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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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30 SEP 2026 · We’ve officially made our way through the 2023 and 2024 Sunday Scaries archives, which means we’re getting closer to this year’s brand-new episodes. But first, we’re headed back to 2025, where our first episode takes us through some spooky stories set at sea.
For centuries, sailors have shared stories of mysterious ships appearing on the horizon, abandoned vessels drifting without a crew, and entire groups of people seemingly vanishing into the ocean.
In this episode, we’ll explore everything from centuries-old legends and ships abandoned to drift thousands of miles on their own, to more modern-day vessels discovered with meals still sitting out and no trace of the people who had been aboard.
Some of these stories have likely explanations, while others have left behind questions that remain unanswered. 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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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!
**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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30 SEP 2026 · In June of 2015, a family traveled from New Mexico into the mountains of southern Arizona for what was supposed to be a quiet Father’s Day weekend camping trip. But shortly after arriving, one member of the family disappeared during a walk that should have taken only a few minutes.
Sources:
https://thetombstonenews.com/remains-identified-as-missing-person-janet-castrejon-p6027-1.htm, https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2015/09/21/family-missing-woman-ask-city-help/72601898/, https://charleyproject.org/case/lydia-janet-castrejon, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/d00ks1/janet_castrejon_body_found/, https://labyrinthpodcast.com/case-material/, https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/2018/2/7/janet-castrejon-strange-disappearances-from-us-mountains, https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/bones-found-cochise-county-arizona-identified-janet-castrejon-missing-2015-n1052851, https://www.facebook.com/findjanet/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_island#:~:text=Sky%20islands%20are%20isolated%20mountains,to%20similarly%20isolated%20high%2Delevation%20forests. 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!
**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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29 SEP 2026 · 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 Tragedy With A View.
Together, the three of us are heading onto some seriously spooky trails, where the scenery might be beautiful, but the history and legends surrounding them are anything but.
We’ll explore abandoned towns hidden deep in the woods, trails connected to devastating tragedies, forests filled with legends of strange creatures and unexplained encounters, and places where hikers still claim to hear voices, footsteps, and screams from people who may have never truly left.
There’s a little bit of everything in this one- ghost stories, folklore, forgotten history, and some very real events that are more disturbing than anything paranormal. 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!
**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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28 SEP 2026 · 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 woman said to haunt Long Island’s largest lake, a spot in New Hampshire where unexplained whispers and footsteps have been reported for centuries, and a Louisiana swamp connected to a devastating hurricane and the mysterious woman some say predicted it.
Finally, we’re heading to Australia, where a picturesque swimming hole has claimed more than 20 lives- and according to local lore, there may be something more than dangerous currents pulling people beneath the surface. 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!
**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 SEP 2026 · 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 weird our planet can be.
We’re talking about more than 100 massive trees that mysteriously fell in the middle of the night despite weather conditions that seemingly couldn’t explain it, rocks that move across the desert floor and leave trails behind them, and an Antarctic glacier that appears to bleed bright red water.
We’ll also get into a bizarre noise that plagued an Oregon town before disappearing just as mysteriously as it started, enormous ancient designs etched into the Peruvian desert, a strange jelly-like substance that has been reported around the world for centuries, and a natural phenomenon that can make it sound like the ground beneath you is exploding.
Some of these mysteries eventually found surprisingly simple scientific explanations, while others still leave us with questions. Either way, they’re a reminder that sometimes the natural world is strange enough all on its own. 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!
**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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26 SEP 2026 · 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 exploring two places that prove something doesn’t necessarily have to be haunted to be unsettling.
First, we’re heading to Northern California and Mount Shasta- a beautiful 14,000-foot volcano surrounded by stories of unexplained disappearances, hidden civilizations, mysterious figures, strange lights, UFOs, and even alleged portals to other dimensions.
Then, we’re traveling across the Atlantic to a picturesque stretch of river in England where the danger is much more real. What looks like a narrow stream you could almost jump across hides powerful currents, underwater caves and crevices, and depths that are hard to imagine from the surface. And over the centuries, it’s been connected to more than a few tragedies.
Two beautiful places, two very different kinds of mysteries, and plenty of reasons to be careful about what might be hiding just beneath the surface. 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!
**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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25 SEP 2026 · 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 bells, mysterious lights appearing in the sky, and a massive crater that has been burning for decades.
For this Sunday Scary, we’re traveling around the world to explore some of its strangest places and unexplained phenomena- including a few that scientists are still trying to fully understand. From bizarre natural formations to mysterious substances that have been reported for hundreds of years, these are the kinds of places and phenomena that remind us just how strange our planet can be. 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!
**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 SEP 2026 · 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 shouldn’t take- and encounters that, decades later, still don’t have an explanation.
For this Sunday Scary, we’re heading back into the woods for a collection of myths and legends involving curses, mysterious creatures, a headless horseman, strange objects in the night sky, and a cemetery where simply counting the steps could supposedly reveal exactly how you’re going to die.
**Pardon the early days audio quality 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!
**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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23 SEP 2026 · 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 encounters, strange lights, cryptid sightings, and even the occasional UFO.
For this Sunday Scary, we’re heading into some of America’s strangest wild places- from mysterious triangles and isolated islands to abandoned railroad tracks deep in the mountains. Whether you believe there’s something paranormal behind these stories or think there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation, these are places that have earned some seriously spooky reputations.
**Pardon the early days audio quality 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!
**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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23 SEP 2026 · 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 door opened revealing a woman everyone had started believing was dead. This is the story of Tiffany Slaton.
Watch the full press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eAvrSge4z4
Sources:
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/06/10/sheriff-talks-on-many-inconsistencies-related-to-womans-weeks-long-survival-in-wilderness-403f0b53-f89e-473c-a4d8-38b89ffab1af/ https://abc30.com/post/valley-outdoorsmen-questions-georgia-womans-tale-survival-fresno-county-wilderness/16474667/ https://abc7news.com/post/missing-georgia-woman-found-safe-fresno-county-mountains-speak-family/16437774/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiffany-slaton-california-hiker-missing-b2752907.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eAvrSge4z4 https://vvr.place/resort/#lodging https://apnews.com/article/california-missing-hiker-mountains-snow-fresno-9ede4b951c577c96d0fed3915b257cfd 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!
**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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