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So 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...
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So 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.
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8 JUL 2025 · 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 found his campsite buried under snow but with evidence of blood everywhere. What happened to Jordan?
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Episode Sources:
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/skeletal-remains-of-new-mexico-man-missing-since-2018-found-in-boundary-waters https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2019/05/10/human-remains-discovered-at-boundary-waters-campsite/#google_vignette https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ifrox2/jordan_greer_died_while_trying_to_survive_a/ https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/the-vault/jordan-grider-died-while-camping-alone-in-the-boundary-waters-was-he-devoured-by-wolves https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jordan-grider https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-survives-first-known-wolf-attack-minnesota-flna8c11024436
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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1 JUL 2025 · 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 that draws millions each year, promising awe and escape. But not everyone who enters its boundaries makes it back out.
In this episode, we’re heading into the strange and heartbreaking stories of people who vanished in and around Yellowstone National Park. Some left behind puzzling clues, others disappeared without a trace. What connects these stories isn’t just where they happened- but the silence that followed.
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Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/skeletal-remains-of-new-mexico-man-missing-since-2018-found-in-boundary-waters https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2019/05/10/human-remains-discovered-at-boundary-waters-campsite/#google_vignette https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ifrox2/jordan_greer_died_while_trying_to_survive_a/ https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/the-vault/jordan-grider-died-while-camping-alone-in-the-boundary-waters-was-he-devoured-by-wolves https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/jordan-grider https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-survives-first-known-wolf-attack-minnesota-flna8c11024436
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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24 JUN 2025 · 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 only a mile away a discovery was made.
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Episode Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-01-me-bones1-story.html https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2004/08/06/search-goes-on-for-missing/50697700007/ https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=124433&page=1 https://mountainlion.org/2005/06/03/lion-attack-theory-abandoned/
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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17 JUN 2025 · 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. Stranded with scorching heat, limited water, and no way to call for help, they face impossible choices that push them to their limits. How far will they go to survive- and will rescue come in time?
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Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMHzw_LTiRE, https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/2009/08/rancher-dusty-hunt-honored-for-rescue.html, https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/gila, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_National_Forest, https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html, https://www.reddit.com/r/mrballen/comments/tix8an/while_hiking2_hikers_found_a_note_on_a_car_what/
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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10 JUN 2025 · 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. One night in 1997 Stuart and Sally Diver along with many others were unaware the mountain around them was about to give way destroying everything in seconds.
The lives lost that day included:
Mary Frances Phillips, Michael Sodegren, Mariam Sodegren, Werner Jecklin, Oskar Luhn, Aino Senbruns, Andrew McArthur, Steve Moss, Wendy O’Donohue, Steven Urosovic, Barry Decker, Colin Warren, Dianne Hoffman, Dianne Aisnworth, John Cameron, David Glenn Watson, Anthony Weaver and Sally Diver.
Support us on https://www.patreon.com/OfftheTrailsPodcast for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/offthetrailspodcast/ at offthetrailspodcast
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Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/landslide-thredbo-1997/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Thredbo_landslide https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/wellness/stuart-diver-you-have-to-work-out-what-youre-actually-going-to-live-for/news-story/5a0af92c6666682a66c7f29795f9376b https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/11/i-was-trapped-for-three-days-under-4000-tons-of-rubble-the-sole-survivor-of-the-landslide-that-killed-my-wife https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-30/thredbo-disaster-remembered-25-years-on-stuart-diver/101284944
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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3 JUN 2025 · 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 been found. Today we head to Caldwell Fields to ask: who took Heidi Childs and David Metzler’s lives- and why?
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Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/virginia-state-police/case/virginia-state-police-case-09-18061-heidi-childs-and-david-metzler/, https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/04/15-years-later-investigation-continues-into-murders-heidi-childs-david-metzler/, https://lightsonpod.medium.com/brutal-virginia-tech-murders-7b425cdf6454, https://www.thequesterfiles.com/field_of_nightmares__david_met.html, https://navigatingadvocacy.com/episodes/heidichildsdavidmetzler
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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27 MAY 2025 · 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 a final challenge to close out a well deserved sabbatical, but just four days into his hike, something went terribly wrong.
Support us on https://www.patreon.com/OfftheTrailsPodcast for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!
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If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at https://gmail.com Â
Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://www.pinedaleonline.com/miketurner.htm, https://www.backpacker.com/trips/trips-by-state/wyoming-trails/trapped-the-mike-turner-story/, https://medium.com/@mromysteries/he-took-his-dog-on-a-hike-only-one-of-them-made-it-back-true-crime-8014d9f71a93, https://www.deseret.com/2008/9/13/20274485/pastor-s-dying-words-still-an-inspiration/ https://www.idahopress.com/members/fifteen-years-on-caldwell-backpacker-still-remembered/article_9ca83928-00ab-11e3-b2eb-001a4bcf887a.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3doPbW2VS3Q
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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20 MAY 2025 · 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 a few clues, a lot of questions, and no clear answers.
Support us on https://www.patreon.com/OfftheTrailsPodcast for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!
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If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at https://gmail.com Â
Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/news/idaho-couple-hired-to-find-missing-kitsilano-man-2956944, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Lake, https://www.desertmountaineer.com/2021/01/13/harrison-lake/, https://www.bcafn.ca/first-nations-bc/lower-mainland-southwest/xaxtsa-douglas-first-nation, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-declared-missing-after-campsite-found-abandoned-1.1301274, https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/camping-senior-missing-since-gunshots-heard/, https://globalnews.ca/news/731479/731479/, https://globalnews.ca/news/653000/missing-camper-presumed-to-have-drowned/, https://issuu.com/vancouver-courier/docs/coufri20130726/1, https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=50&languageId=1&contentId=30617, https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/news/sonar-search-begins-for-missing-camper-in-harrison-lake-2473302, https://www.theprogress.com/news/missing-man-presumed-drowned-in-harrison-lake-1841290
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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13 MAY 2025 · 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 questions than answers.
Support us on https://www.patreon.com/OfftheTrailsPodcast for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!
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Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/10best/2022/02/06/magical-lake-atitlan-guide-its-top-attractions/9318412002/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/nancy-ng-missing-witness-yoga-retreat-rcna126262, https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/news/last-person-to-see-missing-person-nancy-ng-speaks-out-through-lawyer/, https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-find-nancy-and-support-the-ng-family, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecKhfIAJSW0, https://medium.com/@truecrimestoriies/12-went-to-yoga-retreat-only-11-returned-nobody-will-tell-what-happened-478c6834bcf2, https://www.reddit.com/r/NancyNg/comments/1f3x2rp/what_i_think_happened_personal_theories_on_the/Â
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
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6 MAY 2025 · 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 supplies. For seven days, he battled the cold, hunger, and isolation… with no guarantee he’d make it out alive.
Support us on https://www.patreon.com/OfftheTrailsPodcast for as little as $1 a month, with benefits starting at the $3 tier!
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/offthetrailspodcast/ at offthetrailspodcast
Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554974168133 at Off the Trails Podcast
If you have your own outdoor misadventure (or adventure) story that you'd like us to include in a listener episode, send it to us at https://gmail.com Â
Please take a moment to rate and review our show, and a big thanks if you already have!
Episode Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjGfr4du0Sk&list=PLKC6zVlty5uhKrFivBKkZESFbBZjj3Z1I&index=8, https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/30896765/david-wesley-whittlesey
**We do our own research and try our best to cross-reference reliable sources to present the most accurate information we can. Please reach out to us if you believe we have mispresented any information during this episode, and we will be happy to correct ourselves in a future episode.
So 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...
show more
So 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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Presented by Unknown Media
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