jog along a…
Jul 8, 2026 · 41:01
For many hikers, Glacier National Park is the adventure of a lifetime. Towering peaks, turquoise lakes, and seemingly endless miles of alpine wilderness makes it one of the most…
Jul 1, 2026 · 26:46
On an August night in 1968, the sky over Maine did something that still doesn't have a clear explanation. By morning, one camper was dead, several others had suffered burns, and…
Jun 24, 2026 · 51:46
A Tennessee man heads to his family farm for what should have been an ordinary weekend. His truck is left behind, his valuables are untouched, and his ATV is eventually found in…
Jun 17, 2026 · 54:20
In October 2024, a man in Idaho saw a skunk and his kitten about to rumble. He did what most of us would do- he stepped in and grabbed his cat. In the process, the skunk…
Jun 3, 2026 · 32:48
Two men. Two familiar places. Two routine outings that should have ended like any other… but didn’t. One would be found days later, his life ending in a place he knew well. The…
May 20, 2026 · 40:47
A video called "Son of an Area 51 Technician" was making the rounds on Youtube. Someone shares something that stops people mid-scroll. People want to know more and suggest he go…
May 13, 2026 · 48:59
There are places so vast and unforgiving that a single wrong turn can quickly become something much bigger. Today’s story is about one experienced hiker, one desert he loved… and…
May 6, 2026 · 52:03
*Enjoy one of our earlier episodes this week and we'll be back with a new episode the week of 5/12/26* Many hikers dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail in full, yet very few see…
Apr 29, 2026 · 51:14
*Enjoy one of our earlier episodes this week and we'll be back with a new episode the week of 5/12/26* In a world where timing is everything, we often hear about being at the…
Apr 22, 2026 · 41:52
In August of 1996, twenty-year-old Michael Madden packed his car early, left a note for his family, and set off toward the mountains with his dog. Only one of them would return.…
Apr 15, 2026 · 31:45
It only takes a moment… One turn around a bend… one step just a little too far ahead… And suddenly, the person you were just walking beside… is gone.In the open expanse of the…
Apr 8, 2026 · 40:18
In August 2007, a 12-year-old girl found a shoe on the beach in British Columbia. There's a foot inside. Six days later, another shoe washes up thirty miles away. Different…
Apr 1, 2026 · 26:15
In November 2020, an experienced hiker reached the summit of a remote peak in the Pyrenees and sent a quick message to her partner. It was the last time anyone heard from her.…
Mar 25, 2026 · 39:59
Sometimes the most dangerous places don’t look dangerous at all.They don’t always come as a sudden storm or an obvious cliff or anything that screams danger. Sometimes they look…
Mar 18, 2026 · 43:39
A hard truth of heading out into the wild is that sometimes the biggest danger isn’t the weather, an animal or environment itself. The biggest danger can be our own choices and…
Mar 11, 2026 · 49:18
Kauai is often described as paradise. It’s the oldest island in Hawaii, known as The Garden Isle for its lush jungles, dramatic cliffs, and emerald valleys that plunge into the…
Mar 4, 2026 · 39:32
Glaciers are more than frozen ice. They are both time capsules and archives. Increasingly, they are revealing secrets long buried in their depths. Sources: National Geographic ,…
Feb 18, 2026 · 53:22
When people talk about climbing Everest, most of us picture the iconic summit image. The snow, the flags, the breathtaking view. What we don’t picture is that getting there takes…
Feb 11, 2026 · 43:51
It was supposed to be a quiet morning in the mountains- just a father and son, a morning fishing session, and the promise of one last summer memory before school started. But…
Feb 4, 2026 · 38:33
On a national holiday five kids headed out to play with their friends. Their parents assume they’re out in the neighborhood like any other day. Yet, by the next day, an entire…
Jan 28, 2026 · 45:47
Most of us go into the woods looking for a break from day-to-day life- a soft reset, a chance to slow down, breathe deeply, and disappear into nature for a while. But on an…
Jan 21, 2026 · 35:26
Perfect conditions can’t promise a perfect outcome. On November 14th, 2021, the skies over Suffolk, Virginia, were clear, the winds were calm, and everything about the day said…
Jan 14, 2026 · 30:39
He was a doctor, a father, and an experienced outdoorsman on a long-planned trip into Colorado’s backcountry. It started off according to plan- until he continued on alone. What…
Jan 7, 2026 · 43:16
Compassion is caring enough to see the person, not the mistake, even when you disagree with the choices they made. As I share today's story, you will have opinions. Likely strong…
Dec 30, 2025 · 46:06
Yosemite is a place people go to disappear into nature. Granite walls, endless forests, and trails that seem to stretch forever. But for some, disappearing quickly changes to…
Dec 23, 2025 · 32:13
One minute, you’ve just picked up dinner and you’re on your way home. The next, the road ahead of you is completely obscured by snow. No matter how well your vehicle handles in…
Dec 16, 2025 · 45:44
There are moments at sea where experience, preparation, and even luck mean nothing. Where a single sound in the dark can turn a lifetime of knowledge into pure instinct.…
Dec 9, 2025 · 39:02
There’s something appealing and romantic about foraging and there’s a special kind of calm that comes from working in your yard or garden. But when plant encounters go wrong, you…
Dec 2, 2025 · 28:03
Imagine this - you're standing on a mountain ridge almost four miles above sea level. The wind is howling, and screaming, and you’re barely able to stay standing. The world…
Nov 25, 2025 · 52:52
Some people spend their lives searching for treasure. For mushroom hunters, that treasure grows quietly in the shadows. But sometimes, unknown dangers can also be lurking in…
Nov 18, 2025 · 51:20
In a small mining town in the Colorado Rockies, a man and his dog walked into the mountains and never returned. Less than a year later, another man working in the exact same…
Nov 4, 2025 · 36:15
It was supposed to be a peaceful setting—an artist setting up his easel by the roadside, surrounded by the wild, glacier-cut beauty of Washington’s North Cascades. But for days,…
Nov 2, 2025 · 35:57
Some trails are just trails, a good workout, fresh air, a chance to clear your head, and maybe a nice view. And then there are the other ones. The ones that feel… different.…
Oct 29, 2025 · 1:03:35
It should have been a quick flight, just a few hours across the Andes Mountains from Uruguay to Chile. Onboard were members of a rugby team, and many of their friends, and…
Oct 21, 2025 · 32:29
Today, we’re heading deep into Yosemite National Park- a place known for its stunning granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, and wild, untouched beauty. But even in a place so…
Oct 20, 2025 · 48:24
Some places create a feeling as soon you step into them. It’s not just the air or the silence, it’s something heavier, like the land is holding something dark. Today, we’re…
Oct 14, 2025 · 51:54
In February of 1979 five friends set off in a small fishing boat. The men smiling, laughing, heading out for just another day on the water off the coast of Maui. But no one would…
Oct 13, 2025 · 47:50
Sometimes the scariest moments outdoors aren’t about what you see - they’re about what you feel. Today, we’re hearing stories from listeners who’ve crossed paths with the…
Oct 7, 2025 · 30:43
Crater Lake–impossibly blue, ancient, and eerily still. It’s a place born from fire, shaped by collapse, and steeped in legend. But in the fall of 2006, this sacred landscape…
Oct 5, 2025 · 47:41
The ocean has always been a place of mystery. It gives and it takes, and sometimes, it keeps its secrets. Every so often, a ship is found drifting across open water- its sails…
Sep 30, 2025 · 40:54
In the fall of 2018, deep in the Idaho wilderness, a seasoned outdoorswoman vanished from a remote hunting camp. Connie Johnson had decades of backcountry experience. For her,…
Sep 23, 2025 · 50:03
Imagine setting out on what should have been a routine dive- clear skies, calm seas, everything going exactly to plan. But within hours, you’re stranded twenty miles from shore,…
Sep 16, 2025 · 1:41:57
This week, we’re bringing you a special collaboration with Outside She Goes. Together, we’re diving into four haunting cases of women who vanished in the wild. From the rugged…
Sep 9, 2025 · 26:33
Survival can come in a lot of forms. Sometimes it’s sheer willpower. Sometimes it’s faith. Sometimes it’s a stroke of luck. But in some survival stories, the reason people make…
Sep 2, 2025 · 36:24
Glacier National Park. Known as the Crown of the Continent, it’s one of the most stunning—and rugged—landscapes in North America. With jagged peaks, alpine lakes, hidden…
Aug 26, 2025 · 28:26
American Fork Canyon is beautiful with quiet trails, mountain views, and fresh air. But in 2018, it was also the location of a mystery that lasted more than a year after Jerika…
Aug 19, 2025 · 1:18:47
In 2023, Chelsea Grimm vanished on a road trip through northern Arizona. Strange sightings, abandoned belongings, and cryptic messages hint at a story no one fully understands.…
Aug 12, 2025 · 45:39
Yosemite National Park is famous for its granite cliffs, thundering waterfalls, and breathtaking valleys, but over the years, more than 30 people have vanished here without…
Aug 5, 2025 · 48:56
She had climbed every 14er in Colorado in just over two weeks, conquered some of the most grueling multi-day adventure races in the world, and pushed her body beyond what most…
Jul 22, 2025 · 39:59
The Australian outback doesn’t often give second chances. Enduring weeks in the wilderness easily pushes the limits of what humans can survive. With incredible stories of…
Jul 15, 2025 · 43:40
Land disputes, a tale as old as time, have far too often ended in tragic loss of lives for those staking their claims. Land is a valuable and finite commodity, and those who feel…
Jul 8, 2025 · 27:10
He wasn’t lost and he wasn’t inexperienced. Jordan Grider went into the northern Minnesota woods with supplies, experience, and a plan to spend the winter. Six months later, they…
Jul 1, 2025 · 51:15
Yellowstone is a place of extremes- intimidating wildlife, remote backcountry, towering peaks, and violent geological forces simmering just below the surface. It’s a landscape…
Jun 24, 2025 · 41:19
In 2004 nine year old David Gonzales walked 50 yards to the family car in the middle of a sunny afternoon… and disappeared. For nearly a year, no one knew what happened. And then…
Jun 17, 2025 · 53:39
Tom and Linda Bosworth set out for what should have been a fun off-road day in the New Mexico backcountry- but when their Jeep rolls over miles from help, everything changes.…
Jun 10, 2025 · 36:28
The ground beneath our feet isn’t always as solid as we like to believe. There’s activity we can’t see. Sounds we never hear. And sometimes, without warning… the ground shifts.…
Jun 3, 2025 · 33:01
Two Virginia Tech students, a quiet date under the stars, and by morning — a double murder that still haunts the Appalachian woods. Over fifteen years later, the killer has never…
May 27, 2025 · 49:13
It was 1998 Reverend Mike Turner set out alone into the wild beauty of Wyoming’s Wind River Range. He had his gear, his journal, and his loyal dog Andy by his side. This hike was…
May 20, 2025 · 39:23
In June of 2013, a seasoned outdoorsman set out for a solo camping trip in British Columbia. When his abandoned campsite was found, a search quickly began—one that would lead to…
May 13, 2025 · 44:53
Nancy Ng had found her happy place at a yoga retreat along a lake in Guatemala. That was until she disappeared while kayaking. The hours and days that followed raised far more…
May 6, 2025 · 36:04
In 1991, David Whittlesey set off alone to raft the Grand Canyon in winter. When his boat capsized deep in the canyon, he was left stranded — barefoot, injured, and without…
Apr 29, 2025 · 37:18
In 2007 William Pike and James Christie set off for a night on Mount Ruapehu. As they settled in for the night the volcano erupted and their adventure turned into a life-or-death…
Apr 22, 2025 · 38:24
In the fall of 2012, two friends set off for a weekend hunting trip in rural Georgia. They split up– each to their own tree stand. But only one of them came back. Was it murder?…
Apr 15, 2025 · 26:11
In October 2019, Rachel Lakoduk set out on a solo hike to Hidden Lake Lookout in Washington’s North Cascades. She planned to spend the night in the historic fire cabin to…
Apr 8, 2025 · 42:56
In the summer of 2013, experienced climber Matt Greene disappeared without a trace in Mammoth Lakes, California. His car was in the shop, and there was no clear destination or…
Apr 1, 2025 · 38:45
We all wish we could escape our problems at some point, but rarely does anyone consider taking it to the extreme—faking their own death. It sounds like something straight out of…
Mar 25, 2025 · 41:51
Stranded in the harsh Great Victoria Desert, father and daughter Matthew and Shannon McGough face dehydration, scorching heat, and desperation. With no water and hope fading,…
Mar 18, 2025 · 46:22
In December 1992, James and Jennifer Stolpa, along with their infant son Clayton, found themselves trapped in the middle of nowhere after a wrong turn onto a snow-covered road in…
Mar 11, 2025 · 38:30
The mysterious disappearance of 51-year-old Paul Miller during a 2108 solo hike in Joshua Tree National Park turned a celebratory vacation with his wife into a puzzling tragedy.…
Mar 4, 2025 · 53:53
The Crazy Mountains of Montana are a place of rugged beauty, and unsettling energy. In September of 2014, Aaron Hedges set out on a hunting trip with two friends. But something…
Feb 25, 2025 · 53:28
In 1996, four German tourists disappeared in Death Valley, leaving only their abandoned van behind. Years later, when skeletal remains were finally discovered, the mystery…
Feb 18, 2025 · 30:31
Mount Rainier is as deadly as it is beautiful. With unpredictable weather, tough terrain, and a history of disappearances, it’s no stranger to mystery. In July 1999, Joe Wood set…
Feb 11, 2025 · 34:15
The Sea of Cortez—a breathtaking yet unpredictable expanse of water teeming with life, where beauty and danger exist side by side. In May 1995, cousins Mark Sorensen and Rob…
Feb 4, 2025 · 21:07
In November 2006, two teen hikers set out on what was supposed to be an epic adventure up Mount of the Holy Cross. Instead Tommy Hendricks and Matthew Smith, both confident and…
Jan 28, 2025 · 53:14
In June of 2013, a man vanished during a visit to Mesa Verde National Park on what should’ve been a quick and easy hike. Despite an extensive search,his whereabouts remained…
Jan 21, 2025 · 27:19
Bear Valley Ski Resort is a winter paradise in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but it’s also the location of several untimely deaths. In March 2018, experienced skier Thomas…
Jan 14, 2025 · 1:04:56
Friday, October 8th, 1976 began like any other for 16-year-old Trenny Gibson, a student at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. But when she disappeared during a field…
Jan 7, 2025 · 37:26
After more than two decades of family memories and days spent by the lake, Douglas Legg and his family were spending one last summer at their camp. Instead of enjoying their time…
Dec 31, 2024 · 40:05
What starts as a simple day trip to a museum in Death Valley National Park quickly turns into a fight for survival when three women get lost in the desert. With supplies…
Dec 24, 2024 · 41:11
In 2006, Lincoln Hall summited Mount Everest for his second time. The afterglow of success was short lived as he developed symptoms of severe altitude sickness during his…
Dec 17, 2024 · 48:10
A secret camping trip in Australia’s Alpine National Park turns deadly when Russell Hill and Carol Clay vanish without a trace. Was it a tragic accident or something far more…
Dec 10, 2024 · 36:44
On the quiet morning of January 27, 2023, Nicola Bulley set out on a routine walk with her dog along the scenic River Wyre in Lancashire. What began as an ordinary day quickly…
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